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So grateful to have found this company! Adam came to my salon last minute on a Friday night for what I thought would be an easy light fixture installation. Because it is an old Victorian house, it turned into a project. He was incredibly professional and knowledgeable and was able to troubleshoot what someone had previously done in order to re wire the whole fixture and the switches that had been done improperly. He even stayed late to help my coworker with the lights in her stations. Very impressed and will definitely use them again!
Monterey, CA 93940
Electrician
In the financial sector we say past performance is not indicative of future earnings.
Sadly, this is the case for Bellows Plumbing as well. I have not received any of the aforementioned plumbers recently. In years past they were my go to plumbers. As an out of town landlord it is impearative that the contractors I use are efficient, timely and competent.
Last September, I had a dishwasher installed, replacing a broken one. A kitchen sink leak fixed, a toilet caulked that hadn't been on the original install(by Bellow's as well) and a leak check in a shower and a garden hose re-attached that hadn't been after my entire house was re-piped.(Bellow's) The original bill I received was about $750. Considering the plumber had been to the house for 3 hours and left twice for parts, it seemed really high.For comparison, my husband is a trauma doctor in a local hospital and he doesn't come close to making that much per hour. I called Jason in their office who adjusted the bill to reflect a more competitive rate and thought of it as a one time glitch.
My new dishwasher stopped working so I called GE and they came out only to tell me that the dishwasher was installled improperly, apparently there was no air gap installed due to a lack of a pre-drilled hole on the left side of the sink, there is one on the right and there isn't a garbage disposal. Not totally uncommon, the most reasonable adjustment is found on google, you simply install a longer piece of tubing, tack it to the underside of the sink, thereby forcing the water to be pumped UP and OUT and not simply just RUSH out before the dishes are clean. It really didn't seem like a big deal to fix? I called the Bellow's office and explained that while I had paid them to install the dishwasher, according to GE it wasn't done correctly so I gave Bellow's the GE tech's name and number, the summer renter's name and number. I even went as far as suggesting that the plumber call the GE tech BEFORE going to the house so he would have what he needed. Then as an after thought I mentioned, please put an extra shower head on the truck, the tenant mentioned a problem with the existing head and while I can replace it myself I'm two hours away. I hadn't noticed a problem with the shower head three days before, but things happen. This whole conversation took place at 9am.
At ten minutes to three the plumber who was sent to my house called. He had replaced the shower head and THEN CALLED the GE tech. He said he now knew what to do after talking to the tech, but alas, he hadn't really looked at the dishwasher in his time at the house, he needed access again and the guy there for his summer vacation seemed like he wanted to leave....I can't imagine that a person paying to stay at a beach house wouldn't want to hang out for a day waiting on a plumber, crazy right? So two attempts by the same plumber to do it right... I'm trying to envision my husband telling his patient, hey, they say the third time's a charm, I think I know how to keep you asleep and wake you up, want to try this one more time?....No way? You'd go with a second opinion too?
Sadly, this is the case for Bellows Plumbing as well. I have not received any of the aforementioned plumbers recently. In years past they were my go to plumbers. As an out of town landlord it is impearative that the contractors I use are efficient, timely and competent.
Last September, I had a dishwasher installed, replacing a broken one. A kitchen sink leak fixed, a toilet caulked that hadn't been on the original install(by Bellow's as well) and a leak check in a shower and a garden hose re-attached that hadn't been after my entire house was re-piped.(Bellow's) The original bill I received was about $750. Considering the plumber had been to the house for 3 hours and left twice for parts, it seemed really high.For comparison, my husband is a trauma doctor in a local hospital and he doesn't come close to making that much per hour. I called Jason in their office who adjusted the bill to reflect a more competitive rate and thought of it as a one time glitch.
My new dishwasher stopped working so I called GE and they came out only to tell me that the dishwasher was installled improperly, apparently there was no air gap installed due to a lack of a pre-drilled hole on the left side of the sink, there is one on the right and there isn't a garbage disposal. Not totally uncommon, the most reasonable adjustment is found on google, you simply install a longer piece of tubing, tack it to the underside of the sink, thereby forcing the water to be pumped UP and OUT and not simply just RUSH out before the dishes are clean. It really didn't seem like a big deal to fix? I called the Bellow's office and explained that while I had paid them to install the dishwasher, according to GE it wasn't done correctly so I gave Bellow's the GE tech's name and number, the summer renter's name and number. I even went as far as suggesting that the plumber call the GE tech BEFORE going to the house so he would have what he needed. Then as an after thought I mentioned, please put an extra shower head on the truck, the tenant mentioned a problem with the existing head and while I can replace it myself I'm two hours away. I hadn't noticed a problem with the shower head three days before, but things happen. This whole conversation took place at 9am.
At ten minutes to three the plumber who was sent to my house called. He had replaced the shower head and THEN CALLED the GE tech. He said he now knew what to do after talking to the tech, but alas, he hadn't really looked at the dishwasher in his time at the house, he needed access again and the guy there for his summer vacation seemed like he wanted to leave....I can't imagine that a person paying to stay at a beach house wouldn't want to hang out for a day waiting on a plumber, crazy right? So two attempts by the same plumber to do it right... I'm trying to envision my husband telling his patient, hey, they say the third time's a charm, I think I know how to keep you asleep and wake you up, want to try this one more time?....No way? You'd go with a second opinion too?
2652 Research Park Dr, Soquel, CA 95073
Electrician
Sam and his team at Hi-Tech AV did a good job installing a complete home theatre system with 5.1 in ceiling speakers, in ceiling projector mount and an audio rack. I found him knowledgeable as he could provide good guidance on different equipment options along with each of their pros and cons. The price for most of his equipment suggestions were usually high because they were all of high end, high quality grade, but after installation and using system, we're really enjoying it and feel it was really worth it for the home theater experience.
1975 Hamilton Ave, Ste 1, San Jose, CA 95125