Best Businesses in Washington, DC

We've had Denver's Plumbing install a new water heater, replace kitchen faucet, snake a basement drain and fix a toilet. This is a wonderful mom and pop business. Mr. Denver is on time, friendly and knowledgeable. He tells you what he thinks the issue is and answers questions so that you, the homeowner, understand the issue. He brings tarps to protect your floors, if needed and wears a mask indoors. I highly recommend.

We started having a problem with our Samsung Front loader and began looking for a repair tech. Zapata's was very responsive and gave solid advice regarding the state of our machine. A very competent technician and was able to explain what options we could pursue. Would trust him to do future work!

I started using Roto-Rooter for my plumbing needs in my condo (replacing water lines and valves, fixing toilets, replacing faucets, etc.) many years ago.  So far no complaints.

We just recently replaced our furnace, Hvac compressor, hot water heater and put on a brand new deck in our back yard.  Everything went amazingly smooth.  Carlos was the upmost professional and very responsive to our questions and requests.  We ended up adding on additional work at the end because he did such a great job with the initial contract.  Without hesitation- I would recommend C&S to anyone looking to do any home improvement.  He does it all and does it all very well!

Tech from Heidler (Paul) showed up within 30 minutes of my calling them about a non-functional AC unit. Paul diagnosed a bad starting capacitor, showing me everything he was doing and explaining what was going on. He replaced the capacitor and the unit started right up. Nice to have cooling on a hot day. BUT, they are outrageously expensive: in addition to paying $80 for the diagnostic service call, I was charged $160 to replace a part that cost less than $10 at Home Depot, and which took less than 15 minutes.

Arrived as scheduled and the employee had a hard time finding the leak. Drained the valve box and couldnt find the leak.

He covered up and said if it continues to leak to call back and they will come back.  Wasted $100 for really nothing.

Didnt follow through and dig around the line where the leak was later found by another company about 6 inches on the main line.  

Wasted $100 for really nothing.

Wow.. excellent job from LLUGO. Luis and his team of guys were extremely professional when they helped me build a new office space for our service advisors.
I highly recommend them to anyone needing upgrades or remodeling in their homes or business!

trustworthy, reliable, easy to communicate with, very fair prices.

Great work. Took the extra time and went the extra mile. They fixed a problem that's been an issue for years. Our new go-to guy. Thanks!

This family owned business is one of the best businesses I've ever dealt with .  Their honesty , integrity , empathy and professionalism , coupled with their work ethic should be celebrated! Remarkable !  They should be proud of their family name!

I called Excellence Plumbing for an emergency fix on my gas water heater. I spoke to a plumber right away and scheduled a visit the next day. I checked in with the plumber that morning to let him know my contractor would be there to let him in and to give me a call afterwards to talk about the issue. I never heard from the plumber again. I tried calling in the afternoon and was hung up on. I do not recommend this company.

These guys rock.

I had a small tub plumbing issue come up that came as the result of a bad prior owner and/or condo manufacturer.  It wasn't a huge problem, but definitely needed professional work, and it required thinking outside the box and a bit of welding.  Most plumbers in the area wouldn't spend more than a second or two on the phone with me before virtually running off and/or demanding huge sums of cash - but that didn't happen with O'Neill.

I spoke almost immediately with Shannon, who spent no less than 30 minutes on the phone with me running through potential fixes for the problem.  He then quoted an extremely reasonable price, which made me pull the trigger immediately.  When he arrived (on time and with plenty of prior notice), he and his crew had my tub fixed in 10 minutes - and he even fixed some other nearby stuff gratis.  It was remarkably clean, painless, and professional work.

The nice thing about this work was how ridiculously talented Shannon was.  He was able to spot issues with lightning speed and fix them in about the same amount of time.  I didn't have to sit around explaining the situation and waiting for him to process it - and that's pretty rare, especially in plumbing.

Needless to say, I can't recommend this place highly enough.

We had a cracked pipe in our basement. We called on Super Bowl Sunday and someone came within an hour and the pipe was replaced that afternoon. Definitely would recommend.

