***Fraud complaint filed with credit company, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce, with legal action pending*** I hired Attaboy Plumbing to address a clogged sink. Unfortunately, the experience didn't meet expectations. The technician required me to choose between three costly service options before examining the issue--a practice that felt unnecessarily pressured. Despite charging double the typical rate, they were unable to resolve the clog; the technician reported that his equipment malfunctioned during the attempt. They then quoted $4,000 for what they estimated as a few hours' repair that would be done by the end of the day. He didn't have a working drain snake, but he did have the ABS parts (inexpensive) to complete a full drain replacement at more than $1000 an hour. I sought a second opinion the same day from another professional plumbing company. The second company successfully cleared the drain for $328.72, including preventive treatment. They documented that the previous work hadn't addressed the actual problem and provided photographic proof of such with our receipt. UPDATE: I got the same "call me" from Michael T. Don't want to be cursed at again and already moving forward legally. read more

AttaBoy Plumbing - Here is a picture of the clean-out that Attaboy said they did. This phone was taken by another reputable plumber. Does it look clean to you? - Plumbing Near Me - Chico, California

Beware of this company and their fraudulent business practices. They grossly overcharge and do zero work. Definitely take advantage of people especially the elderly and if you are not in the area to supervise. We have been chasing to be reimbursed a substantial amount of money. Unfortunately, my father-in-law and girlfriend reached out to Attaboy Plumbing. read more

BEWARE‼‼‼ This is my 3rd posting. This guy will over charge you. He will try be nice and tell you he will reimburse some of the monies to the public and won't send it. If you can at all search for a local plumber do it! read more

BEWARE!!! Not a trusted plumber....he will gouge you for as much as he can! Look for a local plumber as friends , ask other service companies you trust!!! read more

Told me they did the plumbing...charged me way too much. When the problem wasn't solved, I had another company come...they told me nothing had ever been done! Could not get a full refund. They lied & took advantage of an extreme emergency situation. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! read more

FALSE ADVERTISEMENT! They're not 24/7, Don't expect them to come out on a holiday! They gave a lot of excuses. When they finally came out the day after Thanksgiving I was told by a serviceman to not use my toilets & not eat very much so I was left without flushable toilets throughout the weekend. It felt like 3rd world stuff? I called them multiple times throughout the night as my water lines stopped working then grey & charcoal water. They didn't respond through the night. They told me the next day that they would send out a serviceman after 12noon & that never happened. Their website says to give them feedback and they will make things right. In a letter I let them know that I was an unhappy customer with their service that I received from Atta Boy plumbing and that I expected them them to make it right and give me a refund. That never happened. So now they get this review. Also, I know how it's supposed to be handled as my husband was a General Contractor and serviced plumbing also. He was thorough, kind & fair. He wouldn't have left anyone like I was left by Atta Boy Plumbing Thanksgiving weekend 2024. Unfortunately my husband died January 2024, so I don't have his help anymore. I had to start searching for a plumbing company. Atta Boy won't be that company. They overcharge heavily!!! read more

Doesn't return calls even after publicly responding to review! What's the point to responding? Oh yes that's right! To make him look like he's trying! I called and left message and never got a call back! read more

AttaBoy Plumbing - His reply's to all complaints are all the same! Leaves his number to "make it right"!!! However when you call he never calls back! - Plumbing Near Me - Chico, California

Dalton responded to my service call to install my kitchen sink. His estimate was approximately $800. His discount when he talked to his supposed manager was $100, bringing it to approximately $700. I wouldn't recommend this company or his services. read more

Worst company EVER! Waited over 8 hours with no service! Had to call myself 7 times with the response of "we're sorry... not sure what's going on... we're behind. We'll be there soon" then " so sorry not my fault... dispatch should have been in contact with you. Well cancel your appointment@ Wasted our whole day!!!! Don't use this company!!!! HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! read more

I would give zero stars and A huge BEWARE! Get a second opinion/quote after having this company quote you. Up charges by 50% Cheats his customers and employees. Be warned! read more

DON'T FALL FOR THEIR SLICK GOOGLE ADS AND PREDATORY PRICES. This business is shady. They take advantage of EVERYONE... young or old, healthy or disabled. They don't discriminate on who they price gouge! The owner is a jerk who seems like he's responsive on replies to bad reviews, but it's just for show. YEARS of negative reviews and an F rating on BBB. He charged my elderly aunt and uncle $568 to snake a simple sink drain clog that should have cost no more than $125. I'm outraged that he has been doing this to so many people who are needing plumbing repairs. The reviews don't lie... only the owner who believes his own B.S. that he can justify his pricing because it's "Straight out the price book." What a joke. Steer clear and call anyone but Attaboy Plumbing. read more

