Inexperienced, young family members completely mismanaged simple plumbing kitchen sink clog! Did not have the most basic tools to remove a clean-out drain having only channel lock pliers that combined with dangerous Blow Torch attempts to heat the clean-out plug only served to smoke out the kitchen & almost start a fire! Asking them to use a heat shield if they felt strongly the Blow torch as even necessary. Absurd proposal for $750-1,000 to cut existing clean-out pipe & replace with new pipe the most idiotic solution! Rejected their absurdly complicated, needless proposal & cancelled American Home Shield (AHS) who always use the cheapest, least experienced companies to save them from paying for a logical solution. Called Peter Levi Plumbing & for $77 got the clean-out bolt loosened with the proper tool-see photo --& the clog snaked out thoroughly by young man who had the right equipment, a Pipe Wrench & had a great, positive attitude to resolve the clog. Bottom-line: I would NOT recommend Hills General Plumbing & its mendacious owner, Hilldebrand and his daughter in law, who rationalized the problem with false communication that was still completely wrong & off-track! read more

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I was horrified when I read all the one star reviews when American Home Shield dispatched Hill's last year. Today the came out for their third (different) service call and as usual, there was a Quick response, good pre visit communication. The guys that came out made a little bit of a mess but plumbing is a messy job. My kitchen sink was all messed up and they were efficient and got the job done well. They are definitely worth 4 stars on the last three times I have used them. It's unfortunate that more people don't speak up for good service and only come here to complain. read more

Mr. H. Aguilar looked at our bathroom floor and surrounding area, quoted a fair price. Our home has no crawl space so opening the subfloor, the damage was apparent. Hills General did repairs, replacements and updated piping. They cleared all drains, replaced 5 valves, leveled flooring under the toilet, tile was set today, drywall and texturing tomorrow with final touches on Monday. Quality parts, craftsmanship on all facets was outstanding. Every worker was courteous, polite and very hard working. I highly recommend Hills General Plumbing, Mr. Aguilar is honest friendly and straightforward, there was easy and informative conversations throughout this process. read more

If I could give them zero stars, I would. We have a gas leak at our rental property, and PG&E shut off the house gas. They told us to get a plumber to replace a hose going from the gas pipe on the wall to the stove. AHS (horrible, horrible warranty company - never use them) assigned Hills. They never answer the phone, and after ten voicemails and an email to their owner Hildebrand they told AHS that they're unable to do the work. It's a simple job - just replace the gas connection hose to the stove. They said they dodn't want to drive across the Richmond bridge. AHS then can't find another plumber on a Friday. Totally ridiculouis on all levels. Steer clear of these guys! If you have AHS and they assign hills, tell them to get another plumber!!! read more

Agree with all the negative reviews. And they will take advantage of you regardless. Thought they'd be on level after speaking Spanish to them to avoid any misunderstanding but no. Claims clog is problem. Snake and a hydro blast later, pipe needs to be replaced. Said they replaced pipe even though they didn't show me anything of that nature (old or new section). Not much changed but the estimates keep getting bigger time after time. Only thing going down the drain is my $$ read more

Came out to check my tankless water heater that stopped working and was displaying an error code. I gave them the error code and a detailed description of what happened. A guy shows up 2 days later with none of the information I provided. He spent 10 minutes at my house and didn't check any of the things the code indicated might be wrong and stated "it's probably the main board, I need to call tech support". He left and we haven't heard anything in ver a week. A call to the home warranty company that scheduled the appointment has proven to be a waste of time. No follow-up from Hills General Plumbing or AHS Home Warranty. I'm canceling the home warranty and will bank the monthly fee. read more

I wish I could leave no stars. Completely unprofessional company. Contracted through the home warranty. Came out twice to try and a leak in our bathroom. Left us with the leak for almost a week and caused a leak in the living room and just said to put a fan on it. No cares for the internal damage that occurred. Such a frustrating experience. I would never recommend this company to anyone and will be filing a complaint. The plumbers were rude and unprofessional. Shared they would come back and they didn't so they were upset when I didn't trust them the second time when they said they would come back. The people answering the phone weren't help either. Don't use this company at any cost. I have a 6 month old- I asked them to wear masks and booties but they continued to remove their masks. No respect for the household. read more