We came downstairs to a flooded basement one morning last week, and suspected that the main out take pipe for the house was clogged (ick!).   Brian charged quite a fair rate for the services he provided.  He was professional, sincere, upfront and honest. He was really pleasant and personable. He called within seconds after I posted on Homeadvisor for the dire need for a plumber and he was not late getting to the appointment (a couple hours later the same day).  I was really worried that since it was an emergency it would cost a ton.  But my wallet was still happy when Brian was finished solving my problem of the day.  He was truly concerned with making it right, took the time to troubleshoot and problem-solve, and spent an hour and a half here.  I have to second that no BS comment I saw from another reviewer. I highly recommend Brian to anyone who needs a skilled plumber. He went the extra mile to complete the job by re-leveling a sagging pipe.  I would absolutely have him back again and I am telling everyone I know about him!  (Ask him for those fridge magnets and give them out.)

Angelo came out to replace my outside frost free spigot that burst.  He was on time and he knew what he was doing.

Great, professional, courteous service.  Came out on Saturday, no extra charge.  Very fair price and first-class repair all the way.  Will use again, for sure.

The team at DMV Plumbing has helped me several times and always come through. For me, I like to understand the issue, and DJ takes time to explain the problem and how he is planning to solve it. While the initial connection was based on a plumbing issue - problematic piping leading to leaking - they have helped me with electrical issues as well, including installation (ceiling fan, under-cabinet lighting, new GFCI outlet), as well as correcting a wiring issue presented from an earlier contractor.

I called this company to come see why my heater was not working. My existing unit was the highest end of a very well known fancy brand, and just past warranty. The first tech that came out, thought it was just a sensor, wiped it clean, and the heater worked while the tech was there, but then stopped an hour later. I called and another tech came out the next day (yes, very prompt service both times which is appreciated). This tech said that the problem was the computer board, a very expensive part and that these machines don't usually last more than a decade. I was shocked and not ready spend that much money. I had already paid for the service visit too.

Turns out a friend of a friend is a commercial HVAC guy with 30 years experience. He comes to my house, inspects the heater, and determines that it is valve that isn't working properly. The Nugent guy didn't even think to test the value. Turns out there are even diagnostic codes to direct one to the problem on this fancy machine - Nugent guy didn't even look at them. So, it was a $200 part, but the thing has been working smoothly now for months.

So - Nugent & Sons, you either need to get some technicians who understand the machines, or stop training them tell their customers they need a new $10k system. Neither technician really understood how the system worked (which I realized when the experienced guy was examining the unit), they relied only on a meter testing system. Oops, meter says it doesn't work! Neither knew that my $10k system provides diagnostic codes -which would have directed them to the precise problem and steered them away from the expensive computer part.

Friend saved me $10k, thank you friend.

I used Cross County plumbing for the first time on 07/25/19, based on their very favorable yelp reviews.  I had a kitchen sink that was clogged for three days, and I tried my best to get it unclogged. I'm the type of person that if there is any chance at all that I can do it myself, I will try to do it. I was four hours into it, and exhausted, and I own a professional Rigid plumber's snake, but I couldn't get the damned drain to clear. Both of Donnie's technicians advised me that I need to get a different auger head for my machine. I found it on Amazon and ordered it.

I must say that Donnie is an honest guy who is straight with you. The communication was excellent, and the technicians came to the house when Donnie said they would. They had some equipment problems with a plumbers snake breaking (this is life), and they had to bring another one from another location. The price for the work done was extremely reasonable. They first tried to go 30 feet, and the clog was still there. They then went 67.5 feet and finally got it. With that amount of drain snake they used, they probably cleared out both of my neighbors drains too, unbeknownst to them. The technician was there at least an hour. I guarantee that most plumbers would have doubled the estimated price, because they had to snake the drain twice. But Cross County plumbing stuck with their initial estimate.
Also, the technicians were very friendly and knowledgeable.
You can't get any better than this.
I will not hesitate to use them again.

These are now my go to guys! Scheduling the service was a breeze and they were able to come out the day after my initial call. Clyde and Zack - really friendly and efficient - did an amazing job with our repair. They went above and beyond to make sure our new faucet was replaced to perfection and were able to fix a few other things that will be a huge addition to our business. Thank you guys for your help! I highly recommend!

Would give a 0 star rating if available. Assigned them through First American HOW. Plumber came out after about a week to fix a running toilet and leaking faucet. Fixed toilet and then left without telling me anything about the sink. After multiple lies through texts it was assigned to another plumber who ordered a new faucet and fixed it promptly.