We were in the middle of remodeling the powder room. My son helped to take the old toilet out, and…read morewas working on taking the sink out, when all of a sudden....WOOOSH!!!! Water was everywhere it seemed, and I panicked. I've never had to call a plumber for emergencies before, so this was challenging for me. Normally, I like taking my time to check companies out, seeing their reviews, and reading customer comments/complaints BEFORE deciding to hire anyone. But I was beyond desperate for help. I called another company initially, who SUPPOSEDLY had emergency/same day services, but was told by the receptionist that they wouldn't be able to get anyone out to my home until the following day, after keeping me waiting to hear (for hours ) whether anyone would be coming out here. Annoying.
The next day (after I shut the main water valve off, mopped up all water, taped a heavy duty clear trash bag around the leaking faucet, and ran a portable fan all night to dry the floors/walls out) the plumber arrived. Apparently when my home was first being built, there were some SIGNIFICANT shortcuts being taken (***well-known*** builder's employees foolishly believing I'd never think to remodel at some point, and actually discover these blatant shortcuts). Because of these significant shortcuts, the act of attempting to remove a simple pedestal sink (without issue) became an expensive issue.
The plumber from Company X (a review that I STILL need to write) eventually stopped the leaking. Or did he??? He spent more time in his truck, "looking for tools", than actually working to stop the leak (unless he was just trying to make sure that he had enough time pass, to get to 1 full hour, so he could charge the "minimum" fee?). He then returned, fiddled around for about 20 minutes, and was done. I paid a little over $200, but was glad to have the leaking stopped. Or so I thought.
About 20 minutes later, I noticed that the sink was STILL LEAKING from a poorly installed cutoff valve. Boy was I pissed. I called Company X right back, explained what was happening, and was told the plumber would return in the am. No such luck. No return phone call either. Companies like these SHOULD NOT be in business, NOR should they be FALSELY ADVERTISING emergency/after hours services. I then went onto Yelp's website, to check Company X's reviews. Boy do I feel like a clown. I see other folks had eerily similar experiences as I did with this company. Never again.
Frustrated, I did an internet search of "best plumbing companies in my area", and iPlumb popped up. I had never heard of them honestly, but decided to give a call. Angela was very pleasant, understood my concerns, and sent Mike right out (he drove 40 minutes just to get to my home...). Mike was pleasant, courteous (took his shoes off before entering), explained everything that was happening, and promptly FIXED my leak. Fixed as in, "I WISH a leak would try me", kind of fixed, lol .
I was as excited as my dog hearing the word "Greenies", and started asking Mike for an estimate to install both a new toilet and sink. Not only did he provide me with an estimate on the spot, but also gave me a 10% military discount off my total bill for the leak (which BEFORE DISCOUNT was just about the exact same price as Company X, done in HALF THE TIME). I knew then that iPlumb would be my "go-to" plumber from now on.
Great company. Great customer service. Great plumber in Mike. Great experience. I'd say my overall experience was pretty freaking great.