I called Sunday April 19, 2026 and the after hour person, Dane, took a thorough message, "What was…read morethe possibility of a service person coming between Monday or Tuesday to clean our fireplace gas insert as well as clean our Ac compressor. We were listing our home for sale much sooner than anticipated." I received a call Monday morning saying they received my message and they could schedule us that day as they had just had a cancellation that was actually for our area. By 11:00 Am that day the service person, TJ came out and cleaned the AC compressor and gas insert and glass. I was thrilled when I saw how fabulous the fireplace looked. Thank you Colony Heating and Ac and Thank you TJ!

2 years ago in the winter, I awoke to a cold house. I was new to the city, so I called around…read more Colony was the first available. The technician was efficient and the price reasonable. However, due to it being a Saturday, I was charged a $250 weekend service charge. The problem was that drifting snow had blocked the outflow pipe. While the technician was at my home, he received a call from my neighbor experiencing exactly the same thing. The technician advised him to clear his exhaust pipe. No charge. I did not object to the technician's service fee, but felt the weekend fee excessive, especially since my neighbor was treated fairly at NO CHARGE. Colony profited unreasonably and lost my business because of it. Dr. Sisson

Excellent customer service. I ordered a bbq and they matched a lower price. Not all the items I…read morewanted were in stock. They notified me when item came back in stock a month later. Also shipping was very fast.

From the owner: We specialize in sales of Fire Pits, Fireplace Remote controls, Gas Grills including TEC Infrared…read moreand Big Green Egg charcoal, Wood Stoves, and much more. Spotix focuses on giving the best customer service for our customers in North Liberty, Coralville, Iowa City, and the Quad Cities area. We bring excellent experience to you when you either visit us online or come to our store. We look forward to be working with you in the near future.

I have used Crow's Chimney sweep in the past for chimney cleaning and maintenance and have always…read morebeen impressed with their reliability and expertise, but this past week they surpassed all my expectations. After calling the company that installed my gas fireplace that wasn't working, waiting 2 weeks for them to come and service it only to be told they don't service gas fireplaces even though they sell them, and suggesting I call Crow's did I get the fireplace fixed. Not only did he come to my home days after I called, he found the issue plus other issues with the way it was installed and fixed those as well. Then he ardently put the fireplace back together placing each log and checking to see how how the flames looked. Mind you, he took two hours on a FRIDAY NIGHT to get this all done. So impressed! Highly recommend this company.

I've used most of these companies in the past for chimney cleaning and maintenance. I will only use…read moreCrows from now on. Don't waste your time or money on the others.

Found a nice serviceberry tree there. The transaction was completely clear and straightforward. The…read moretree was delivered and planted right on schedule. A good company to deal with.

We wanted to plant a couple of trees in our backyard, Sugar Maple and an Eastern Redbud and also a…read moreRose of Sharon Bush in the front bed of the house. I purchased the new trees and planting services, plus an extended guarantee for two new trees from Sanders Creek, in case they did not survive the Winter. The new trees were planted just as Marm had described the plant procedure before I actually purchased them. I had them planted in middle of September, then I watered them as they recommended. Now this year the both trees are very healthy and doing great! I am very satisfied with my new trees and Rose of Sharon bush, too. Their prices were very competitive with other Iowa City Landscape companies! I would recommend this company based on their straight forward and honest way of doing business.

Couldn't do the job I needed, but honest and helpful, and gave me a path to follow to maybe get it…read moredone. We need more people like this in the world!

Clark's wasn't available to help with my project at this time but was kind enough to refer me to…read morethe service provider I needed. Very helpful and responsive. Thank you!

We had these guys maintain our fireplace a few years ago and they did fine. This spring we called…read morethem out because of nests in the venting. They said it was impossible to remove them and we would need to replace the fireplace for $8-9k. Called Colony Heating in Cedar Rapids about getting a new fireplace; instead Colony just removed the nests.

