This is gonna be long but i got to get this off my chest. good, bad and ugly.
good:
they arrived quick, told me what was up. i believed them, i believed they were right for the job... a whole new run from the water main to the water tank. the price was right, not the lowest estimate but not the highest either, i trusted the dudes, especially Ryan. Unfortunately Ryan and the other owners had to be out of town for a couple of weeks for a plumbing convention or something... they left me in the good hands of their people.
the bad:
1st step was an 811 call to mark underground obstacles. I've personally used 811 a couple of times when i built a fence. they're usually out within 48 hours but now 5 days gone by and nothing... i call busy bee and they say the request is in and all we can do is wait. ok. a whole weekend, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday... nothing, i call bizzybee and they say we are still waiting, and inform me "they don't control 811's schedule" so just wait... ok. i personally call 811 and they have NOTHING from bizzybee or for my address. i call bizzybee and tell them this.. they say they'll call me back before close Wednesday... Thursday 4:30 still no call back so i call bizzybee. they assure me 811 will be there tomorrow, Friday. THEY FORGOT TO CALL 811, offered no apologies or explanation. meanwhile my water bill is 10x what it usually is so i'm anxious to get going... they say Monday morning at 8 am they will be there as the ground will have been marked by then. So another whole weekend of major water leak. $$$$$ out the window but ok.
The ugly:
8am Monday morning. i have taken the day off work so i could be here because half this job is inside the house. i get a call at 7:55am saying they are cancelling the appt for today because of rain... it was literally drizzling out. LITERALLY! im told "sir we dont control the weather", I argued and asked if they could at least start on the inside and if weather permits they could finish outside? After all i'm missing a day pay and dont want to miss another because of drizzle. i hear her talking to the men, and hear him annoyed and say, "fine we'll head out". She says the men will be there in an hour, i say thank you and she says "mmhmm" all snarky and hangs up on me like i'm annoying her.
2+ hours later they show up, looking annoyed, i ask how are you doing , he responds "im cold and wet" in a grumble... i ALMOST asked them to leave right there but i need this damn thing fixed.. we chat it out, he changes his tone, shakes my hand and apologizes for the confusion. they leave to get parts, for more than an hour. id have hoped they be prepared but they weren't. then the younger kid is left alone, worked his ass off! good kid, he was! deserves a raise :) ...They finished the job in just 4 hours and it never rained more than a drizzle. they got an orange fence around the trench, which blocks my ability to use my front door, until an inspector can come. im told the office will take it from here and stay in touch. i pay in full.
2, 3, 4 days go by, nothing. i call bizzy bee because i know from experience inspectors usually show pretty quick but im told "sir we dont control the inspectors, he'll come when he comes" another weekend goes by, i call the inspectors myself... THEY HAVE NOTHING for my address or Bizzybee on the books... THEY FORGET AGAIN to call it in. i call bizzy bee AGAIN, ~~sigh~~ they say they'll call me back before closing, they dont. i call bizzy bee AGAIN the next day at 4:55 pm, just before they close and they say yes the inspector will be there tomorrow, Im like, Thanks for letting me know!! i had to call them to know i should be ready for the inspector, which included inside the house. MAN!!!! i was pissed!!
Anyway the inspector comes, passes and they refill in the trench so poorly, so shoddily i had to spend a couple of weekend hours redoing it.
i gave the 3 stars because they're work (when it finally happened) was fast and my problem is 100% fixed but i wouldn't recommend them based mostly on that office side of the company.
im sorry for all the words but i had to get this terrible experience off my chest. read more