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Trusted Since 1974 - Call Bair and We're There

Robert Bair Plumbing, Heating & Air

Welcome to Robert Bair Plumbing, Heating & Air a licensed full-service heating, air conditioning, and plumbing contractor known for professional maintenance, repair, and installation expertise. We use our expert training and experience to take care of your plumbing and heating and air conditioning emergencies and maintenance.

Below you will find a little bit about who we are and what we do.

Robert Bair Staff

Our Services

With over 5,000 products and parts stocked on our trucks, our experienced team of licensed plumbers and HVAC technicians are prepared to take care of your service needs.

From the newest Geothermal Heating/AC and tankless water heaters, to old-fashioned plumbing and boilers in some of the area’s 100-year-old homes, we’ve got you covered. We can either retrofit your home with new products or repair the old ones.

Check out our FAQ page for more information about our most common repairs and other work.

We are dedicated to bringing you the best solution

Our licensed plumbers and HVAC technicians deliver guaranteed services in:

Robert Bair Truck

 

TRUSTED SINCE 1974

Quality, Honest Employees

We hire people based on personality, capability, integrity, and honesty, as well as technical ability. We want you to feel comfortable with our technicians in your home or business, and demand employees with excellent character.

Every team member must complete years of study and apprenticeship on the job before they can work on their own. We offer certification and continuing education classes at Robert Bair Plumbing, Heating & Air to keep our technicians up to date on the latest technology and code. We also have monthly technical and safety training meetings as well as product training and safety training meetings as well as product training so that our technicians have the background they need to provide excellent service to our valued customers. 

Our employees are like our family and we consider them our most important asset to bring great value to our customers.

Our History

Bob Bair

Bob Bair earned his plumbing license in 1969. He showed promise early on by coming in 2nd place in the State Plumbing Contest. He sold his motorcycle to buy his first piece of equipment and started his business out of his garage in North Downers Grove. His daughter Tracy started answering the phone on summer break when she was just 12 years old.

Working nights and weekends with just a landline telephone, a pager, and a van, Bob grew his business based on quality workmanship, honesty, and integrity. He did home service and new construction plumbing all over DuPage County with the help of a part-time assistant.

As his reputation grew, so did his business. After several years, he moved to a bigger location on Ogden Ave, added a second plumber, increased his helper to full time, bought a new van, and hired a secretary. Bob incorporated his business in 1974 as Robert Bair Plumbing Inc.

As the company continued to grow, he offered his customers more home services by adding the Heating and Air Conditioning division. With too many trucks, equipment, and technicians crammed into the space on Ogden Ave, he moved again to 447 Rogers Street in Downers Grove.

This location had enough space for a warehouse, office, and truck/employee parking. More trucks were purchased to accommodate the growing business and keep up with the customers’ varied needs. The company moved from paper and pagers to Nextel radios and computers with a full-time dispatcher. Bob changed the name of his company from Robert Bair Plumbing Inc. to Robert Bair Plumbing, Heating & Air.

Today the company has about 30 employees and 15 trucks. Most recently, the Solar & Geothermal division was added to address our customers’ concerns about rising energy costs.

Our company values are the same as they were in the beginning — quality workmanship, honesty, and integrity. In 2005, Robert Bair Plumbing, Heating & Air was nominated for the BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics and by the Downers Grove Chamber of Commerce as a finalist for Service Excellence Award. 

Robert and Tracy Bair
Robert Bair Vintage Vans

 

The Robert Bair Plumbing shop in 1989

Robert Bair Plumbing, Heating & Air won the Business Excellence Award for small business from the Suburban Business Ledger in 2009, was voted “Best in Service” by the Downers Grove Chamber of Commerce twice, was nominated the 2019 Best in Neighborhood by NextDoor, and was awarded the Business Excellence in Service Award by Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.  

Robert Bair Plumbing, Heating & Air continues to strive for excellence, listening to customer comments, and sending staff for ongoing education. Every service call delivers customer service-based professionals in fully stocked trucks, with the newest equipment available to your door.

45+ Years of Experience

Contact Our HVAC & Plumbing Specialists

Our service hours are Monday-Saturday: 8:00AM - 8:30PM, Sunday: 8:00AM - 12:00PM

Call us at (630) 964-1700 or use our online form to schedule your Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, or Air Quality services today. 

Robert performed our first repair in 1989. Happy, repeat customer.