Best Businesses in Washington, DC

Yelp and other similar sites have always been our primary source when selecting home service firms, as we appreciate the feedback/reviews and have rarely been disappointed - our recent experience with W.A. Wagner & Sons was no exception. The company responded promptly to our call and was very courteous. The licensed professional (Chris, with over 30 years of experience) arrived on time and took great care to examine all possible sources of the primary problem and even fixed a few minor issues during his visit.  Our recent experience with W.A. Wagner & Sons was our introduction to the company and we were pleased to find the level of quality service, reasonable price and prompt response which has characterized its positive reviews from other customers.  It's not hard to understand why the multi-generational firm, which has been in business for over 100 years, consistently earns top ratings (for price/service) from Checkbook Magazine and many other independent sites.  It is without hesitation we recommend W.A. Wagner & Sons to others and happily add our own positive feedback (on both price and quality) to the already published outstanding reviews!

Big shout out to Dan and Mark for allowing me to check one item of my Honey Dew List! I looked up Plumbers on Friday and received multiple quotes. Ultimately Dan's responsiveness and clarifying questions to fully understand the job at hand, made me comfortable to move ahead with the scheduled appointment on Monday.

Mark, the plumber who arrived to perform the job, came earlier than expected, which I had no problem. He came to the door with his mask on, and I met him at the rear of my house. I previously cleaned out the cabinet so Mark could have the best, as possible, area to work with.

My original faucet came with the house when I bought it. Between my kids and wife's need to turn the faucet on at full blast each time of use, water was leaking below causing rust and corrosion on the connections. Mark, said, This is going to be difficult. He walked out to his truck, came back to saw off the original faucet, and the new faucet was on in what felt like 15 minutes.

Mark informed me the hand soap dispenser that came with my faucet could not be out on because my dishwasher is taking up the last hole on my sink. No worries, we didn't use it anyways. I won't be getting a new dishwasher until the kitchen is funny renovated.

Dan and Mark will be the first ones I call for the next project.

So glad we hired James to re-rout the plumbing in our bathroom. My husband and I are remodeling one of our bathrooms, and things have gone smoothly but slowly. The new tub/shower and vanity/sink necessitated the re-routing of the plumbing though.
James looked it over, gave an estimate and we set a date. He is professional, experienced, and conscientious, and his rates are reasonable.  Good decision to hire James to do this part of the project.
007 Handyman and Construction will be the first professional we call for help with our next project. Thank you James!

Quick response! Arrived the next day and solved my issue super fast!! Will DEFINITELY use them again!

Steve and his brother Ricky are life savers.  I never want to call Steve - who wants to call a plumber?  -- but when you do need him he responds, shows up more or less (and better than most contractors) when he says he will, does the job and does it well.  Steve's a blunt, straight shooter but he knows his stuff.

I've used other plumbing services. No one does as well as Steve & Ricky.  An example: I had a clog.  The plumber I called showed up without a snake, told me he'd have to come back with the machine and that it would cost $500+ just to walk in the door.  Steve came - for a second opinion - said the machine to snake out the pipe would cost a similar amount, but to let him try a low-tech solution first.  It worked.  Saved me hundreds of dollars.  That's the difference, the original plumber wanted to use the expensive machine, Steve just wanted to get the job done and out of my way.  

Another example, I recently had the line between my house and the main sewer break over the weekend.  Ricky, Steve's brother, came on Sunday.  They figured out the problem and made it so we could use our plumbing overnight. They showed up first thing the next day  next day, found the break in the pipe, replacing the pipe and reconstructed the areas they had to tear up to expose the break.  They basically did it all basically in one day (some clean-up reconstruction work was left over and promptly completed the next day).  As I said above, they were life savers... well, home savers at any rate.

I highly recommend Steve Miller Plumbing.

Paul came out to give me an estimate on a job and took a look at my garbage disposal. He quickly performed a few test and was able to clear the backup in my drain. Very friendly and great customer service!

Fast service, fixed my garbage disposal and took a look at my old water heater for me

I needed to have my lawn sprinkler system backflow preventer tested per dcwater.com/compliance. It requires a master plumber to have special training to perform the service and enter data into the DCWater.com system. Most local plumbers don't have the DCWater.com certification and those that do can be extremely expensive for this annual service. DCWater.com has a list of certified plumbers here: dcwater.com/backflow-ins…. After many phones calls and emails, I found licensed master plumber, Daryl Lomax, dhlomaxplumbing86@gmail.…, 240-299-4224.  Daryl was extremely responsive and offered to perform the service at a very competitive price and complete the work within the time frame I needed. Daryl was very professional. He both emailed and called me to confirm the time and keep me updated. He arrived ahead of time. He performed the work and closed out the submission on the DCWater.com official website before leaving the job site. He waited to confirm that DCWater.com had accepted the data before leaving. I was very impressed with his responsiveness and professionalism. I will choose him again next year for this annual service. I highly recommend DH Lomax Plumbing Services.

