These guys are great- honest, professional, and extremely helpful. John and Tyler went above and beyond to help us out with our repairs for a shower stall (no water coming out from the "hot" valve) and a toilet that didn't flush well and was slow to fill back up with water.
I was lucky enough to be connected with All Star through our home warranty company after previous home visits and estimates from two other plumbing companies the warranty company sent to us. Plumbing Companies #1 and #2 quoted us between $600-$700 in various repairs that were "necessary but not covered by the warranty." Fortunately for me, I didn't go with the "Company #1" right away (he quoted $600, said I needed a new diverter, some other things, and would have to create an access panel by going through the wall in the guest room). Because the cost seemed high and they had terrible reviews online, I had the warranty company send someone else for a second opinion. However, the guy from "Company #2" was so unpleasant, pushy and so obviously dishonest (quoted $700 for different types of cartridges, an anti-scald part I "had to have" and also wanted to create an access panel by cutting a hole in the guest room wall) I couldn't go with them either. I let the home warranty company know and they actually let me see a third plumbing company.
The All Start guys came within the time frame given, the dispatcher even called ahead to let me know they were on the way, and when they arrived they used booties on their shoes which is much appreciated in a house with wood floors and a baby. Amazingly, John from All Star was able to diagnose and fix the shower stall issues within the hour- it wasn't a broken valve or diverter or anything like that- it was the hard water deposit having completely sealed off the water supply and cutting off the hot water. He used a chisel and chipped away at the deposit and we suddenly went from nothing at all, to full water pressure on the hot water side of the shower. That's literally all it was. No tearing apart the tiles, no cutting a hole in the guest room wall for an access panel, no $700 in repairs; they also fixed our toilet with ease. Before leaving they asked if there was anything else in the house we wanted them to take a look at while they were there- they were helpful and hard-working even though we were their last call and it was late in the day. You can tell they pride themselves on customer service and reputation.
It was worth the hassle of having to go through the first two terrible plumbing companies (maybe just inexperienced/lazy, or at the worst, dishonest) over the previous few months to find an honest and professional company like All Star. Hopefully someone else can learn from this experience of me collecting plumbing opinions from 3 different companies and save themselves the headache by giving All Star a call. read more