The Plumber's Handyman

We've used John for most of our basic plumbing tasks for a few years now. He is always reliable, knowledgeable, and affordable. There are few, if any, plumbing jobs he can't do.
He is local, which makes it convenient for us since he's just minutes away.
We will continue to use him in the future and recommend him to anyone looking for plumbing and handyman tasks.

John is by far the best plumber I know! He's knowledgeable, professional, detail-oriented and courteous, and his work is always of top quality. 5 years ago he installed my water filtration system and replaced my kitchen faucet; today they still work like new. Recently he did an excellent job replacing a bunch of 16-yr-old cartridges for Hansgrohe faucets and showers for me. Due to the handles' old age (and possibly inexperience of the contractor who installed them) some of the handles were already fused to the old cartridges and were extremely difficult to take apart. John figured out workable solutions, helped me find the parts, fixed them in a timely manner, and showed me how to prevent the same problem from happening again in the future! If you need a proficient and honest plumber/handyman then I strongly recommend Mr. John Wakefield!

John is friendly, professional, responsive and trustworthy. He responded right away and we were able to schedule an appointment to replace a faucet and toilet. He helped us pick up the plumbing supplies needed. He worked efficiently and cleaned up everything when done. His rates are very reasonable and he's explained what he did and what to expect. Thanks!

John came over and fixed the leak under my kitchen sink. I located John on my iPhone Map App. I'm in Campbell so I chose him since he is located in Campbell and his rates are very reasonable! I highly recommend John if you have a plumbing problem!

John was absolutely great. He installed two toilets and got my sinks draining better while he was at it. He is really nice and his pricing is extremely reasonable. I'll definitely be calling him for future projects.

John did a fantastic job installing 4 waterfall faucets in my bathrooms.  He also did a great job installing a trim kit for my shower stall.  He does meticulous work, pays attention to detail and was on time for our appointment.  His prices are more than reasonable.   I will definitely be calling John again for any of my plumbing needs.

John Wakefield saved the day!  The entire innards of my toilet tank disintegrated, practically overnight.  John replaced everything, including the inlet valve.  (I thought it might take a re-pipe (very costly), but John rebuilt my toilet in an hour. The tank now fills in 30 seconds, instead of 3 minutes! He is pleasant, honest, respectful, and very detail oriented.  I know that no one will see his work on the inside of my toilet tank, but, trust me, it's beautiful!

Perfect help when I needed it the most! I had one day to get all the faucets replaced in a home I was listing for sale.
He was there on time and worked late to get it done. I was very happy with the work and the price.
Should you need plumbing help give him a call!!

John stated to me that he prices his work for Seniors needing help.  I hypothesize this is the reason he does not have more yelp reviews on file.  I agree it is a poor reason given that everyone, not only Seniors, needs help living in expensive Silicon Valley.  But my formal education was pre-internet and one of the amazing things I learned on my recent month-long vacation in British Colombia is that some of the friendliest people in North America do not agree with using Yelp  to blackmail.  

John has come to my condo  twice in the past three years.  He is polite, honest, and hardworking in business for himself.   He installed faucets, hooked up a new icemaker inside this time and capped off leaks in my patio during the drought last time.

John also said he has plenty of work.  I pay by personal check.

John responded to my phone call within minutes (on a Saturday!) and came over a half-hour later to install a toilet float which (just barely, but completely) exceeded my own ability. He was pleasant, efficient and competent. His charges were more than fair. His card goes up on our special people for repairs bulletin board.
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I called The Plumber's Handyman to help me fix a cracked terrazzo shower pan, and they turned down the job because the work it would require (tile, etc) was out of their area of expertise. Instead, they recommended we hire a general contractor.

I wanted to write a good review for them because I think a lot of handymen would have said they could do the job because they wanted the work, and those other guys would have left me with a botched or half-finished job when it turned out to be beyond them.

I will definitely call The Plumber's Handyman with other jobs in the future.

John was very good.  Fixed our problem and we will call him again if we have any  plumbing issues in the future.

Very quickly got John on the line, and was able to resolve the issue per his recommendations.   John is very knowledgeable, attentive and straightforward in explaining all the rates and his availability.

We've had John here on two separate occasions. He'd likely be the first one we call if we need anything. We highly recommend him. He's fixed faucets, doors, toilets. If he can't fix it, he'll let you know.

John came out to repair a broken drainage pipe under our sink, and although the job was more involved than originally thought, he did a thorough, meticulous job for a very reasonable price. He was polite, honest, prompt, communicative and I would call him again for any plumbing needs. Highly recommend him!

