Best Businesses in Chicago, IL

Our hot water heater had an end of life event at 5am.  We called several places around 7:30 and Geoff responded quickly.  He was at our house around 10:30.  Was amazingly able to find a replacement 75 gallon tank and had old removed and new installed by 4pm.  Really good guy, and knows what he's doing top to bottom.  Great communication and would absolutely recommend using Apex and Geoff for all your plumbing needs.

As someone stated before there is no other company you should use for plumbing work in Chicago. Excellent customer service, very friendly, professional and knowledgeable. Jan and George explained everything in detail as they were scoping the pipes in my building and showed me what the issues were. I highly recommend using Vanguard for any and all plumbing needs.

I had a clogged bathroom sink that was slow to drain. I had tried repairing it myself but was unable to reach the back of sink due to it being a tight space.  Victor was friendly, considerate, prompt, and quickly fixed my plumbing issues. He found a marker stuck in there. Must have been there for a long while. I highly recommend this company for all your plumbing needs.

I originally went to Angies List to find an electrician for my South Loop townhouse.  After submitting information about the scope of work (GFCIs and ceiling fan), several options came through including Fixer.com offering their services.

Fixer.com was 1 of a few with an A rating so I clicked thru to their website. I found their website easy to navigate and was happily surprised to see online web chat. After confirming that they could help me via chat, I was super happy to use the easy scheduling features and get a Saturday appointment. I wish all service companies were this easy to schedule!

Prior to the service call, I liked the collaborative experience including sharing a photo of the issue(s) and receiving an estimate upfront. Fixer.com also heavily uses SMS/Texting to communicate before, during and after the service call. I liked that they support credit card payment, email invoicing and a casual follow-up to make sure everything went well.

If you are looking for a handyman service (including electrical) company, Fixer.com is worth your consideration!

Eric at Drain Works was at my location in 3 hours same day to take a look at a sub pump issue that turned out to be a back flow problem.  He diagnosed, explained my options, got the new part and fixed it.  Extremely personable and they know what they are doing.  Very happy with Eric and Drain Works and will be on my speed dial as its hard to find good honest plumbers....especially in the city!

Bert was great. Very friendly and thorough. Called late on a Tuesday and he showed up right away.

Brandon and Joe were life savers and amazing people to do business with at Kevin Szabo Jr Plumbing. They were on time, professional, and very knowledgeable.  I am usually weary of hiring plumbers, but this business is extremely honest and more than fair with there pricing I finally got rid of the drum trap attached to my bathtub that would produce standing water and caused very slow drain thanks to this business.  I will definitley do business with Kevin Szabo Jr plumbing. I also have to say that Brandon and Joe are great assets to the company.  Thank you so much!

Great service.  Returned my call within a day and was out to look at a leak within a few days. Explored all options for solving the problem and fixed the leak with ease.  Great service!

These guys went above and beyond. I bought a new unit in my building and there were a few items I'd planned (fixture changes, sconces, outlet tests) and a few I didn't (2 broken breakers, and a few other complications). Jose was professional, polite, and very helpful. I knew just enough electrical to get part way on some of the projects then got stuck. He made above and beyond trips for parts on short notice and was very easy to work with, both him and his assistance for the heavy lifting. I wouldn't hesitate to hire them again, and in case you need them to be insured for your homeowners association, they quickly provided this as well.

Adam was very respectful in working with my elderly mother. He explained everything to her. The crew was responsive. They came out within a couple of hours of the original call. A secondary crew needed to be called in. They arrived within an hour and the job was finished by early afternoon.
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Can't recommend these folks highly enough. They have worked on a variety of projects for us, big stuff and small, and in every case they have been responsive, courteous, knowledgeable, professional and a joy to deal with. It starts at the top, with Peter. He listens carefully to our description of the problem and is thoughtful in his reply. Same goes for the guys who come out do the work. I think their prices are fair and because they have so earned our trust, I actually feel like we're getting more than our money's worth.

Tim was wonderful! Patient and kind, yet also quick-moving and respectful of time. He's refreshingly nice and a great listener for what you're trying to accomplish. His work was topnotch itself, jumping from project to project in my home flawlessly with expertise -- (i.e. fixing closet doors, painting, helping with light fixtures) asking if I needed anything else frequently along the way! I would highly recommend him for various handyman needs.

My 21 year old hot water heater died and after some research I reached out to Rooter Plumbing.  Alex (the owner) responded immediately and 2 days later (he actually offered to come the next day but i was out of town) he was at my house with the new heater.  Arrived on time and worked efficiently and left the place spotless.  I had a few questions and reached out to Alex again and he was so responsive!  Great service, friendly and most importantly, trustworthy.  I will definitely be using them again!

Hi, my name is Ericka Matthews. Chicago Experts Sewer did dothe work. However, I still have the sewer smell in my house. The area 3 employees dug the hole in September 2022. The dirt ​is still on top of the other dirt which mean, it's still a huge whole in my yard that need to be filled with the dirt the 3 dug up. The 3 also cut some of the concrete to dig a whole. The manager came out and told me it's not their responsibility to put the dirt back down in the whole or lay the concrete down that they cut. So, I'm highly upset with this company. If any1 had this problem with them. Let's get together hire a lawyer and sue the company. Here are pictures of my front yard.

Started out rocky but Dominic knew what he was doing! Very proficient and recognized the problem right away. He even was able to identify problems no one else recognized. He did an excellent job in no time.

Thanks!!

Completely dissatisfied and disgusted with two recent jobs by Goode Plumbing, especially considering that I am a repeat customer (3 jobs in 2020-2021) who had a good experience with this company in the past.  Not only did they not do the job as outlined in the estimate/proposal (rebuild a vintage shower... in fact they did not rebuild anything), but even worse, now the shower is not functioning at all.  So, I paid $1,700 to have damage to my vintage shower that will now cost me at least $1,200 to fix (according to another plumber).  Not to mention that they kept my credit card on file without my authorization and charged the final payments without my authorization.  Also the scheduling and follow up from the office staff was pathetic.  One person seemed to know what was going on and another, completely clueless.  Will not work with this company in the future.

Saved me.   I had a pretty rough week.  Food poisoning, my HVAC went out, and then my sump pump.   I called Walter who made me his first client of the day.  He quickly diagnosed the problem, went to the store and got the new sump pump and installed it all in under 2 hours.  Had me back up and running in no time.  Really appreciate him and he definitely made what has been a terrible week better.  He was professional, kind, and even gave me some suggestions on how to keep my water heater and HVAC good and functioning.  I've taken his suggestions and already implemented them.

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