I can't say enough great things about Deric from Aurora plumbing. First, he is absolutely customer obsessed. He always wanted to make sure I was happy with his work (I am). Second, he always delivered results and is right a lot. He spotted a few things not plumbing related that my contractor did wrong -- so my contractor ended up fixing them at no cost. I have run into my fair share of bad plumbers in the area, but Deric on two different projects Deric provided me a fair quote. On the first one, a leaking and clogged bathroom, he ended up needing to do less work than expected so he charged me less (seriously, after you agree on a price, what plumber comes back and says you should pay me less because I didn't have to do as much as I expected). On the second project, he had to do a lot more work than expected to install a bathtub (including some demo and putting down mortar), but he still didn't raise the quote. If that isn't customer obsession, especially when compared to other plumbers in the area, I don't know what is. So here are some conditions for the rest of you on hiring Deric (1) hire him immediately (2) don't hire him so much that I won't be able to use him on my bathroom renovation (kidding), and (3) be nice -- besides helping me out big time, this guy is also cool and has a family. This guy is so trustworthy that I'm trying to take notes myself. I forgot to mention he also looked at a toilet I was ready to replace and convinced me against it -- he tightened a few things, which makes it work great, and never charged me for it. Of course, he earned my trust so much that I won't use anyone but Deric now.
Thank you Aurora for sending Deric and Mathew to my projects. As you know, my first call will always be to Aurora Plumbing so long as I get Deric on my projects.
An update is deserved: I had Deric out again because a sink wasn't flowing properly and my tile guy couldn't put the shower trim on properly. Deric pointed out that we got the wrong trim, and that the sink flow was due to a clogged screen. He replaced the clogged screen in 3 minutes, and instead of trying to tell me all the pipes had to be replaced to fit the trim I had, he pushed me towards the cheaper and more reasonable solution -- get the type of trim that would work.
I also got a quote from Deric for moving the location of a bathroom. He didn't come in with a low bid like others (who would have certainly come up with "unforeseen" reasons to drive up the price later), but he also didn't push me towards moving forward either. We have a duplex and this would have been an improvement on the tenants section. Deric explained why it would be so expensive to move the pipes in that room, and he also suggested some inexpensive non plumbing solutions that would give the bathroom an updated look. Most plumbers, contractors, and frankly most people in general, try to make sure they get paid anytime they do even a little bit of work. If they drive out to see you, there is a fee for that....if they find a leak, there is a fee for that....if they have to put on the trim after installing the tub, there is a few for that too. Deric is that rare kind of professional who cares about his reputation and wants to have long term clients. He has been over here 4 times now and I still can't say enough good things about him, which is why I recommend him now to all of my colleagues who have any plumbing related issues. read more