This review was posted yesterday and taken down after a request from the business owner who offered me a $250 discount to do so. I have decided to skip the discount and post my review as I feel taking the discount is being paid to keep quiet and not complain. I would rather keep my integrity intact by being honest about my experience so others don't make my mistake.
I hesitated to write this review as the person who did our repairs is a friend of the family (was). However, the prices quoted were exorbitant for what was done. All we requested was flappers to be replaced in two older toilets that were taking longer to fill when flushed. We also had a kitchen spray faucet that when shut off wouldn't stop spraying. Because it was under warranty, Moen had sent us a new one, but we needed it installed. Because my husband had recent surgery he couldn't get under the sink to attach and wasn't able to do the toilet repairs. As mentioned, we used a plumber we had used for years, however with a different company, and had no previous issues with service or prices.
We were given three options. The first was to replace all three toilets in the home (even though we only needed two fixed). The quote for three installed toilets was over $4,000. To replace the spray faucet we were quoted over $600.00.....we already had the replacement spray attachment so we didn't need a new faucet, just the spray attachment connected. When I questioned it, we were told to soak the old one in vinegar and see if that helped stop the spraying.The other option for the toilets was to repair them and that was to put in a new valve, flapper and supply hose. To do the first one was $477, to do the second, even though identical, was $385.00. The last option was to pay the service fee and do nothing. I should have taken that option but it's hard to say no to a family friend. In retrospect this family friend had no problem in overcharging.....it's a business. The repairs took a half hour....45 minutes tops and our bill was $959.00 for the two toilets including tax and service dispatch. I don't understand why two identical repairs (supply and install fill valve, flapper and supply hose) are charged $477 for one and $385 for the other.
This company was on our agenda to contact for a new furnace and water heater this summer but no longer. I also no longer feel comfortable dealing with this company after today's exchange with the owner. He continued to repeat was that we are paying for trained and qualified staff. When I asked him to give a breakdown on the hourly rate and cost of supplies, he told me that they don't do that. That means there is no transparency. As the conversation continued, he became fairly nasty and belligerent and questioned MY integrity in posting the review.
I have done many reviews on companies before and this is the first one star and bad review I have ever given.They say "buyer beware" for a reason. In the meantime, we still have a faucet where we can't use the spray part, but that's better than spending $600 to attach it. I've learned my lesson the hard way and had a sleepless night trying to decide whether to accept any kind of discount and keep quiet or tell it like it is. Even with a $250 discount a $700 bill for parts and labour is over the top for supplying and replacing a valve line, flapper and supply hose for two toilets.
While I thought about whether or not to accept the discount, I contacted three other 5 star plumbing companies and asked if they could give me a ballpark quote for the exact same service we had received and copied what had been done from our invoice. I heard back from two of them quite quickly. One gave me a ballpark of $400-450 including a service fee for coming out. The other quoted me $562.50 (breaking down parts and labour), including the service fee. These were more in line with what I had expected yesterday and I wish I had contacted them first. I cannot in good conscience recommend this company. There were a few other issues that happened that I have not mentioned at this point, but have run out of room :-( read more