Call to have my septic pump out. The folks were on my property within two days. The AM truck scheduled had a mechanical issue, the awesome office staff was able to send a second truck over to finish the job. Job well done. read more

A++ Called up, had someone that could come out in a few days Super helpful dude came over Explained the situation Proposed a solution Got to work Finished up in an hour Really great service Could they do anything better? When trying to get an appointment I had to wait on the line for 5+min, but really wasn't a big deal read more

I want to thank Thrifty Rooter for having reasonable fees, and for providing excellent service. In particular I want to thank Zach. After having had a really bad experience with another plumbing company (you can find my review here on Yelp) I called Thrifty Rooter and Zach was able to do the job the owner of this other company couldn't do, for a fraction of the cost. I am talking about hundreds of dollars difference. Zach informed me right away that it would cost $140.00 to use the snake in an attempt to remove the blockage (versus $375 for the other company). He also informed me that if that didn't work, there would be another $70.00 charge to remove the toilet to find the clogged area, clear it and replace the toilet (versus over $800.00 for the other company) It took Zach over an hour of hard work. He spend quite a bit of time and energy using the auger in the toilet but it didn't clear it. He then took out the toilet and was able to remove some blockage. He replaced the toilet. He also found a clean-out vent outside the bathroom (the other company didn't), so he brought in a large machine with a much longer snake to clear the entire pipe all the way to the septic tank. It's clear that Zach cared about doing the best possible job in order to take care of this customer's needs. I really appreciate him and Thrifty Rooter's reasonable cost of doing the job for a fraction of what the other company was going to charge for the exact same job. Thank you Zach!! I highly recommend Thrifty Rooter. You can trust that they'll get the job done, will be up-front about their fees, won't scam and gauge you like some other company does. Do not hesitate to call and schedule jobs with this company. I will definitely use them in the future. read more

I have used Thrifty Rooter for years and they are prompt, reliable and friendly. No one wants plumbing issues but they make it as easy as possible and priced reasonably. read more

Our landlord had used Thrifty Rooter for years, and we have lived in the Barber neighborhood for 4 1/2 years. Every time we need to call, they are professional and fix the problem quickly. read more

This happened about a week ago, and I really thought this might need some attention. The Thrifty Rooter guys (two people) showed up on my doorstep NOT wearing masks, and I asked them to wear masks before coming into my residence. One person responded that he "has to now walk to his truck to get a mask." Good grief...there are nearly 3000 deaths a day in the US do to Covid, and I would think a business that enters people's homes would require their employees to wear masks. I get it, not everyone likes to wear masks, but we need to be careful in these days where Covid numbers are on the rise. Please inform your employees that masks are not optional when entering someone home or business, especially when your business is in and out of many homes and businesses on a daily basis. Thank you. read more

Hands down the best service and technicians for septic pumping. Stop calling around. This is the service you want. Prompt and affordable. They are locally owned and they won't overcharge you. I have used them multiple times now, and they earn the 5 star rating. Thank you Thrifty Rooter. read more

John and Nate from Thrifty Rooter........................Man! talk about service, professional people and commitment to what the customer needs, these people were as good as it gets, and more than that, they are local and knew the business property we we were having a problem with, because they had been there a few time before in the past. The job we thought was going to very expensive turned out to be half of what we anticipated because they showed us a smarter way to handle the problem. 06/29/18 Thank you John and Nate read more

This business is incompetent, full of excuses and not very polite. Called to schedule service, explained what was needed. Had to wait 4-5 days for appointment. On day of appointment they called from an "unknown number" wanting to show up at a different time than scheduled. I called back 5 minutes later and the tech no longer available. Moreover, the equipment needed for the job was not available (even though the needed equipment was explained when appointment made) meaning they could not accomplish anything on the appointment even if they came. There were numerous excuses about new staff and being short handed. Did not seem to care about inconvenience to home owner who waited all those days for appointment. read more

Had an appointment window of 1-3:30 and was told that he would call me when he was about done with the job before mine. I've been told that before and it never happens so when Will called me at 12:15 to say he was finishing up his job and would be to my place in about 20 minutes I was so surprised and impressed. Will and Al showed up about 20 minutes later as promised and greeted me with smiles. I showed them to the backyard and left them to do their job. I passed by the window just in time to see this giant teddybear of a man carefully moving my potted plant out of the way. Thanks Will! These guys were efficient, friendly and courteous. read more

