The Plumbers at Collet & Ano - Stay Away!…read more
We started to have an issue with a strong smell coming from a toilet area. So, we began a search in the Antioch area for a great plumber.
We went thru an Internet search and found Colett & Ano Plumbers in Antioch. So, impressed by their 5-star reviews (who wrote them?) and that they were veterans, I called and set an appointment to have them come and look at the toilet.
One plumber came and my wife had ACTUALLY to stop him at the door, as he showed no inclination to take off his boots or put on water-proof booties. STRIKE #1 (not professional). It was concluded that the toilet needed a new wax ring (actually needed to double packed (two) wax rings), which he did and then left. Well, later that afternoon, I went and checked on the toilet area and there was water everywhere on the floor! I immediately called the office and talked to a manger/owner and he said he didn't have anyone available to come over because they had a bigger job in town.
STRIKE #2 (Small customers come ...second). So, they called back and we set a time for them to come in at 9:00 the next morning. I turned off the water to the toilet because a small, but, steady stream of water was dripping and spraying and covering the floor and then wiped up the water. Well, the next morning, they called at 9:30 saying someone was on the way and was about :30-:45 minutes away.
STRIKE #3 (Not on-time and didn't respect our time). As I looked at the toilet before they arrived, I noticed that the previous plumber had cracked a tile right behind the toilet (my wife noticed it, too), which I mentioned to the TWO plumbers who showed up to fix the leaking-water-issue.
STRIKE #4 (they are going to fix the tile, right?) AGAIN, my wife had to stop them from walking thru the house with their boots on. STRIKE #5.... (I have never had ANYONE who was providing service to any of the homes I have owned to not take off their shoes or put booties on before entering the home). So, they came up and looked at the toilet and saw that somewhere during the process of the FIRST plumber "fixing the problem", the screw-gaskets that connected the water tank to the toilet bowl had become loosened and water was leaking and spraying everywhere. (How did the first plumper not see this?) So, they re-tightened them and packed up their single screw-driver. I also reminded them about the cracked tile and wanted to hear from their manager as to how he was going to fix that.
STRIKE #6. So, they left and we NEVER heard back from them until we got a copy of the bill. No "courtesy call to check an see if we were happy with the work and to address the cracked tile". On the bill, the manager implied that the tile was ALREADY cracked and that he was going to believe his "valued and trusted" employee's story and not fix the tile. In turn, he insulted me and my wife and implied that "...that was that...case closed" (Basically, trying to blow us off. How VERY professional) .
DOUBLE STRIKE #7. We are senior citizens and on fixed incomes and the fact that the management of this company was not willing to side with a NEW customer and offer to fix the issue was pathetic and totally un-professional. STRIKE #8. On top of all of this, after it happened, the original issue of the strong smell in the toilet has NOT gone away. Yes, you read that right, the smell is still there....and we are out $150.00.
So, a word to the wise: DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE should you call and hire these un-professionals at Collet & Ano in Antioch because with them, the "customer is not right"....the customer is someone to take advantage of.
I ESPECIALLY caution Senior Citizens or hard working people to NOT give these people your money and your business.... they don't back-up their work and only want your money. STAY AWAY, STAY AWAY, STAY AWAY ... from Collett & Ano Plumbing.
In the end, they never fixed the problem, we still have a smelly toilet we need to have to fix, we are out $150.00 (a lot of money to a senior citizen) and they left us with a cracked tile behind the toilet. What true un-professionals....