I've had my plumbing needs satisfied by Hill's Genera Plumbing here in Alamo, three times. First, he redesign my system to facilitate recirculating hot water. Second, when we had a clog, he came out to fix it. Today, my hot water quit; he showed up in an hour, repaired the problem and flushed my tank. No fancy truck or uniform but reliable, kind and efficient. I recommend him without reservation. read more

Terrible experience with them, seemingly similar to other people going through a home warranty. They came to do a first check on the problem (leaky faucet in bathtub), say they need to order a different part, and leave. Guess what, that just locked them in to getting the standard rate from the warranty company without having to do anything else. For the follow-up, they schedule a time and then don't show up. No responses to phone messages all day. Then after I call up the warranty company I mysteriously get a text for a new appointment at the end of the week. Did they call to confirm if I would be home at that time? No, they just threw something else on the schedule so it looks like they're doing something. In the meantime, I hired someone else separately and they got the whole job done in one day. Hill's General is running a scam. read more

0 stars. Rude and unprofessional. They came in ill prepared and have the audacity to schedule us at a later day when my need is an emergency. We are left living in an unsafe environment for days and i have to be calling First American to be assigned to a different contractor. Btw, they have the audacity to shout at you and tell you that they were helping you. Uhhh no, thats your job and you're supposed to do your job. Left our house worse than what they came in. RUUUUUN - these are money hungry people who doesnt give no chicken about their profession. What a JOKE & Btw, all those positive reviews? Definitely bought, check those accounts and all they have is Hills General Plumbing on their review list read more

If your AHS or home warranty contracts with this company do yourself a favor and reject it. Completely unprofessional and unresponsive. This is a scam business that collects $85 to do your diagnosis appointment, then figures out a way to try to charge you more than they have to. They came out on a Tuesday and told us they would be back the same night. They late that night they called to apologize, but then they wouldn't set a firm follow up appointment. They referred me to their office, which has a full voicemail and nobody answering calls. Just a pathetic business from every angle, trust me and avoid Hill's at all costs. read more

DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY! They have horrible customer service, completely unprofessional and rude. I am shocked at all the negative reviews and that they are still in business. They cannot provide a detailed invoice as to what you are being charged for, even after going through home warranty. I have almost the exact same experience as everyone else that has left reviews, and urge anyone considering this company to reject their services! The customer should NEVER be blamed or threatened to be sent to collections for simply asking for a breakdown of cost. They are a pathetic excuse for a company and I feel sorry for their employees that are actually honest and reliable. read more