I paid the $79 to assess the problem at my home . Guy called me said he could find no leaks . Office said same thing . Was relieved then I called plumber and said are you sure?? And asked if turned the main back on ??And he had not low and behold he called back and o yah I hear I leak and will have to go under house which will be a $286. Fee to do that . Said ok and approved charge .which will be deducted from repair. Then he call backed and said he was not going to be able to go under house because crawl space was to small and will have another guy come out on Monday. When all said and done I approved repair but told them they didn't deduct the $286 crawl space charge from invoice or the $79. They emailed invoice total of $1,364.00,which I disputed,as it did not deduct the crawl space charge I already paid . Guy said he was not authorized to take partial payment. I said then please have the owner call me to discuss this . Well, they immediately changed my card for the full amount . This is unacceptable as I never authorized the payment... Until I talk to owner Mike. Called them immediately to ask why they charged my card . Said he didn't must have the guy who did repair.. what the heck . How many people in your company Mike have my credit card Guy said it must be on me on file . I said I don't have my card on file with a plumbing company..this whole deal was outrageous..BEWARE read more

Unreasonably overpriced. Wanted to charge $359 to tighten and silicone a kitchen faucets what a rip off. I understand that plumbing isn't cheap and if there was an actual repair but this is ridiculous! read more

Holy smokes! I cannot believe how many ONE STAR reviews this company has. Our dishwasher kept clogging and caused severe damage to our kitchen floors, which now need to be replaced. This company came out and said it would be $376 to clean out the air gap. I agreed, thinking it would be snaked. I'm obviously not a plumber. There was a tiny rock stuck inside the cap. The plumber took the cap outside on my front porch and as he stated, "banged it on the floor", and out came the rock. Couldn't even charge a diagnostic fee of some sort? I would have at least expected the drain to be snaked for $376, right? Completely took advantage and right before Christmas! Look else where for a plumber. Shady, shady, SHADY! read more

We live in a small town and tried to support local but was unable to ,so we called AttaBoy and Scott came out the same day and fixed the issue relatively quick and gave us some pointers on stuff not to do in the future! He was very pleasant and helpful. It was pricey but what isn't in this economy? I am thankful to be able to wash dishes and take a bath tonight! Thank you Scott read more

It was terrible!! They charged me over $1,000 for a $13 basket and did not fix the problem. I had to have someone else repair it (under $100) Then the guy comes back from Attaboy and declares it fixed. Grrr I called over 10 x's to obtain a refund and the owner would not answer the phone nor call me back. DO NOT USE THEM! read more

As Michael said, call. They answer. Just hot air. No reply no money. And their address is still wrong.

Horrible company I had a leak in my bathroom they charged me 10765 with no explanation to this price or proof wouldn't get back to my insurance company and what the technician did give my insurance was different stories and no proof when trying to call the owner he will not return your calls I emailed no reply I sent certified letter it was returned I drove to the address that is on the invoice and it is for rent the contractor license is at another address looks like a home I don't know. They take advantage of people be wary! read more

If I could give zero stars I would this company is absolutely ridiculous and has the worst customer service I've experience ever. I had them come out for a septic pumping and was quoted a price by the tech. They called me back and asked for additional funds to do the pumping, other companies were charging 500-800. After several phone calls, I was told that the rep would call me on Monday and he didn't call, I was told the owner Mike would call me on Tuesday and he didn't call. When he finally called me on Wednesday, he was rude and hung up the phone. BEWARE OF RHIS COMPANY----they are shitty.....pun intended! ATTA= A TREACHEROUS TRANSACTION AMOUNT. . read more

Calvin did a great job repairing my damaged water line. AttaBoy responded the next morning and executed the job perfectly. They even repaired my drywall! read more

I don't know if they do good work but they are extremely overpriced. $2200 to snake a tub drain, shower drain, wax seal a toilet and "partial rebuild" a toilet (aka change out refill tube). When I complained , he dropped it to $1800. Got it done for $525 with another plumber. read more

