This review talks about D'Arpino Plumbing. After an especially cold winter in NJ, we had an outside drain on the second floor of our home that was leaking. We called several local plumbers, but they either did not have the necessary equipment, they could not or did not want to come anytime soon, or they priced the job so high I could not accept their quote.
I posted my need on Yelp. I got several responses from companies that are basically a central phone number that assigns your job to someone in the area, someone who pays them for leads. I did not want that. I wanted to speak to the person who would be coming to my house, before paying a trip charge and finding out the person wasn't a good fit. I found Michael D'Arpino, who had previously been a union plumber, and had several years in business for himself. He accepted the job and showed up at the agreed time, ready to assess the problem. He had all the right equipment and quickly figured out that a bird had gotten into the drain and died in there, creating a dam. The water backed up, froze, and burst the drain pipe. He gave me a quote to fix it, which was quite reasonable. After watching him at work, I was confident in his ability to do the job correctly. I gave him a deposit and we set a date to do the repair. A few days in advance he confirmed the start date with me and showed up as promised on the day he said he would do the work. He and his apprentice got the work done quickly and neatly. We are very happy with the way things turned out. The pricing was fair. He showed up on time and did what was needed. I was out of town when he did the work, so he sent me photos and video to be sure I was happy with the work. We will definitely call him if we have a plumbing or drainage problem in the future.
I can wholeheartedly recommend D'Arpino Plumbing for just about any plumbing or drain need you have. Michael is honest, trustworthy, and he and his people are a pleasure to do business with. read more