John is an honest, hardworking guy who can be depended on to get the job done right. Our toilet was leaking from its base due to the wax ring leaking and then having the steel ring corrode away. This ended up being a lot more than we had originally anticipated and involved needing to go to Home Depot twice, but John persevered and made sure we had a working toilet by the time he left. It's been working well for the past 2 months now.

John charges a reasonable rate and guarantees his work for 1 year.

John came over within an hour to fix a leaking kitchen faucet, and replaced the whole thing very quickly, with very reasonable rates.  He is honest, professional, and courteous.  Highly recommended, and will definitely be my first contact for any plumbing or general handyman work in the future.

We've used John several times now and have been happy with his ability to improvise fixing and installing shelving, curtains and repairing shower doors, not to mention installing new faucets in previous visits.  We appreciate his honesty and forthcoming when a job is NOT within his scope of expertise.  We'll continue to use him in the future for other projects that arise.

I called John about 2 months back to remove a pedestal sink and replace with a new vanity and plumbing. John came out on time and did a very good job including having to deal with some unique plumbing angles. I have also had him out more recently to replace our kitchen faucet with a new one and he did a great job. John is careful and does really good work. I would recommend him for not only plumbing but other house repair work.

I had a drain leak under the kitchen sink that another plumber wanted $650 to repair for an estimated 3 hr job.  Thats over $200/hr so i hired John through yelp based on yelp reviews. John was very professional did exactly what the licensed plumber recommended but he came in at a much more reasonable rate.  Definitely give John a call if you have plumbing issues.  He does excellent work and I would definitely use him again for future plumbing needs.  Thanks John for your service.

John did an excellent job! He is friendly, efficient, and reasonable. I would highly recommend him.

This review is really way over due. I should have done this long time ago
I believe John knows all around our house by now. He has been giving us a lots of great services around our home for the last 6 months to one year  so far.
I started to contact John about 6 months ago when we had a problem in our kitchen sink and Garbage disposal  that haven't been working for a very long time.

John come on time and checked the issue and explained to me how he work and how he will bill me, he get paid by the hours and the trip he will spend going to do the purchase for you if the work requires new piece from Home Depot. He finished the job at the time but then the next day I found out that there was a leek under the sink and I call him again and he showed up and checked it out and realize that while he was working there a pipe cracked which caused the leek, he then fix it without charge and to me that make sense.
I was very satisfied with John's work in my house  so every since each times we have an issue in the house I now know who to call and he has been doing bathtub fixture who has been broken for more than 10 years from raising my kids to a bathroom wall trim from a leek in the bath room and needed to be changed.
Finally for months I have been wanting a larger fridge but I don't have enough space for large fridge under  the cabinet so I decided to call John and have him take a look at it and how he can help me to make the space, we talked on the phone and he decided to come without charge to check my situation and realized that he couldn't offer me the service it was more than he can handle but then John helped me to find someone who could perform the job, he was doing the calls for me and we found the right person to do the job and I am now waiting for this work to be done in a few days and I will have my chef collection refrigerator and the review for that will be on the way.

Do I recommend John ? Yes Yes
I really like John,  he is very easy to get along, easy to talk too, honest  and respectful as well
I don't think he is cheap but his price is very  reasonable  I think and he get the job done so for now as long as we are in the area we will be using John as our handyman

Thank you John for serving us

John was good and very honest .. he helped replace our leaking shower knob with a new one including going to Home Depot and getting the part all done within an hour. Happy with the service.

John is friendly and explains everything he is doing.  His prices are very reasonable and we are so happy with him that we will call him any time we have a plumbing issue, and gladly recommend him to all our friends.

Needed help installing the plumbing for my new vanity top. John arrived early and did a great job. He was efficient and clean. And the price was beyond reasonable. John is our go to guy for all our plumbing needs.

Left a phone message to John this early morning for toilet water tank problem, he returned my phone less than 30 minutes. John gave me his pricing in details and showed up in the afternoon as promised. After his diagnosis , he went to Home Depot for the right part, the problem was fixed right away, and the fee is very reasonable. John is a very skillful with good experience and honest man. I will keep him on list whenever I need any plumbing services. Also, I definitely will recommend him all my relatives and friends for his super quality service. Thank you, John!

John is FANTASTIC!  Communication is great and he's very professional.  We had a pin hole in our copper line going to the water heater.  He was the first to respond back and scheduled an appointment immediately.  Great guy and very fair.  Definitely will use him for any future plumbing issues. Thank you

John is legit. Honest, prompt and knowledgeable. He is my go-to for any plumbing needs. He doesn't do clogged piping (call a rooter company for that), but is exceptional at everything else.