BEWARE THE $79 DIAGNOSTIC FOR TRENCHLESS SEWER LINE REPAIR SCAM! THIS COMPANY LIES ABOUT THEIR SERVICES! Call Accurate Plumbing Instead!! My wife and I are new home owners here in Chico. We bought the house at the beginning of this year that we have been living in for the past 6 years. We were aware that our old septic line was going to need replacing, and thought that with our new baby coming at the end of May now would be a good time to start this process. We were very clear with the dispatcher and the technician that we were specifically interested in a quote for a trenchless sewer line repair using their $79 diagnostic special. Based on the information provided by their Today's Offer advertisement for Trenchless Sewer Line Repair Diagnostic on their website, they were supposed to provide the following for $79: We'll come to your home Diagnose the problem with your sewer line Provide a comprehensive report on the problem Present you with personalized solutions on what to do next NO service call fees. NO dispatch fees. Since I was not able to be home due to school I had my wife and brother wait for the technician and oversee the diagnostic service. We were both under the impression all we would need to pay is the diagnostic fee of $79 to get a quote for the repairs. The technician that came out to do this diagnostic told her that this fee only covered them coming to the home, not a full diagnostic. Strange, since their advertisement explicitly states there is no service call fees or dispatch fees. That sounds a lot like a dispatch and service fee to me. This was confusing to us since the ad clearly stated that it covered a diagnostic of the sewer line specifically for a trenchless sewer line repair which is what we were interested in. My wife witnessed the technician call his boss Mike to confirm that he needed to camera the line in order to diagnose it. Makes sense since there would logically be no other way to do a sewer line repair diagnostic. The technician told her that Mike said that in order to camera the line for a diagnosis, they would need to upcharge us $700 dollars, completely contradicting the advertisement on their website stating that the $79 charge covered a diagnosis of the problem. Why would they upcharge for a service that is a required and essential part of doing the sewer line diagnosis? But they would remove the $79 service fee if we did the diagnostic. Later that day we received and email of our bill for the $676 inspection of our line. In the bill they said they performed the following service: Attempt to clear clog with 3/4" cable machine from cleanout up to 100'. Includes all professional labor and material. Today my wife and I called to discuss this charge with them. The receptionist told her that it was probably an issue with using the wrong billing code and would call her back. Our technician called my wife a few minutes later to explain that they were trying to save us money by using this billing code since the camera charge would have been $900. My wife explained to him her confusion and concerns about why the diagnostic wouldn't include the service of the camera since that is the only way to perform the diagnostic that was advertised. The technician said he was not aware of the advertisement, and asked her to send him screenshots of it. He agreed this was confusing and he would talk to Mike about the issue. A few minutes later the owner Mike called my wife to discuss the dispute. He said that there has been some confusion and complaints about the ad, but that she should just have not agreed to the charge of $676. He refused to correct the issue, and told her he doesn't see how the ad was misleading. He stated that the $79 was just to have the technician come out and see if a camera would be needed. Again that is what a service and dispatch fee is, not a diagnostic fee, which the ad said there would be none. We have started a claim with Better Business Bureau and the Chico Consumer Protection Agency. read more

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THEY WILL CHARGE YOU LOTS OF $$$$$ for nothing: GET A 2ND OPINION: I thought long and hard about posting this, but people need how bad this business does business. Long story short: Water heater is not producing hot water, Attaboys put it in 3 years ago (6 yr warranty), so as anyone would do, called them to help fix it. On their website it states $79.99 for diagnostic. The Plumber called me with a quote of $299 to light the water heater. I had asked if he had even looked at the water heater??? It specifically states how to do that, which was already done, and it gives you an error code that states "GAS VALVE." He then informed me that, NO he did NOT look at the water heater. My 1st red flag, WHO QUOTES YOU WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT, secondly, I ALREADY did that, and lastly, PG&E will light it for free. The issue was NOT the pilot light. I SAID NO to that. He then went on to look at the water heater and found exacly what I had said and informed me it was the "Gas Control Valve," and it would be $1300 to fix!! $1300! That was more than a whole NEW water heater costs. FYI a Gas control valve is less than $200, so they wanted $1100 in LABOR. Are you kidding me?? ** Warranty would only pay $200 (the price of gas valve), however the manager told me I would have to pay upfront for everything and I would have to contact the warranty people.. (in the end NO, I am not allowed to get reimbursed by the warranty, the installer must contact the warranty and fill out a form.) I told him I needed to think about it.. for a min and would get back; mainly because in my gut I knew I was getting ripped off an wanted to confirm my suspicions. I called him back x 3 times. The phone went to some answering service where you state you name and issue and then it was saying "this user isn't taking calls." I have proof that I called him 3 times! I then get a call from the manager, who asks where I am and is very aggressive in the call. I tell him I've been trying to call his worker back and he won't answer. At this point my answer is a NO to fixing my water heater. My bf goes out of his at home-work meeting to pay this guy and have him leave. THEY CHARGED us $200!!! (bf did not know I was quoted $79.99 for diagnostic.) Called the manger and he said that "we still have to charge you for our time." They will not give me my money back, nor did they do anything for me, they charge ridiculous prices, they do NOT put the customer first and I hope 'you' never do service with them. Really disappointed. Update: I paid $300 to ANOTHER COMPANY to have my gas valve replaced. read more