Mike Martinson came to start an estimate for a patio on June 12. Here on July 16, we have yet to…read moresee an estimate. Very obvious these people do not care about our project so we won't be contacting them again for anything.

I went to Forever Green to pickup some herb plants for an event and discovered the amazingly…read morebeautiful gardening store that was Forever Green. They have these cute giant gnomes for sale that bobble and are awesome. It was a well-decorated store and I loved all of their plants and plant accessories for sale.

Is there anything worse than having to replace or fix a heating, cooling or plumbing appliance?…read more Just throwing money at the most unglamorous but completely necessary machines in your day to day life never ever gives anyone the warm and fuzzies. Our nearly 20 year old water heater started leaking so we called A2Z Heating & Plumbing. And when I say we called, I mean we emailed. Duh. It's 2018!! They responded back via email in a timely fashion-- we got on the same page on what was needed as well as options, had communicated a ballpark on pricing and I had an appointment sooner rather than later! I got a text with a gps tracker on my repair man the day of so I knew when to expect him! He was on time, efficient, knowledgeable and very helpful. The price was fair. I'll probably have another appliance needing fixing or replacing-- I'll definitely give my business to these guys again!

What an absolute trash experience. I spoke with the "New girl" thats been there only a few months…read moreat this point. I explained to her in detail that I need all of the shower faucets, valves, and parts replaced. She asked if they were going to bring them because they might have them on the truck. I said no, I will purchase all the parts. She said ok, a plumber will be here to get it all done. Fast forward to today. The guy comes, and starts to dismantle/saw off the diverter valve in the first shower (kids bathroom) after he turns of the water for the whole house. He says he need to get some parts, and makes me a list. I tell him I will go to the supply house and get the few parts he needs while he takes the rest apart. He says but there's a problem. They only scheduled him from 10 to 11am. Yes you read that right! they scheduled him for 1 hour to replace three complete shower assemblies. So he calls the office and the office manager gets on the phone with me and immediately has an attitude and speaks in a condescending tone. She tells me well all we have written down is to change a handle. I tell her thats not what I told the "few months there" lady. She say well theres nothing I can do about that! He needs parts and hes booked at other places and hes gonna have to come back at another time! I said, That's not my issue, he has the shower apart and the water off. Then she started to mouth off a bit and I told her to stop and not be so rude and condescending. She said then you know what, WERE DONE! I took the phone back to the plumber who had to hold the phone away from his ear as she hollered. He got his stuff together, apologized profusely and walked out. The house is a MESS, the water is OFF, the bathroom is ripped up, and now I have to go figure out how to get this all fixed and put back together and the water on for my 2 baby daughters and family. The pictures are exactly how it looks right now after the guy was hollered at to leave. I wish at least the water was back on, its hard to contort into tight spaces being a disabled vet and not being that mobile anymore....but who care about that....

I contacted Rabe because a family member raved about them. I did not have a similar experience…read more I asked for an estimate to remove an old wood burning heater and then cap and seal the chimney (in a garage). They never came by. I called again, they were going to be in Vinton and could probably come by to check it out. Never heard from them. A few months later, I called and left a message. Nothing. I tried one more time and left a message as the person (not using the name on purpose) in charge of scheduling these types of appointments is always out, probably installing a fireplace. I removed the wood burner myself, it wasn't difficult. Now I need to get a cap on it to stop the rain from coming in. Needless to say, I will not patronize this business after this experience. Apparently, not returning phone calls is the norm around here; some other businesses I have contacted have done the same. Glad they have enough business.

From the owner: Since 1979 Rabe Hardware has been Eastern Iowa's most trusted contractor for quality residential…read moreand commercial solar, geothermal, HVAC, plumbing and electrical products & services. Our professionally trained technicians and installers, customer service and honest, hard work are the reasons our customers continue to call Rabe Hardware for all their home comfort needs. Whether you need to save money on fuel bills, have a plumbing emergency or need to schedule a routine check-up on your heating and cooling system, the Rabe Hardware family is here to help - day or night. Proudly serving customers across Eastern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo and the surrounding areas.