Jen W.
12/10/2013 12:00:00 SA
Precision Sewers replaced our sewer lateral when we moved into our new home in July. We made an appointment with Patrick to perform a camera inspection and estimate for the work that needed to be done. He called the day of the appointment to let us know that he'd be a half hour late, but arrived punctually to that new time. Within a couple days, he sent us paperwork for his bid to replace the lateral, and we decided to go with him.
Booking his crew to replace the lateral proved to be more difficult. I e-mailed him to let him know we'd like to work with him, waited four days for a response, and wrote to him again. He wrote back the next day to say he'd contact me on Monday (two days later) to set up an appointment. I waited over a week, and he never contacted me, so I wrote to him again. He said he'd like to come perform the repair that Wednesday, and I confirmed that that would be fine. I asked him how long the repair would take, when he expected to arrive, and whether we should plan to be home, but he didn't respond.
On Wednesday, we weren't sure what to expect, or if Patrick was even coming, so we moved stuff around to free up that day, with only a brief errand to run in the afternoon. I had been disappointed with our communication so far, but I'd already paid him $75 for that initial inspection, and I'd signed a contract and returned it with my first e-mail, so I was committed.
Patrick's crew arrived in the morning (Patrick himself wasn't present). We were happy with the crew; they were friendly, efficient, and clear. We were especially pleased that they installed an access point for the sewer outside the house, so nobody will have to get into our tiny crawl space in the future. We hadn't discussed that before that day, and weren't charged extra for it, but it will make work on the sewer a lot more convenient in the future. As far as we know, the work was done quickly and well. Patrick called to tell us that he would handle the inspection with the city the next day and pick up the traffic cones the crew had left behind while he was there. It's been five months and we still have the cones. Hopefully, he just forgot them, but I should probably double-check and make sure the inspection happened.
I suspect that Patrick and his crew are good at their work and know that they're doing, but communication was slow and incomplete, which made the experience a somewhat frustrating/nervewracking one. It may have just been a particularly busy time, or maybe all Precision needs is an additional staff person to handle appointments and follow-ups, etc.