Made an appointment and for 3 days we waited for the plumber to arrive, when we asked when , it became why isn't anyone telling us they weren't going to come to reconnect the drain. On the 3rd request, we were told he called and no one answered. We waited here 3 times for them to show. Amazing. read more

Honestly if I could give NO stars I would . So I had an issue with my toilet clogging up , ( I was potty training and my daughter kept flushing wipes down the toilet) so it was pretty bad ! It was all over the shower ect. So when I initially called I was given a "quote" they never asked me the questions every plumber company should ask as in : When was the home built ? Are you home owners or renters ? We were renters and never did they ask me those questions . Red flag number one Red flag number two: the guys that came never put covers over their shoes to enter the home they will Come inside with their work boots (unprofessional) Third red flag : they only provide digital receipts ! Fourth red flag : charged $485 for legit 30 minute job ! Like wow I didn't know they charge by the miente not the hour Fifth red flag: my husband and I are both disabled, I was on a zoom call at the time of the signing of documents and he is half blind . So therefore when the guys came over to hand him the tablet my husband thought it said $98 which was NOT the price . Had they explained the pricing throughly we would have paid them for their estimate and kicked them to the curb where they belong . It said we were "saving" $98 dollars . The price for the services was $485 !!! Yup you heard that right 4 8 5 !!!!!!! Ridiculous! So I ended up calling the office and spoke to the owner or manager there at the time . And after basically harassing me saying that "My guys will follow you to the bank to write a cashiers check" "We are not leaving until we get paid" "Alright we'll my guys will be waiting out there until we receive payment" ect . I wasn't refusing to pay , they did a service and I was willing to pay however I wasn't aware of the outrageous pricing and was letting him know if we can work something out . After going back and fourth , the price was lowered to $300 (still high) but it was doable . For a company to question an individual whether or not I have a bank account , is absurd . We have an account through our state Disability but not to where my husband and I can get a cashiers check . The way he said that he would have them follow me made me sick to my stomach. I immediately let my landlord know he is elderly so he was able to contact his grandson and two plumbers came out to the home and said that job was not worth $485 . If he had not been sick at the time of the incident, I would have called him for a maintenance check , but he wasn't available and said he would reimburse us for getting a plumber to come out and fix the issue (which he did) . Here are two adults with disabilities.... Two adults who were belittled and harassed . Imagine this being your parents , grandmothers and fathers.... Would you really want a company to try and lure them for more money ... absolutely NOT. Just look at all the bad reviews on here , it's disturbing to know a company like then are still in business .... ! EVERY BAD REVIEW LEFT INDICATES outrageous pricing and many getting scammed for their hard earned money ! And FYI this happened in August 2022 but since I was blocked from Instagram, at least here my post won't get taken down, or my comments won't get reported . From a sincere person who truly cares about the Chico community and people with disabilities DON'T give these guys your money ! Disgusting human beings . And to those who left bad reviews you can fill out a complaint online through the contractors website for California. They will get flagged and investigated after so many complaints! Oh and I'll be GLADLY waiting for a response read more

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Do not use this company. Asked for someone to come out cause we were having a problem with our drainage to the sewer. We had our own snake and everything. Charged us 79 to just come out and not even check any plumbing. Was gonna charge over 600 just to snake but couldn't guarantee anything if he couldn't get it fixed. Way over priced. Find someone to actually help you and not over charge you for nothing. read more

DO NOT call these people for any plumbing work! I don't care how desperate you are! The only thing they know is how to rip you off!! We just had them come out to check our lines for a blockage. They charged us $1,035 for a 2 hour call! And all they really did was run a snake through the line. They did not come prepared with an adequate amount of snake line, so claimed they had to charge us an additional $300 for one of their other workers to bring more line! That is crazy! Also, if it wasn't for my son being there that is familiar with construction, they wanted to do another procedure (which really wasn't necessary) that would have cost 2X more than what we had to pay! There is no Attaboy about this outfit! More like I-Don't-Know-What-I'm-Doing-Boy, so I can charge you twice as much! read more

My kitchen sink was clogged. We called Attaboy Plumbing who could be out in the afternoon. The Plumber arrived with a written estimate of $490 dollars without seeing the problem. I just couldn't believe it would be that much. I knew it would cost $49 dollars just to get him here to give me an estimate. So I refused. Without hesitation he lowered the price to $290. That was still a lot, but I agreed. I will say the man worked hard with an electric snake for a good hour. He fixed the problem. Unfortunately, I feel manipulated. I can only imagine that some people might fall for this bad business practice. Maybe this will help them when choose a plumbing service. read more