OUTSTANDING!  For background, I live in a two level condo on the lower level.  For months I had a rancid smell coming through the ductwork.  After having the ducts cleaned and scoped, nothing was found.  

The Condo Association brought in Kiddco Plumbing and Terry (the manager) called in the troops:  Cory, Eli and Filly.   Cory announced they would not be leaving until the problem was resolved which greatly relieved my mind.  Within a short time they found the issue:  the drain pipe from upper unit broke at the elbow below the concrete, 20 inches into the dirt.  The pipe ran into the Living Room and scoping determined the drain pipe was also bowed thus prevent the drain from properly flowing.   This involved tearing up the concrete floor in my dining room/living room.  It was a horrible, nasty, dirty job, but they closed off the entire area with plastic.  The dirt/concrete was all contained within this area and the dust was kept to a minimum.

Customer service was top-notch, and they did a great job keeping me informed throughout the process.  They are competent, reliable, and do quality work.  They were extremely knowledgeable, courteous and very professional.

Fantastic people and fantastic job!

I called Plump Right Plumbing later in the day, i thought they wouldn't come over until the next day. Brent came by immediately and stayed until the job was complete.
Since I'm giving up DIY plumbing Plumb Right will be my first call.

I had  a toilet  with  a broken handle  resulting in non flushing, I called ARLINGTON PLUMBING  & HEATING        703 826  4600   after  reading their highly praised  HONEST plumbers and  called them, other companies gave unrealistic charges just to assess problem ranging from $59  to $99 to come to the house,  I was impressed with the HONEST PLUMBER  ratings with this group, I called and LIMBERT  visited and was able to replace the  broken items at a very  reasonable cost I was very impressed with his diligent quiet work  manner,  he never tried to sell me unnecessary items,   I highly recommend this  group and am glad to have found them, very helpful office folks also, I will use them for future plumbing

They were on time and very professional.  I asked if he had shoe covers, which he didn't, but offered to take his shoes off for the job.  Price was reasonable, but I sought them out more for the type of job that yelp says they do.  I didn't know it was black owned, but that was a bonus! ..two brothers that are actually brothers!

I have used Duvalls in both a rental property I own and my home as well.  Every time they come out I am impressed.  They are respectful of my home and honest!  I had a leak in my water heater in the rental property and I assumed I would be told I need a new one as it was quite old, but they told me they could fix it with a part that cost $1.00.  We did go over what was starting to go wrong and that I should think about replacing it, but it didnt need to be done immediately.  Needless to say, when the tenant moved out and the unit was empty, I decided to replace the water heater with Duvalls.  Its very refreshing to not feel pressured into spending tons of money.  I had a clogged kitchen sink at my home and again Tyson (who is great) discussed the problem and did what he could to save money.  If you need any plumbing, I would definitely reccommed Duvalls as they are professional and honest!

Jiffy Plumbing was recommended to us by the guys from Dr. Handy. Jiffy sent over Montez, who was super nice and friendly! He got our washing machine working again, tested the drain to see if it needed to be cleared, help me locate our oddly-located main water shut-off valve. Top marks!!

Old review: Wish I could review the work of this unprofessional company. Unfortunately they did a no call, no show on my appointment day. Aside from how inconsiderate this is considering that I took off work today, it also says that this is a unreliable company.

Updated: I originally gave this company 1 Star because of the above. HOWEVER, I received a call later on by their plumbing technician who explained that he was running late due to another job and needing to pick up my part. This was well after my time slot had passed and I posted the initial review.

With that being said, the technician was very apologetic and thought that I received a call from the office. Regardless of who's at fault, ultimately the issue was fixed and the technician had outstanding customer service. So because of their technician, I gave this company a 4 Star rating.

SCAM PRICING!!! Extremely overpriced and when we decided to get other quotes they hit us with an inspection fee of $217... Just for being there for 15 mins and taking the toilet off.

I had previously took the toilet off and replaced the wax seal but was still having issues. I thought I would just have to pay the estimate pricing $79 which is already ridiculous but apparently if they actually touch your toilet its not an estimate it's an inspection. I would have taken the toilet off again for him if I knew they would charge a ridiculous amount for it.

Don't get scammed and go somewhere else! .

UNLICENSED PLUMBER!  I paid this guy $1300 in total and my plumbing was worse after he worked on it.  Every time I take a shower or wash my dishes, I regret letting this guy into my home.  

I paid him to ix my shower and sink, and he did half of the job and then left the country for a month.  I paid by check, so my money was long gone by the time i realized that he wasn't coming back.  I finally got in touch with him a month later, and he still couldn't correct his mistakes.  I have to shower under a trickle of water.  My children can't take a batch in a tub full of warm water---after I paid him $1300 for shotty work!

Stay away from this guy and this company.  you will live to regret if you don't.