Thrifty Rooter is great. Their employees are totally knowledge about a multitude of plumbing issues. This the second time we have used them over the last 10 years. They come right out and take care of your plumbing problem. I highly recommend them. read more

2 hours late and then spent 15 minutes to look and couldn't find . So they just left. Waste of time . Worst customer service

Thoroughly happy with the service we received! Called yesterday with urgent problem, they showed up this morning. Made the effort to work us in to their schedule. As our project required digging down three feet, it took a little more effort than normal. They also fixed a drainage issue, and added two extenders, so no more digging! Pleasant, professional and done by noon! Amazing. read more

Recently bought a house that was signed off from Thirty for septic inspection. They signed off on my loan, saying the level was not full and that inspection showed there was no problems. Three days after moving in we noticed there was water pouring from the ground. Come to find out that was my the septic tank that was buried. I called the people who helped sell me the house and they said it should have been noticed during the inspection. The dirt around the septic system had not been dug up any time recently to check the levels. I dug it up myself, to discover my septic was full to the rim! I called them and asked why they had signed off on a full tank, and they told me "We did the bare min. that the county requires". You signed off on it, yet its full ? I called them asking for them to make it right, maybe even a discount and they refused. If the loan company and the selling agent call you maybe you messed up ? Thanks for setting me up for a shi***y situation! read more

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I called Thrifty Rooter Monday morning (3/27/17) thinking my septic tank needed to be pumped out since all my bathrooms were backed-up. Thrifty showed up when they said they would and the two gentleman from Thrifty were courteous and knowledgeable. I told them the Septic tank was last pumped out in August of 2015, and they said it was unlikely that the tank was the problem. After an visual inspection of the tank and the clean-out fitting, they quickly found a clogged pipe that feeds the Septic tank. Using a high pressure hose they quickly and efficiently cleared the problem. They let me know they could not "feel" any roots invading the pipe, but if the problem returns I might need to have the pipe checked with a video scope. In the end they fixed the problem and were gone in less than an hour, and their fee was very reasonable. I strongly recommend Thrifty as your first call when you are having plumbing problems! read more

had an appt. on 7/13/20. kitchen sink backed up and recommended a new garbage disposal which they installed. they didn't have the equipment with them to snake the whole drain system, just partial. sink kept cloging up so i called them 35 days later and was told the 30 days were up to do a re-do, told the manager "tony" i was ill but he was so rude and told me i should have taken 5 mins out to call him, while i was sick. i will never do business with this co. again and will advise everyone in my community the same. no customer service!!!! read more

The water pipe in the back yard was broken, called in Thrifty Rooter and another plumbing company, the other company told me they'll have to reroute the whole pipe line and would cost $1500-$2000, when Thrifty Rooter came they said it would just cost $500 and no need to reroute the whole thing, they had it done in less than an hour and it was perfect! So glad I found them! read more

Called Thrifty Rooter to come out and install 2 new toilets. Zach showed up on time and did a great job. He was in and out in an hour. I plan to use these guys for any future plumbing projects read more

Have used Thrifty Rooter for years - septic tank work, plumbing issues and most recently replacing a water heater. The poor old water heater sprung a gas leak and the PG&E guy said it was too old to find parts. He shut it off and we were left on a Sunday afternoon with no hot water. Called John Lang first thing Monday morning and the new water heater was doing it's job by 2pm. Fast, thorough and so knowledgable. read more

Thrifty Rooter really went the extra mile for us. They put in a water line across the property and did an excellent job. When we needed help documenting some other work that was done by another contractor, they went out of their way to help us get the information that we needed. What awesome service! I highly recommend Thrifty Rooter for any plumbing, septic and water line needs! read more

We have an old house and the drains get backed up periodically. Used these guys twice and totally recommend them. Super easy to work with and very cool people. read more

Called home warrentee and they wanted us to wait, with no water, for a company from another town to come out on monday. Called Thrifty Rooter, friendly service, came out on a saturday and had the broken main fixed in under an hour. Resonable price for weekend service too. Thank you! read more

I absolutely love this place. If I have a problem, they come immediately. Just had them install a water heater in my house. Great business! read more

We had a minor clog in our toilet and called thrifty rooter. Not only did the plumber show up 2 hours late, but the job also took him a matter of 5 minutes. We were billed the next day for 90 dollars. There were no supplies costs and the job took five minutes. Very disappointed that we were charged this ridiculous price for a "full hour of labor". read more

