My brother and I own our late parents' home where we grew up in. It is an older home.
We rent this home out and, as the years go by, problems happen and we take care of them with our general handyman I found here on Yelp!
Well the worst problem occurred the very beginning of April 2011. Our renters, very friendly and reliable folks, told us of low-to-no water pressure problems and no hot water. Previously we had hot water problems & replaced the water heater.
This time, we knew, it was worse. We had other plumbers come out to assess the extent, as well as I was working with an Inspector but from another county. Just personal expertise opinion. They explained how to check the water pressure on our own, about pressure release valves, and more. A couple of assessments were worst-case scenarios: ripping apart the asphalt and concrete to replace old galvanized pipes with copper pipes and massive replacement of pipelines within the house, including tearing off walls. This was a bad time for such an expense. As a result of current economic times, my brother has been out of work for 9 months and other bills and children's college tuition were piling up. We were forewarned of costs in the thou$and$. Even 5 figure$ in dollar$.
I did my research and interviewed about 4 contractors. One of these contractors did not do asphalt/pavement work and referred me to Yehia of Alansi's Plumbing.
When my nephew and a maintenance friend of mine interviewed Yehia, we looked at one another and nodded. And later agreed he really knew his business. He was so knowledgeable when he assessed and explained the problems. He said the galvanized street lines eventually need to be changed, but not right away. His solution would help give us that extra time. And the cost for breaking the asphalt and pavement, and replacing those pipelines was quoted VERY REASONABLE. Being my brother was still trying to recoup from being unemployed, we decided to go with Yehia for the internal repairs. And probably deal with the outside part next year going with Yehia,
The inside work did require re-routing and replacement of branch pipe lines, pipes from the lower level to the upstairs level, redoing some of the bathroom plumbing and fixtures. Including behind-the-shower pipes and the fixtures, vanity removal with sheet rock removed to replace line pipes, even the toilet with it's lines moved from the wall to the floor. Even the kitchen had issues. We thought that was going to be a major financial headache & inconvenience to our wonderful tenants.
When Yehia gave us his bid proposal amount, I was floored. In a happy way. His quote was VERY REASONABLE. His worst case cost was only $300 more.
Yehia said it would take one to 1-1/2 days. I thought it would take a week!! I jumped on signing the acceptance agreement, no hesitation at all. He and his crew came 9am and actually stayed until nearly 9pm just to finish the job. And the renters were happy about that too. Yehia's repair time, for the most part, were during working hours when nobody was home. So the folks would not have to be all that further inconvenienced with water and bathroom access problems.
Everything works fine now. Normal water pressure throughout the house. And hot water is back. Everyone was happy with the results. The renters and both my brother and myself. And Yehia cut exposed wall carefully and inserted back w/touch up. Really blends in and no post-work painting even necessary. And no tile work required in the tub area, as a new fixture with larger base plate was used. He even replaced the shower head at no extra cost.
And Yehia charged us the low end cost of his estimate!! He also did small things not on his job work order. He even fixed this door issue the renter pointed out, something totally unrelated. And is currently researching the water heater with the manufacturer based on model and serial number. And Yehia warranties his work.
Yehia (Alansi's Plumbing) has well-earned their high Yelp! ratings. I can attest to that, as expressed in this blog.
Not only is Yehia so experienced and knowledgeable in his line of work, he is very professional and personable to work with. He is really a very HONEST and FRIENDLY guy. I told Yehia that my brother and I contemplated about selling the house we grew up in because of potential costs for ongoing repairs which continue to escalate. On a personal level, Yehia convinced us never to sell SF property. Just keep up with the repairs and find the right contractors. The costs are not as all that bad as we think.
Yehia was right. And we found the right plumbing contractor in Alansi's Plumbing. I truly highly recommended this company for plumbing needs. And when it comes to related asphalt and pavement work, he's the go-to guy for that too. Yehia gave us a major sense of relief and peace. Our late parents would be proud and thankful to Yehia. He's our plumber from here on.
A well-deserved high 5-star Yelp! rating to Alansi's Plumbing.