John took the time to talk me through a basic repair over the phone. That didn't work so he fit me into his schedule that day. He was prompt on arrival, fixed my bathroom leak and his charge was very reasonable. Highly recommended!

John provided honest feedback with reasonable rate. My husband and I have a good impression of his feedback. We will for sure contact him for future handyman project!

Yes, I used John again, this time to paint my crown moulding. He did a great job. He cleaned up after himself and he repaied a spot that wasn't right. He has a nail gun so he offered to hang more and some base boards too.

He also came on last minute notice to help me with this before my party. I would call him again.

Barbara

John was on time, professional and did good work for us.  We had an urgent water leak issue at the water meter.  We called a few plumbers and handy men, they were either too busy or wanted to charge us an arm and leg for some basic plumbing work.   We finally found John via Yelp, he returned our call right away.  

He arrived promptly with appropriate tools, and was able to assess the issue quickly.   He did a good job fixing the pipe, removed some roots, and gave the pipe a good angel to help alleviate some future pressure that may come from a nearby tree.  Since he was already there, we asked if he could help take a look at our broken sprinkler system.  He fixed those for us too.  I would definitely recommend him not only because he is a honest guy with a great attitude, but also he does excellent plumbing work.  And the price is very reasonable.  I would call him again.

John did replace my kitchen faucet today. He is very responsible, easy to contact with. He is organized and got the job done neatly. He also helped me with small fence fix.  I will definitely call him later for any plumbing or handyman job.

John is a great guy. Hard working and knows his stuff. He fixed my difficult to work on sink to wall drain pipe that had disintegrated. I had expected to pay much more.

Look no further...John is your guy.  Fast, efficient, polite and most importantly HONEST! Our toilet was backed up and he came right over to take care of it.  Unfortunately, our problem was quite complicated and although he was qualified to fix it he referred us to another business to save us money.  Who would do that????  Only an honest and trustworthy businessman.  I wish I had other things for him to do.  Whatever your problem, give him a call.  He deserves your business.

John is a great man. I have a problem with a shower head and it only outputs hot water (no cold). Reviewed his online comments and decided to give him a call. Unfortunately, his schedule is so tight and he can't fit me in in two weeks so I decided to give other company a try. They came and give me three options. The cheapest is to change cartridge at around $500 and they can't guarantee it will fix the problem. The next choice to poke holes into my wall and fix the valve problem they believe so much it's the root cause. The cost of the second option is $2700. They didn't stop here and gave me a third option at a cost of $3500. I simply chickened out and let these guy go. I called John a second time and asked him how much he would charge for changing the cartridge (I take gamble that it is the problem). John said it's going to be $70 labor plus parts and travel to shop for the right part. The only problem is that I have to wait for two weeks as he's completely booked. Luckily I have a backup shower so time is on my side.On the day before the service day John called me and informed that he is due to come tomorrow at 11. Right on time he showed up on the door next day. He fixed not only my immediate issue but also at request of mine changed my shower head for two bath rooms with very little add-ons. In the end, I'm paying half what I would have paid others to fix my problem yet exempt from the phycological fear something even bigger happening to the house.
I immediately made a second appointment with John to come to my house and fix a few other small issues. You can't get a better man for your service if you are lucky to book him in time.

This is a great plumber! John responded right away. This is a plumber who knows what he's doing. He fixed the problem right away. John is polite and courteous. He does not over-charge. In fact, after I wrote a check, I asked him about another issue (an afterthought) which he also fixed immediately. I offered to pay him more money and he refused. I definitely recommend The Plumbers Handyman- John!!

John did an excellent plumbing repair job for us.  He gave us and estimate and explained what needed to be done. He arrived on-time and finished the job. I would definitely recommend him.  I will use him again in the near future.

John did an incredible job on the crown moulding in my home.  In addition requested some last minute touch up paint work and it looked flawless! Highly recommend.  Now I am spoiled!

John has done an excellent plumbing work. I called him during the Memorial weekend, and while he was very busy he did make time for our urgent plumbing problem. He gave an approx quote upfront and explained it well. He arrived promptly and finished the job quickly and cleaned up after. I would definitely recommend him.

John has performed several jobs for us, including plumbing repairs, installing a closet system and fixing our broken pocket doors. Plumbing is his specialty but he was willing to tackle the other jobs as well and did great work. He is punctual, polite and very reasonably priced. I would highly recommend him.

John was friendly and courteous on the phone. He arrived clean, prepared, on time (!) and completed the job in the time-frame we anticipated. He mentioned he has experience in woodworking and does other handyman jobs as well. I would definitely call John again for both small and large jobs.