Best Businesses in San Jose, CA

I am very satisfied with the work that was done by this company on my home.  I needed the kitchen sink faucet replaced.  I called Emerson and texted him a copy of the existing faucet.  He arranged for a new one to be purchased and their employee showed up at the appointment time and removed the old faucet, installed the new one (which was of good quality), cleaned up and tested the new faucet.  A great job overall for a reasonable price!

I am so pleased with Nick's advice, resources and specific expertise. He answered my questions and I decided after checking his Contractor License with excellent references. Then he accepted pictures of the fixtures, before I purchased them. (So I send a 5 star review of the our collaboration in progress.)

Nick arrived on time (as planned days in advance) and the work was done as quoted. So here is a second 5 star review. Because I am so delighted. The work looks great. The shower safety grab bars are literally what the Doctor ordered.

I highly recommend Nick, the Ye Olde Contractor!

This plumbing company is AWESOME!  I had a MAJOR plumbing repair affecting at least 50 residents who were without hot water.  Simply Green showed up multiple times and thoroughly evaluated the issue, made a plan of attack and then sent in highly skilled technicians to repair it quickly.  Gary, Justin, John, Wilver, Mike and Jose Luis were TOP NOTCH! I will use this company again in a heartbeat! Thank you all, I cannot express how happy I am with the results and service we received.

Professional and friendly service

KVN Plumbing did a good job helping me replace my tub spout. Kevin responded to me within hours on a Sunday and serviced my tub spout the next day. He was professional, friendly, and helpful throughout the process. I would work with KVN Plumbing again

I needed to relocate our laundry and replace old leaking galvanized drain pipes. I determined that the best way to do both of these was to relocate the main cast iron drain line to underneath our basement floor.

I expected it to cost a lot and I wanted to get a few quotes. The first plumber insulted our house when he came out. He proposed a solution which was fairly expensive, but would have kept the pipe above the floor, which I felt was not a definitive solution. I didn't want him back in our house.

I called Johnny and he came out and really listened to what I needed. We traded ideas until we came up with a good solution. He shot me a number to relocate the line and some other work, which was less than I expected. He emailed me later: He thought more about it and could do it for less! I bailed on getting more quotes and went with Johnny.

I expected to be without plumbing for a week. He came out and got going, while I went to work. When I got back, everything was done except for the new concrete. My wife was home and he gave her status updates and kept the plumbing downtime to a minimum. He came out later and finished-up. The new system looks great and works great.

We've had him out since for three service calls unrelated to the first project. On the third one, the easy solution didn't work, but he quickly found the root cause. This meant more under-slab work. He very quickly shot me a price. He came out a couple of days later and was done well before I got home. As before, the cost was what he quoted.

We are extremely please with Johnny and have recommended him to others.

(review as written by my husband Eddie)

Very pleased with the service from this company.  They responded quickly, replaced our hot water heater and did an excellent, thorough, quick job.   Very pleasant to work with.  Highly recommend this company.

We had a kitchen sink draining issue on Saturday morning over the thanksgiving weekend. After some search and calls around Noon time, Nester from Gator plumbing came to us on the same day afternoon. He quickly fixed the issue and gave us a very reasonable price. We are super satisfied and highly recommended Gator and Nester!

I needed help to assemble a Lifetime 54 portable basketball hoop that I purchased from Amazon. Reading online howto's about the installation seemed time consuming and difficult. I messaged a few handymans on Yelp but decided to go with Tegene Handyman services due to fast responses, reviews and a reasonable price. Boy.. was I lucky to find someone like Abdu who helped with this. It took a few hours as expected and he was on time, professional and friendly. The hoop came out perfect and my son loves it! I will definitely reach out again to these guys for future projects.

We have used Art twice and he has been great both times. He is very responsive, very competent and willing to talk you through the likely reasons for the problems. I highly recommend Art.

Great Service, prompt to respond even on weekends. I will certainly be calling these guys back for future needs.

I had an old furnace replaced by Moe from Palo Alto Plumbing. He was very friendly and explained what he was doing clearly when he ran into unexpected issues with my apartment's really old setup. He seemed very knowledgeable and experienced in what he was doing and also avoided additional construction work.

I had a great experience working with this company, from scheduling the appointment to finally having a heater that works!

J Fisher was referred to me by another plumber. I ways very impressed with their response and their knowledge. Jim was sent to my house to replace some Kohler faucet parts. Jim was knowledgeable, and easy to deal with. I was quoted one hour and he was finished in exactly one hour. I highly recommend these guys - they are now go-plumbers!
John G.

