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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.

This company has false advertisement. They do not charge per job. They charge PER HOUR. $195 to check my sub pump, and $350 to check with a camera. Basically to unscrew my pump and look inside is $195. To properly check my sub pump (with a camera) is $350. So basically you pay a ton of money for a half ass job and even more money for the correct way of doing things. Not only that but the guy that picked up was extremely impatient and rude and I wouldn't want someone like that checking anything on the property that I manage. No offense but why the heck am I going to pay a Plummer what most attorneys charge hourly? Seek elsewhere, unless you want to be completely ripped off.

The management left a comment below stating that I had a leak..... this is completely untrue. I did not mention anything of a leak and only asked about checking my sub pump. These prices above were just to check my sub pump. I ended up going with another company that came and did a free quote and even checked my sub pump with a camera. Unfortunately this company didn't get my business because of their unfair, crazy, prices to simply come out and check my pump. The other company that came out for free to check my pump ended up getting $2500 of my business and I paid cash. (They added a back up sub pump and did some foundation work)
Had this company been honest about their pricing they most likely would've gotten my business. I also would be aware of a company such as this, that will completely lie on a yelp review (see management comment) to try and make my review invalid instead of owning up to their false advertisement.

AVOID.

Victor was really great. We called him about backed up pipe at my mom's house and he was there in no time, even with the snowfall starting last week. He was really thorough and was really helpful at communicating what was going on to my mom. He fixed everything and did not leave any mess. Highly highly recommend these guys

We have utilized Fixer three times in the past few weeks and they have been amazing each time!  Every time we reach out they are quick to respond via call or text.  All reps that have come were extremely nice and knowledgeable about our issues.  We would recommend them to anyone looking for a handy man in the Chicagoland area!

If you have a serious plumbing issue go directly to a professional and skip Drain Works. Erik is a nice enough guy but his niceness could not overcome his lack of knowledge. Diagnosing my issue took him all day and he mentioned several times he'd rather be with his family instead out in the cold and I was out almost $1000 in the end (for his time!!!)with NO FIX!!. When I got a second opinion that company diagnosed and came up with a plan within 45 minutes without me telling them what the first opinion was. If you have a simple issue you might be fine as long as the older gentleman is with him. Otherwise BEWARE.
EDIT 3/10/22: Hi Karla thanks for your reply. You were not there so let me offer some clarification to what you're putting out to the public. The offer to put half my bill ($500) was toward a whopping $5000 of additional work. I did not trust Erik to do ANY more work on my house because each step that he took came with more and more costs. He started at $350 and we ended at $1000. He was too nervous about putting his very expensive camera down my basement toilet so he put it in my second floor toilet which of course came with an additional charge. Why more money to do the same thing? Then, when that did not work even though he told my boyfriend that he was certain it would work he decided to put it down my catch basin for another charge. Again, why more money on top of money to do the same thing? In the end when he was about to leave with no fix and my boyfriend and I were very upset he offered to put the $500 toward the $5000 estimated charges for pursing additional work. No way, no thank you. The professional plumber that came after Erik put the camera in the right place the first time without additional charges and it was fixed with no issues or comments that if his camera broke in my basement toilet I would be on the hook for it. I feel as though Erik should be contacting me with a $500 refund. Just want the public to be aware that serious plumbing issues should be looked at by someone with more experience. Thank you, Ericka.

Wonderful to have Bert to come out so quickly!!! Took a little time to solve the problem. Thank you so much!

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!

This review is a little overdue, sorry Gary! Gary came out and removed an old garbage disposable from a house we had just moved in to back in August. He was very courteous and went above and beyond to make sure everything was safe and that there was no leakage. He was out here longer than he anticipated but was true to his estimate and didn't charge us more. He spent my husband's birthday with him, thank you Gary :)! Highly recommended and will definitely use them in the future if needed.

Sent a request through Yelp at 11am in the morning and Jesse was out later that evening. Had a wire that was not connected from a previous electricians job and that electrician would not have been able to come back for a few days. 24/7 was able to come out the same day and got everything taken care of. Great service and fair pricing. They're definitely now my first call if I have any issues that they're able to take care of.

Pretty terrible experience. I had a backup in my basement so I called Captain rooter out. After walking around they told me they recommended to hydrojet the line to clear it and then stick a camera in the pipes to see what was going on.

Quoted me $1300 because there was no cleanout (WRONG). I showed them the cleanout and now the price became $900. They took a look into the cleanout and dropped their flashlight which became stuck as well. Refused to get it out and never responded again.

Have used this company before once for non emergent maintenance after a recommendation from a relative. They came today to replace my dying sump pump after my emergency call...looking to avoid a flood!!! Very helpful and informative.......really appreciated their working me in today as I know they are very busy. Would highly recommend...very competitive pricing, knowledgeable and very responsive!

My project, which was to replace the rotted trim around the entry doors of a rental property proved more challenging than was initially anticipated. Tim came up with a solution, and executed the work to my complete satisfaction.
He arrived on time, and somehow survived a trip to Home Depot to pick up supplies, when half of Chicago had decided to spend their Memorial Day there!
I would definitely hire him again

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!

I had two loose toilets and thought I needed new wax rings for both. Brian and his partner arrived on time, assessed the repairs, and told me that both needed a simple tightening. I was so impressed with their honesty and professionalism. In light of how quick the repair was, Brian even asked if there were any other issues I wanted them to look at so that I would get more value for the money. However, their honesty and professionalism is worth every penny! They will be my go-to plumber.

We have a boiler system to heat our water and the first floor of our home. We contacted them over the weekend to fix a gas leak that was found by our gas company on the boiler. After multiple texts and reaching out for more communication, they got the part and replaced it after 36-48 hours. They left and my husband presumed everything was working. When the water wasn't hot and the heater was still not working another 36 hours later they came back again, didn't even take off the door of the boiler to see what I was explaining the problem was (the burner was not turning on) and didn't believe me when I explained how our system worked. I paid 500 dollars for a 55 dollar part and a boiler left without working. Would never recommend. Shared this with the people who recommended them and they'll also stop using them. Honesty instead of charging us money for a system they didn't get would've been better.

We called Goode at the recommendation of friends who had worked with them. Chip and Henry came out to install a new toilet that we had purchased ourselves. While they were on-site I also decided to have our main sewer line cleared and scoped due to some other issues we were having and they quickly sent Mike and Jared out same-day to do that work.

They were on time (early, actually), were able to get the second crew out quickly, they worked fast, were extremely professional and courteous, kept me updated as the work progressed, explained things and answered questions along the way and kept things clean as they wrapped up the job.

The only 'complaint' is that the work was pretty expensive. We were able to get a break on price because we hired them for multiple services, which I appreciated, but it still was not cheap.

I can't say whether I'd recommend Goode for more extensive or complicated work given the given the straightforward nature of what we had done and the cost. However, I can say that that I definitely appreciated their team's customer service, professionalism, and attention to detail in the work they did for us and will strongly consider them the next time we need a plumber.

Mr Zuniga not only took my call personally, but attended to the water leak the same day within a matter of hours. The sink had been leaking so much water the area under the sink was overflowng with water. He arrived at the time frame he said he would and found out the problem was something got loose due to wear and tear. Well, he tightened whatever had to be tightened and fixed the problem ASAP. As if that were not enoug, he guy did NOT charge, stating it only took him 15 min to fix it. Seriously!! Great plumber and great work ethic!

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