These guys were called in from America's home warranty. I called on the 31 of December. Anyway they were dispatched to come see me on the 5th of Jan from 1-3pm all this time during the 5 day's. Tried calligraphy every day but they set up a answer machine that I could not leave messages. The day they arrived they came an hour early. That would have been cool. But they should have called. Because I went shopping. Anyways get home and they are parked in my disabled Parking at my home. Closest to the main door. There was so many othe parking spots all over the street. I bit my tongue. I let them in and when they came in. There were 2 of them. I said i had a problem with the pipes being backed up. Showing them the problem I said here it is. I than say Im so glad I just got this warranty insurance. Because I didn't know anything about plumbing. . I can oml imagine the real cost if I didn't have the warranty.Si I went to watch TV. About a min later. I hear the fearless leader call out from the kitchen . . Hey guy hate to tell you that you have no clean out and the problem is grease. Your insurance does not cover that. They told me they need to use a special flex hose to make the bend aroused the pipes. Having no clean out that's what they do. I said BTW Im a retired carpenter. I was checking to see how honorable you guys were. Guess what you both flunked at being honest and truthful. Tell me is this the kind of stuff you do to old ladies and others who don't know sht! I wonder how much extra extra money you puffballs made year to date from dumb gullible Nieve clients. If anything I'm sure you both gave everybody great deals if when or if they paid cash!! Tell me how the hell you can tell me my pipes have grease. When you didn't do sht. Didn't even bend over to look good at the pipes. You. We're standing at the sink . . So unless there is something new that you used. Because I didn't see you take anything out look all you have is that note book. Is it a special note boo . All you guys did was look at the pipes. Unless your glasses are x ray vision. How the hell can you tell me what that problem was. You goof balls didn't even stick a Camera down there. Not even a long piece of wire or stick or anything to show me evidence that it's grease. Worse part is that you have lied saying I don't have a clean out. Is that what you scumbags tell all your clients when they tell you i don't know anything about plumbing. Yes I purposely lied saying I'll let you guys tell me what's the problem your the pros. . I Dont know anything about the plumbing Trade. well guess what Both of you flunked at honesty and integrity. They sure did try to give me a double screw. Having to pay for special flex taking it down the pipes to clean or clear it plus extra charges for grease. Some times you gotta set the bait to catch the filthy slim and scumbags. I had a feeling these goof ball sacks were part of the swamp. Hard part is that they froze and couldn't say anything to save there life. At this point I was laying into them. how the hell can you tell me I have grease without taking one look inside any of the pipes. BTW my insurance does cover grease it's Roots that are not covered. So do 2 guys milk all your clients like this. To me that is fraudulent and straight up fckd up. None of you are gonna be getting any of my milk MONEY. Btw get the hell out of my home. I was Super pissed at these cartoon monkeys. I wish I were younger. If I were I'd be licking someone's face as I whisper in there ear. Looks like your gonna need to tap. Otherwise people have been known to go to sleep. Just look what you made me do. Still till this day no way to contain theses clowns. The 2 guys that were at my house one was a big boy and the other was the leader small we like me and he was definitely the driver of the bus. In my case he was the driveway of the big yellow van . Btw moneys always ask the end user . Where is the best place for us to park. No one takes the front parking unless your. Employee of the month. Or where there is a sign saying do not park! Reserved! This is why they get zero stars. This is my story that was more than a night mare. I double dog dare anyone to call this number if you have any Kind of plumbing problems and see this number.. 707-706-4465 keep looking. Don't bother unless you want drama and horrific might mares beyond believe. This is my story and I just can't believe it!! Crazy stuff Pict is of my enclosed patio playroom sink that I added . Yes I used the clean out to tap my plumbing into it. . Backside Sally boys. You are terrible and shame shame shame. BTW if you monkeys ever read my post come on back here to my home and talk to me if you have any problems with my side of my story. Better yet call me first before you come over. That way I can be here. Id love to show my video of how your telling me I have no clean out. You suck! I'm still pissed. Rat bastards read more

Hill's General Plumbing Services - Plumbing Near Me

ZERO. This company is a scam. Save yourself the aggravation. But they got their $85 from me through the home insurance company (apparently they are good at that as I have read all the reviews below). I won't go on too long because I was so frustrated by them (three unprofessional, unskilled guys showed up 2+ hours late). They had the audacity to expect me to trust them to saw into the paneled wood of my old craftsman home to create a pipe from the back of my sink (which wasn't needed, btw--they just didn't have the right tool) and when I refused to pay them $600 for the job they wanted to do that was not covered by the insurance they said they 'stormed' off in their truck. They are CON artists, plain and simple. I concur with all the one star ratings below and would give them a zero too, if I could as others have stated. Perhaps some who gave them a good ratings on Yelp are in cahoots/friends. The comments about voicemail being full and comms was true for me too. One only has to type in their address (160 Water st Bay Point, CA 94565) using a google map page and you'll see the boarded up garage (and other tell tale warning signs) in the picture of the home where they operate, which I would bet doesn't have a commercial license. You'll see the truck too which they 'stormed off' in. I have alerted the insurance company that partnered with them and they are doing a 'contractor' review. These guys are not contractors, nor licensed or bonded (I would bet on this too). We'll see if the insurance company does this and, if not, I will find another insurance company and perhaps write my second ever negative review about a company (this is my first). I will also alert the state since the insurance company was recommended by them in my home purchase agreement contact. I will most certainly contact the Better Business Bureau about the con artists. I wish I would have researched them first. My bad. I have better ways to spend my hard earned $85 and am so glad I did not let them do the work. In retrospect the fact they left abruptly when they said they were going outside under the guise of calling the insurance company again was a blessing in disguise after reading these reviews. Addendum: One week later Hill's General Plumbing put in an order for a valve installation (that wasn't needed) and it was approved to my account. They had said that the home insurance company would not cover it and I would have to pay them out of pocket to get my sink clog fixed. I did not approve the work (for obvious reasons stated above) and now their boarded up house at the address stated above has a free plumbing equipment on my dime (or $ quota I for the year). read more