Let me start by saying I didn't even want to give this company even one star but you have to in order to write your review. I had an appt for 11/5 between 12-4pm window. I made the appt a week ahead of time. 11/5 at 4:30 and there was still no plumber at my door. I called the office and reached the most unhelpful person ever!!!! She didn't apologize but said in a matter of fact voice "we will be out tomorrow". Not one I'm sorry. She scheduled me for the next morning between 8-12. I called at 9am on 11/6 on my rescheduled day to make sure I was on the schedule and the phone rang and then instantly disconnected. I tried for 10 minutes with no answer. I finally got thru and dealt with the same unhelpful employee/wife or whatever she is to the company, and she basically told me that there is no way to reach the crew and they don't contact the customers. So it was left with me waiting again. Both days I had to take off time from work. End of story they never showed up and never called. I finally got a plumber that came during the appt window and they showed up and fixed my drain. DONT CONSIDER ATTABOY PLUMBING EVER read more

Very bad. Was suppose to fixed the leak pipe, pipe still leak after he fixed it. He want us to pay him another 1g to fix the same pipe he didn't fix. read more

5STARS for RYAN employee! He did a great job replacing the water heater. ZERO STARS FOR OWNER who who was prices were DOUBLE and OUTRAGEOUS! OVER $4000! 2nd job was canceled and given to.another local licensed plumber. RYAN employee was NOT the reason. The OWNER should be ASHAMED! read more

Service was prompt, the technician was knowledgeable and pleasant; the price was outrageous for this area. I paid, but what the owner does not understand is that in this small community, word-of-mouth reigns supreme. I will certainly tell others that the service is good, but the price is egregiously high. Not surprisingly, the owner can afford to purchase very expensive TV ads during the evening news, meaning he has plenty of cash to spare. read more

$800 for a clogged toilet! DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! They will rip you off. We had an emergency clogged toilet on a weekend so I knew it would be pricey, however they charged at least double what this should have cost. They snaked the drain which helped a bit, then removed the toilet and found the clog. When the technician put the toilet back on, he didn't replace the old wax ring with a new one, though he stated he did on the invoice, nor did he replace the rusty old screws. I was grateful they came right out when no one else was able to though, however because of the massive overcharging, we feel like they take advantage of their customers, we will NOT be using this company again and this is a small town where word of mouth will eventually catch up to them. read more

if you have random piles of money lying around that you'd like to throw away call this company. I had a vanity drain clog, I called and asked for pricing but they talked in circles around that, so i scheduled someone to come out. they arrived, took one look, and told me they'd charge the 'basic' service of $700. SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS! to clear a clog! so I gave them the $79 non refundable our customers are suckers fee and did the job myself. it took one half hour. this company is criminal, they are charging twice to three times current pricing. call anyone but these thieves read more

Attaboy is a very professional company, They sent reminders up until the time of the appointment, and the office called 15 minutes before they got here to repair my water heater. Hunter that came out to the house knew what he was doing and was very quick and clean and did an incredibly good job. The price he quoted was reasonable to do the repairs. read more

I was told a plumber would be at my house between 8:00 and noon. No show no call. I called them two times and was told they would be there at 7 pm. I cancelled my plans and again no show no call. This company does not appreciate the customer. They are horrible at customer service. I would have given 0 stars if I could. read more

Buyer beware. They charged $3300 and claimed they couldn't fix the problem and it would be another $5200. We called DW Plumbing in Red Bluff. Problem fixed! $285. Atta Boy are crooks and need to be put out of business read more

We gutted are bathroom ourselves! Have been piecing it together little by little! Money is tight! So far so good! Frank came and put in toile and sink. Have to wait till next paycheck for shower! He did a great job! Had to reroute some pipes! Fast organized and cleaned up! Thank you so much! See you soon read more

AttaBoy Plumbing - Plumbing Near Me - Chico, California

omg I have never had a company treat me so poorly, they have no concept of respecting a paying customers time or concerns. communication and time management are foreign concepts to these people! Id get an outhouse before calling them again. real rating ........ -5 stars read more

They did answer the phone this morning at 7 am, and also at 12:30, and again at 3 pm. They even at answered at 4 pm, when I called to cancel. Other than that, they lied all day long. The worst business I almost dealt with in my 72 years. If you're a senior citizen don't call them, your time is to valuable. read more