When I hire a plumber I expect them to assess the job at hand and advise of any remediation needing to be done before the job begins. We recently replaced a piece of necessary plumbing equipment. All appeared status quo with no issues. A month later, on a trip downstairs to a seldom used storage room beneath the new fixture, I find we've added a 'swimming pool' - a flooded mess of ruined paint, sheet rock soaked requiring a tear out down to the studs. A call to Billington, the contractor who'd handled the install, was met with not, "We'll be out right away!" But a promise to come by in a few days. Upon arriving a few days later, we were told they didn't have the right tools to address the situation and would be back. Four days later having heard nothing we had to call again. Once again, several days went by until they were able to come out. At that time, it was denial city - it became the house's fault due to it's "age"...and it was the existing piping that was now, "outdated" and "should've been replaced" before installing a new XYZ...As we had been hanging around, waiting for Billington to come back out and address the situation, we had called in not only a handyman, but another local(see my other reviews) plumbing company to take a look at this situation as we weren't sure Billington was ever going to return. We were advised, that there was nothing wrong with the existing piping, and it appears that the problem was installation using the incorrect parts. I get it - mistakes happen, and had the response been a prompt, " we'll take care of it" I would've been not only impressed but more than willing to hire them if needed in the future. And while they did correct the issue, they were bold enough to suggest us filing a homeowners claim for the ancillary damage and made no offer to pay for the repairs to the sheet rock, woodwork, etc. So we'll be footing that bill as well. Lesson learned! read more