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If it's possible to give zero rating, this company deserves it. They are completely unresponsive, incompetent, and mob like. Like other reviewers, the company was sent to me by my home warranty company to replace my water heater. After trying to schedule an appointment for 4 months, with repeated non responses to my calls and the warranty company, they ordered the wrong water heater 3 times. The 4th time when they finally installed the unit, they left without properly testing... leaving a leak behind, reusing old supply hose, not flushing or depressurizing the system as needed. Then they wanted additional charges for modifications that were not made. In fact, they took shortcuts where they could. Absolutely one of the worst experiences I've had. Stay away, far away. read more

I wish there was an option for zero stars and First American needs to drop them IMMEDIATELY. Sounds like a notice to the State's AG is in order given the amount of unresolved complaints. I'm too frustrated to even write the entire story out. Just know this is the worst decision you can make, they're not legit just because your home warranty company assigns them. read more

My water heater went out. First American Home Warranty chose this company for my repair. They scheduled it for 6 days out. Yes, that's 6 days with no hot water! We arranged an appointment for between 3:00pm to 5:00pm. On the day they were supposed to arrive, they stated they do not have an appointment arranged or it was arranged by mistake! Now they want 2 more days to come and inspect it. I tried calling them multiple times to confirm the appointment but their voicemail is full. That tells you what type of company this is. One that lacks communication and customer service skills. read more

they took care of our problems quickly and efficiency thank you guys! We will request them for all our plumbing needs!

Terrible. Wasted nearly three months of our time with no resolution. Also 'no showed' four times and never called to tell us if rescheduled. Never ordered essential parts. Why they would treat customers like this is just beyond me. Just don't be in business. Would highly advise to you to stay away. read more

I have been without hot water for 22 days now...between American Home Shield and Hill's nightmare I am ready to tear my hair out now! I am actually having an anxiety attack as I write this! I don't recommend either of these companies! read more

Super unprofessional company, unfortunately customer service is not a priority for many places of business as of late. These people charged me $425 to fix a broken piece of pvc on my water line, it was under a foot and took them about half an hour. I paid it because there was no water to the home, but talk about price gouging. The worst part was when I gave my credit card number over the phone the guy asked for my expiration after I had already given it to him, so I said "I already gave you that." His response was "don't get an attitude with me." Umm excuse me first off what professional company has employees that speak to customers like that? Second, I asked because it was a legitimate question, I wanted to make sure he hadn't entered it as part of the credit card number. Thumbs down all the way around. read more

Hills General Plumbing Services was called through my home warranty service. I had a broken cartridge preventing my shower valve from being closed properly. It took 2 days for them to service my request which was faster than the other options available with my home warranty but probably not something you'd want in an emergency. The plumbers were professional, came on time, and were knowledgeable. read more

Great crew. They knew right away what was wrong with my kitchen faucet. It was fixed in less than two minutes. 5

Our water heater went out on a Saturday. Opened service request with first American home warranty the same day. Got a call from hills general the next day and were able to schedule appt for the next day. Alex and his team arrived Monday morning earlier than expected. Inspected the water heater and quickly figured that the burner is gone and he will need warranty company to order parts to fix it. He was able to get on a call with home warranty company the same day and luckily home warranty was willing to replace the water heater with a new unit. Water heater was ordered the same day and in less than 2 days water heater got installed. Had to pay some money out of pocket which is still a lot cheaper than paying the whole thing myself. Very satisfied with the work done by Alex and his team. Thank you. My kids can take a bath tonight just because of you. Much appreciated. read more

