Carrie G.
04/10/2018 12:00:00 SA
We were very disappointed in the service we received. Our tub was leaking from the drain and the information my husband received is that the estimate was free.
My husband had already cut away the ceiling and structure to allow full access to the bottom of the tub. The tech arrived, checked the tub, went to the basement and checked the drain side. Went to his truck and returned a few minutes later with an quote of over $700 to replace a drain!! When my husband questioned the quote, the tech back peddled with, well it could be $350, but I have to account for issues I might run into. My husband expressed we could practically replace the tub for $700. The tech kept giving him the run around and finally my husband said I am not going to pay even $350 to replace a drain. The tech presented my husband with a $94 bill for his 15 minutes on site, so much for a free estimate - truck charge or not that seemed high for the amount of time on site.
My husband researched on YouTube and ending up making the repair in about 40 minutes, and with the special drain removal tool, it costs about $50 in parts.
After multiple unanswered calls to the manager, my husband went to the office to speak to him in person and he did not feel that manager handled the situation well and he defended the grossly over estimated quote. What were the chances that if it did actually cost less that they would have charged less. And what if this was an elderly person on much more limited budget that they took advantage of.
I work for a reputable service business in the area, and we have parameters in place to prevent our techs from padding jobs, and we were very disappointed that this manager did not take the matter seriously.