Thank you Wilson's Septic Tank & Portable Toilet Service, Inc. for coming to our rescue within an…read morehour of our issue! Affordable, and excellent customer service. Highly recommend!

Made the appointment yesterday, was here today. Met Dale many years ago when he did some garage…read moregravel levelling for me. Around 1983/74. Fast, very professional. Recommend.

I couldn't be happier with the service of smooth operator drain cleaning. Another plumber had come…read moretwice within 3 weeks ​to unclog the pipes from my kitchen sink. He was unsuccessful with the equipment he had, and so I called Ivan with smooth operator and he came out very promptly. He used the hydrojet and letting me watch as he snaked his camera through the system to find out where it was clogged. It's now been almost a month and The water water is flowing freely down the drain. I only wish I had known about smooth operator from the very beginning. It would have saved me the two other plumber visits and a lot of money!

You're not going to find a better, more responsive, more professional drain cleaner in the Roanoke…read morevalley. Period. Ivan is super knowledgeable, popped over at very short notice, helped diagnose an especially perplexing issue I was having...even leveraging his connections with other businesses to take a look at my issue (same day) to ultimately troubleshoot and solve my issue. So yeah, if you want a family owned business that goes above and beyond and and individual who is happy to share great contacts to other individuals/business in peripheral arenas (septic, plumbing, drywall, etc.), then Ivan and Smooth Operator Drain Cleaning is a no-brainer.

excellent service! I had 2 other companies out prior to locate my septic tank and no success. These…read moreguys were friendly, professional and got it done in an hour.

Had Dunn Rite out today for an appointment scheduled a week ago over the phone. I liked the time…read morewindow we were given, also the 30 min before call in case we were out for when they would arrive in the window. Very competitive pricing. Did not charge to find or dig up the tank. They were done in about an hour. Gave us some information about how to keep a healthy tank. Perfect service.

We needed to get a pump and inspection quickly in order to meet our closing requirements on a real…read moreestate sale in Nelson County. Cut-Rate was very busy, but fit us in and got the work done (and report provided) in time!! Crew was on time, professional and courteous. I highly recommend these folks!!

The price was fine and the service would have been OK IF they would have actually cleaned my septic…read moretank. Instead of using the 20 inch access hole, they pumped the sludge through the 6 inch port. in the past, other companies dug down to the 20 inch access port and actually cleaned the crude out of the septic tank. When I asked one of the workers of Cut Rate about this not using the large access hole, I was told the results would be the same. In my own ignorance, i accepted his answer. i will NOT be doing business with the folks in the future and I recommend that you make certain they open the large access port if you do business with them.

I have used James Jones and Associates now on three occasions, first to install a septic system,…read moresecond to clear trees for a pole barn and third site prep for a pool. With regard to our septic system, it is robust. We have had many large family gatherings at our house on extended stays and we have never had an issue. Thank you! Our pole barn project required a very large tree and root ball removed immediately adjacent to a carport. After consulting with several other companies no one one would touch it. James Jones removed it with no damage what so ever to the car port! I was impressed! Our pool site prep job was most recently complete and it's a quality job. Overall, I recommend James Jones and Associates.

My adventures with this company started on a positive note. We needed our septic and drain field…read morereplaced. We reached out to as many companies as possible, not to find the cheapest, but to find ANYONE who would help. Our backyard is on about a 30-degree grade, so anyone who came out almost immediately said that they could not or would not do it. James showed up and said he could conquer it. He seemed a little odd, but I generally like odd. There was a lot of talk about Church and ethics and integrity, and I am usually a pretty good judge of character. Well, my intuition failed me this time. We received an estimate, way higher than we hoped, but after being turned down by every other company around, we figured that it was just going to be a $$$$ situation given the risks involved. So the initial quote was 15-20K for the whole deal. Again, pretty high, but we had to have it done. James and his wife came over to our house around June 20th, 2021, to "go over and sign the contract." At this time, the price went from the 15-20k to right around 28k. He had a barrage of "reasons" for the price increase. He started to challenge the Engineer's design and speak about how he knew more than the engineer; he just didn't have a degree to prove it. He did "seem" knowledgeable, but this was a big red flag moment, but as I stated, he was the ONLY one willing to do the work. After an hour or so of discussion and contract going over, I made several asks for a start time and estimated finish time. He absolutely refused to give either. Red flag # 2 We also gave him a check for almost 15k so he could begin buying materials and getting the job lined up. And then crickets... He was supposed to begin work the first week of July 2021. He didn't actually show up until July 15th. What followed was the most elaborate trail of stories and events, multiple flat tires, health issues, equipment failures, "emergency jobs" for other customers, changes to the plan and engineered design, weather delays showing up after 12 or 1 pm working 2 hours and then disappearing. This went on for over 4 months. He Finally wrapped up his shoddy work or lack thereof around October 4th. Upon which time he was expecting his final payment. I refused to pay him until he came back and actually finished the job, cleaning up his work area, including clearing the 3 inches of gravel and fill dirt off of my driveway and rear patio. Grading the backyard back to the way it was before he started. He sloped the only flat part of our backyard, making it unusable; he was also supposed to "terrace" where the drain field was put in. Our entire backyard was absolutely unwalkable due to his horrific grading he left behind. My wife and I expressed our desire to pay him in FULL as soon as he took care of these items that he left undone. He absolutely refused; when we threatened to hire an attorney, he just quit responding to any communication at all. I sent him pictures of the absolute mess he left behind, and he just had zero interest in making it right. Upon further investigation, we found in looking him up on DOPR that he did not hold the appropriate license to install the level three septic system the state health department determined we needed to have installed, so on top of just being a dishonest, deceitful, lazy, and outright disrespectful, and rude crook of a contractor, he was technically unlicensed for the job he was hired to do and accepted. If you are ever in a situation where you need a contractor, do not use this company or anything tied to Mr. James Jones at James Jones & Associates aka JamesHeavy.com. If you are wondering there are no associates its just him and his wife and kid. Do not be fooled by his nonsense. I have texts and pictures to back up everything posted here.

Wayne is and always will be our first choice as a plumber. He is quick to respond and very…read moreprofessional. We have used him on numerous occasions and he takes care of our issues the first time. It is wonderful knowing that he genuinely cares about his customers.

Needed a plumber 4 days after moving into newly bought house. Wayne was punctual, thorough and very…read morereasonable in price. He assessed and addressed the original issue and then, based on that problem, he began suspecting and addressing other problems that might not have been realized for some time. He saved me time, money and future stress. He is a pro and I'll never call anyone else (you shouldn't either!)

Highly recommend. Came to our rescue when our transfer tank pump died and it and the septic tank…read morewere full. Got us fixed in one day with professional service. Thank you Tom.

I was suddenly without water. Keith was at my house soon after I called. He diagnosed my problem…read more It was after 5 in the evening. He had a crew at my house the next morning. They had to replace my well pump. Everything was completed in short order. Great service.

I have used Cardinal Mechanical Services a number of times including replacing an old hot water…read moreheater and some well work. In every case they have responded promptly (that, in and of itself is unique) and their work is excellent. Most recently the water heater they installed started leaking after about 5 years. It was leaking internally and through no fault of the installation. I contacted Cardinal to ask about the warranty and was told it was still in effect. According to the manufacturer the warranty only covered the cost of replacing a faulty heater. After the new one was installed Keith told me that there was no labor cost as well and that a new water heater should not have had any problems this early on. That was completely unexpected. They are truly a rarity in today's world.