My hot water heater broke and they did a great job completing the job. The office is tough to get a hold of but the service technicians were efficient and hard working. I was very happy! read more

Worst service, I would never use them again. They were assigned by my home warranty company. They never answer the phone. They run you in circles and say "we're busy" and clearly don't want to deal with the real issue. (note: my experience was similar to the other review from Sebastapol. When I finally spoke to a supervisor, he was a dick for no reason saying "don't talk to my lady like that, find someone else, I'm going to block you. There is something very wrong with the "supervisor" and this entire company which sounds like it's run out of someone's home not a real company.) read more

There is a reason this company is rated @ 2.7. Worst company ever. Owner Anthony was rude and would not listen to my questions or issues with the water heater replacement. Do not use this company. read more

I can give this company "0" I would!!! My home warranty "American Home Shield" used them as partners! I submitted a request dicen there is a leak under my house ! They came on May 26th, 2022 and the plumber told me I could not fixed because couldn't fit under the house ! So until today I been calling American Home Shield and the said they haven't get a report from the technician so they can't assign other company!!! So irresponsible for both companies!!! I guess my attorney will find who will responsible for any damage in the house !!!! read more

ABSOLUTE WORSE!!!! They do not answer phones, do not return calls. They are good at getting paid the service fee from the home warranty tho! They came out to assess a leak in the bathroom of my tenant's condo. THEY NEVER CALLED ME TO TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, NEVER RETURNED MY CALLS, BUT COLLECTED THEIR $$$$!!!!! They should be ashamed of themselves. Use any other company but these yahoos!!! read more

Hill's plumbing is the absolute worst when it comes to answering their phone calls. Don't bother leaving a voicemail either since they will not respond! Speaking from experience. read more

Avoid using their services at any cost, my home warranty dispatched them to fix my water heater, They reach out to me and told to send pic to order the a new unit, I had to wait 10 days, no call no show, yet after the 10 days after so many calls without any response, I got a phone number for one of the techs, who told we must come and diagnose in person, a tech came in and told need new unit and sayed "I will call the warranty now to submit the diagnosis to get the approval within 24 hour". 2 days later they submitted the diagnosis after an intense conversation, now it's 18 days since I requested the service and still no call no show read more

I had a warranty service that assiged to this plumbing services. I didn't like the service and they had chrome colored popup for the sink and they were trying to push it on me although the warranty service told them to write in the report and order the part. Not a good experience. I would not use them again read more

Absolutely useless. We've had a clogged upstairs toilet for weeks now. Paid out of pocket to have it scoped and was told there was a clog in the line that was quite bad. These seemingly untrained guys come and are investigating a clog in our main line sewer. I'm not a plumber, but a clog in our main line sewer makes NO SENSE if the only issue we are having is with a second floor toilet. Wouldn't it clog first to a lower toilet??? or the sink in the same room as this toilet?? These guys would not listen to me that the issue was not our sewer line and that another (skilled) plumber had told us there was a large clog in this toilet's line. Instead of trying to work with me, they ran my water for 10 minutes (in a drought) then stormed off because I was trying to tell them what the issue was. Worthless. Useless. Unprofessional. Do not use. read more

This company was sent to me by my American Home Shield Warranty. They were an hour early and disrupted my work hours. They showed up with no booties on and no face masks. I asked them to retrieve both. The younger one appeared visibly annoyed by my request that they were booties and masks before entering my home. They were sent to diagnose two issues that I have with my toilets. On involved the toilet seat and the other a crack in the water basin. They lied on their diagnostic report which they refused to give me a copy of. I called their location and spoke with a man that identified himself as the manager by the name of Ethan. In their Report they stated that the crack in the basin of toilet came from "abuse" which is completely ABSURD the toilet is more than 23 years old. They also stated in their Report that the toilet seat was not covered by the warranty because it was "Missing screws" they never asked me about any screws and that not even what's wrong with the seat the place where the screws would go is broken. Due to the way that they wrote up their "REPORT" so as to say that items would not be covered by my warranty, they want to bill me over $1,500 directly. This is strictly a con. my toilets are over 23 years old! How could I abuse the toilet basin? Additionally, as stated the area were the screws go on the other toilet is cracked and that is why the seat won't stay straight. They never asked me about any screws so as to deny my insurance claim due to missing parts! The screws are in the bathroom drawer. They are cons and intentionally wrote up their Report Diagnosis so that they could get more money from me. Good thing I called AHS and they are sending out a different company. I am sure that I won't get accused of abusing the toilet again! This company is THE ABSOLUTE WORSE! read more