SHADY!! I called on Thursday to have them clean a couple drains. The lady said they were booked solid for the day and scheduled me for Friday between 10-12. They said it would be $99 for both drains unless they found a bigger problem. I was clear about it being 2 drains and she was clear it would be $99. I work so I had a friend come over and wait and I left him $100. At 11:30 nobody had showed up yet and my friend had to leave soon so I called them. They said the plumber would be there soon. At 11:50 the plumber called saying he couldn't come because they had an emergency call they had to take care of. Irritating but understandable. I called to reschedule for the following day and was told because it was Saturday I would have to pay overtime rate which would be alot more money. My friend had just wasted 2 hours waiting for them and they didn't show now they wanted me to pay more. I chose to go thru the weekend without use of my kitchen or bathroom sinks and wait for Monday to pay the $99. I had to work during the week so I had my same friend come wait for them. This time they showed up. My friend called me saying the plumber was asking for $109 because of tax or something. I said I will call the office and see what the deal is. I spoke with the same lady that I have and she said he must have put a part in or something but would call him to see whats going on then call me back. She never called back. My friend called me about 20 minutes later and told me the plumber cleared the kitchen drain and I owed $109 and if I wanted bathroom drain cleared it would be another $35. I hung up and called the office and asked the Lady if she talked to her plumber. She said she had and that I owed the other $10 because he opened the p trap. (Takes less than 2 mins) and the service call is for one drain. I told her she told me on Thursday that $99 would cover both drains. She didn't deny it and repeated "The $99 service call is for the first drain other drains are additional" I told her to have her plumber take the $100 and get out of my house. He took the $100 and wrote $10 discount on the receipt. These people are SHADY and she is a LIAR. read more

We had a small leak from sprinkler pipe outside because the home builder did not install it correctly. I was able to get someone out that day (not even an emergency) and they were friendly and provided an explanation of what they recommended and options. The price matched what I was expecting for the work completed. read more

Thanks to Thrifty Rooter Chico!!!!!! Pinpointed a hot water leak under our slab and gained access in closet. Had to replace a 20 ft. Piece of rotten galvanized pipe by making only 2 small access holes in bath and laundry rooms. Attached a new pex pipe and pulled it thru without having to trench. 2 men all day fri. Then a 3rd till past 8 pm to get it done so that my family has water for the weekend. read more

My husband does property maintenance and can fix most anything, but we had a problem at our house he couldn't easily resolve. Thrifty Rooter came out promptly and got the job done at a reasonable price. I'm so pleased. Thank you Thrifty Rooter! read more

These folks have very poor customer service - they don't answer phone calls and don't give estimates. Expect a $400 bill for ANY work.

My husband and I are new to the Chico area, we had an emergency plumbing issue with our pool. Having only lived in our new home for a few weeks we didn't know where anything was. They guys with Thrifty plumber showed up within 15 minutes and got the water to our pool shut off before the entire backyard became a swamp! They showed us what to do and how to do it. THANKS GUYS!! read more

We were trying to fix a leaky faucet in the kitchen, when it began leaking out of the shut-off valve. I saw that Thrifty Rooter had 5 stars for reviews, so I chose them to come out. Clayton came out and tightened the cap we put on the angle valve and told us that if it keeps leaking after that, he would come out and fix it free. It did leak again, and as promised, he came out and after 4 trips to the hardware store, he fixed it. I was very pleased with the promptness, courtesy, and explaination of all that he was doing. He was friendly and very kind and extremely patient with the frustrating repair. Thank you, Clayton, and Thriftly Rooter. read more

Strange to even be writing a review for a company that never even showed up for the freaking appointment. Long story short, we bought a house, I made an appointment while we were still in escrow so the appointment was standing for about a month for a $4,000 job. 2 days before the appointment I hadn't heard from them to tell me what time they were coming. Spoke to the office and they said they would call me back. The next day I called back since they didn't. They still couldn't tell me what time they would be there. The day they were supposed to show up they never showed or called. The next day was Friday and I called at 8:45 to find out what was going on. The guy that I spoke to (John?) said that he and another guy were coming "this morning" to camera the line and show me what had to be done. Needless to say by 10:30 when they hadn't called or shown up I called another company who showed up by 1, did the work, explained everything to me as it was being done, and was extremely helpful. They were paid and gone by 3:30. And guess what??? Never did thrifty rooter show or call me. Amazing. Call Fletcher's. They may be a little more pricey but worth every penny and efficient!!! read more