Needed a plumber nearby Watsonville, to fix a leak from our washing machine. Called Henry's Plumbing from online google, Enrique told us Leo was coming first thing in the morning, was early, rooted out our whole line, but the leak continued on the next load, called Enrique at Henry's again, they came out the next morning early, analyzed the problem and fixed it with no further cost. They were courteous, efficient and  knowledgeable. I highly recommend Henry's Plumbing and will continue to call them for our plumbing needs. Lorraine Sandoval-Vigil

So, Juan came over today to fix the power, as both the living room and bathroom lights weren't working. He checked the breaker in my unit, then went to the main power outlet and flipped the breaker back on to fix my issue, then he showed me how to do it if something like this happened again. He explained that running the oven and computer at same time could flip the breaker off, and to be careful about using too many electrical devices at once. I thanked him and he was on his way to his next appointment. Professional, prompt service, would recommend and would definitely use their services again. Thank you, Juan/Pacific Coast Home Services!

Work was done fine.
Charges were a problem.
1. Charged for a helper $60 surprise
2. Charged for 2 hours total for 1 hours work,  they had to go to the store for a standard part (also brought back breakfast) ( took 1 hour)
3. Charged me with no mark-up for a $20part  - over $100

Vince is honest, professional and personable. Our water heater needed replacement and we called VIP plumbing based on yelp reviews. After reaching through yelp, Vince contacted us within one hour, came home same day for free assessment and provided estimate. During the conversations I found Vince very knowledgeable and had detailed information with water heaters different makes, models and pricing.  The very next day Vince replaced water heater within 3-3.30 hours efficiently whilst explaining/walking through water/gas connections and settings for the water heater.

I would definitely recommend Vince!

I just called them as I have a sewer issue and do not know anyone in Menlo Park.  A very helpful lady, Yanira gave me the number for the city, that I should call 1st!  If it turns out not to be a city issue then she provided 2 more names and numbers for other plumbers that do that kind of work!
That is what you call TOP CUSTOMER SERVICE!!  I will definitely be calling them back the next time I need services they provide!
Plumbing companies are a dime a dozen.  CUSTOMER SERVICE is what will get my business every time!

Canceled on us twice on very short notice. Very unprofessional. Sounds like they made appointments without even checking their plumbers availability.

Our water heater was leaking this past Monday, and got an appointment on Tuesday. Jerry and Titus came out and they were great. They prepped everything, lining the carpet up and down the stairs. Did I mention our water heater is on 3rd floor of townhouse. Our water heater was not easy to replace, taking it out proved to be difficult, and then when they were filling up the tank it was leaking due to crack in pipe leading into it. Jerry knew exactly what part was needed and replaced it. It took 8 hours to complete. Am sure this job is one they won't soon forget!

Benjamin Franklin plumbing sold us an on-demand water heater 7 years ago which recently started leaking.  We contacted that manufacturer of the unit who provided us with the new heat exchanger which was covered under warranty.  Unfortunately, labor was not included in the warranty coverage so we contacted BF plumbing to have a service person come to our house and replace the part.  Here is a summary of our experience:

I asked the person on the telephone if BF has experience servicing this make/model water heater and she responded, Oh yes absolutely!.  I then made an appointment to have a service person come out two working days later, between the hours of 8 AM - noon.

On the day of the appointment, having taken a day off work, nobody had arrived by noon so I called them and the person I spoke to told me that they had a scheduling error.  So much for the company that advertises itself as The Punctual Plumber.  To their credit, they apologized and told me they would have a technician out by 2:00 PM and the technician arrived shortly before 2:00.  I thought that everything would be back on track, but this was when things got ugly....

The technician told me that the unit was installed incorrectly and offered to fix everything for me.  When I told him that the unit had been installed by Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, he told me that the company was under different ownership previously and that they were not responsible for what the company had done when it was under prior ownership.  Even if that was a true statement, I would think that a company with an ounce of integrity would stand behind an installation that has their name attached to it.  When I told him that I only wanted the leaking part fixed, he hum-hawed around, telling me how difficult it would be to repair, and then stated that he thinks someone back at the shop knows something about these units but that it is too difficult to fix while is it hanging on the wall and would need to be completely disconnected and taken back to the shop (not true according to the manufacturer of the unit).

He then told me he could get me hot water the same day be installing a new unit at a discounted price of FOUR-THOUSAND-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!!!!  We paid 3,500 for the original unit which had included all of the conversion costs to switch to a tankless water heater.

I sent him away (thankfully he did not charge for the service visit...he was clearly embarrassed) and referring to the instructions that came with the replacement heat exchanger, successfully changed out the part myself, having had no prior experience, and without removing it from the wall, in about four hours simply by carefully following the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the unit.

Pretty sad when a company misrepresents its experience, arrives late, does not stand behind its prior installation and tries to take advantage of the situation by selling us an even more expensive unit.  Also pretty sad that they are unable to service a unit that they sold us.  On the positive side though, if the dang thing ever leaks again, I will know how to fix it myself (it really wasn't that difficult).

I gave them one star only because zero stars is not an option.....