I do not generally give bad reviews for companies and always try to give them the benefit of the doubt. However, my experience with this company warranted a negative review. This business was referred to us by our home warranty company. This business was almost an hour late for the initial evaluation and never showed up or even called for our first scheduled install date. I then had to call them to get a new install date on the calendar. Subsequently, on each of our two " scheduled" follow-up install dates they telephoned at or near their arrival time to say they did not even have our replacement parts. They also closed out the job at one point and reported it as finished, but had never returned following the initial evaluation date. They were very spotty with answering their phone and at times their voicemail was full. Additionally, they had a terrible track record for calling us back and following through with their promises. The job was never done and after about a month of waiting, I cancelled the work order myself through our home warranty company. My overall experience with this company was very frustrating and I would not recommend them. read more

Absolutely unprofessional. After 8 weeks of no hot water, their team coming out 6 times, never being able to make any progress, and their truly underwhelming ability to follow up to reschedule promptly, I had to call in a plea to get their most capable guys to finish the job. The individual on the phone was rude from the beginning. I told him how frustrated I was with the situation and updated him on my efforts to help create extra space for technicians (they needed an extra inch of clearance to get the tank out of a closet) he then proceeded to tell me "good job", hung up on me and would not answer my follow up call. If this machismo boy can't handle a little bit of feedback from a woman who just wants to have hot water again, then he has a rough road ahead of him. Would never recommend to anyone. read more

Excellent job!! Replaced 40 feet of broken sewer drain, part of which was under a deck!! They removed and replaced deck boards and did it at a very reasonable price. Five stars in my book!! read more

Don't use this company! They botched the work and had to come back many times, I had to hire a different plumber to get it right. They said I'd receive a permit for the hot water heater - it never arrived. I've called and left at least 5 messages with no return call. No one ever answers the phone. If you do use them, make sure you don't pay until everything is done correctly and your permit is in your hands. read more

I am extremely satisfied with a water heater job recently completed by Hill's General Plumbing Services. Our water heater broke down and our home warranty company assigned the work to Hill's General Plumbing Services. Their technicians diagnosed the issue relatively quickly and then installed a new water heater (to code) soon thereafter. Their customer service was excellent and they performed quality work. I would definitely consider using them again based on this experience. read more

You'd have better luck throwing your money in a dumpster fire than calling these people to "fix" anything. The first plumber they sent out to our home told us our laundry room drain pipe was damaged and needed to be replaced. Our home warranty asked them to use a camera to scope the pipe and take pictures before they would sign off on that. Hill's General scheduled 4 different appointments with us, and showed up without a camera each time. They also cancelled 2 of the appointments during the appointed window time after my wife and I had left work early to tell us they didn't have a camera. They eventually admitted to us that apparently no one at Hill's General Plumbing owns an actual camera and they would need to "rent one" which was causing the delay. Every time they sent someone out all they did was hook the water line up to the pipe and run it saying "the water blasted out the issue and it's fixed now." Despite me noting that the water backs up when the washing machine drains, and that more water runs out during of the washing machine than the water line. They assured me it didn't, and refused to stay the 5 minutes it took me to test the washing machine. Guess what, the water backup out of the pipe each and every time causing further damage to our home. On top of this, they kept closing the ticket with our home warranty saying the job was completed which caused further delays as we never heard from anyone. I've been told repeatedly that the "manager" is going to call me to help resolve my problems. It's been over a week and no "manager" has ever called me. I'm pretty sure there isn't one at this point. No one picks up the phone anymore when we call. This place is a complete scam and should be shut down permanently. read more