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I'm throughly impressed! Mr. Burris was AWESOME & extremely knowledgeable. He accommodated me and resolved my issue timely. He was pleasant and very wise. I highly recommend him for your small plumbing jobs, I know he will be my go to from now on.
I appreciate being able to spend my dollars in my community.

Jake was extremely helpful.  I called with questions about shocking the well as well as the pitless adapter.  He was eager to help and even walked me through the process.  Was willing to sell me the parts I needed for repair, at a competitive price.

Martin is an excellent handyman and a reminder of why it's best to leave it to the professionals.

I had several pending home projects, and he completed them quickly and accurately. He even offered suggestions on where certain items should be placed.

I highly recommend this company for any home projects.

Quick | communicative | professional

Quick: I needed to replace my overhead microwave unit in my apartment. I reached out to 8-10 different handyman services, fixer was the first to respond. They also were the first to give a quote that was responsible and didn't look the haggle.

Communicative: when fixer reaches out, they have a texting service that they communicate through and have you save in your phone. The texting service Walk's through payment, scheduling, and any changes or updates. After scheduling me a few days later a new appointment time opened up and the texting service alerted me and I made the appointment for the new time.

Professional: fixer had two people come. As soon as they checked in, I received an email/text that said the people had checked in and their estimate for job length. They best their estimated time by 30 minutes which saved me substantial dollars from the initial estimate.

Pro tip: use the Yelp handyman feature for looking for a handy man.

Emergency plumbing installed our toilets in three of our bathrooms. They even pointed out things to us we hadn't noticed about a pipe that had been leaking which was so helpful! We were so pleased with this experience that we asked them to come back to cap pipes in our basement. Very reasonable price and great on timing.  Very friendly!

We had a major problem with our toilet and we called a neighborhood plumber who charged us $275.00 to literally come and do nothing . Problem still existed . We called Ace Drain and Sewer Experts and actually spoke to the owner directly Mr. Vega. He assessed the situation over the phone and came out right away with his crew. He was actually there for over an hour and needed more parts which he himself went and retrieved them. It was a big job but they got it done and everything is back to normal. They were punctual, courteous and definitely knowledgeable of plumbing industry. There manners and professionalism was impeccable. As long as I am a property owner I will always use there service in the future . I implore my friends and family to do the same. Thanks Mr. Vega for a job well done and your courtesy of the working class.

Very responsible and highly recommended. Come for estimated and fair price and repaired my front yard sewer within 4 days . Follow up with further concerns. Will hire them again for my maintain .

You have absolutely no idea how important a water heater is to your home, lifestyle, and well-being until it decides that it has had enough! After more than 10 years of service, our 6-year Bradford White water heater started to leak profusely from the top. Having had mixed experiences with multiple local plumbing and HVAC companies, I decided to finally give Excel Plumbing a shot at installing a new Bradford White water heater--and that seems to have been a great decision! Reasonable pricing, consistent communication, professionalism, quality equipment, and products, and no upselling. They also helped with City of Evanston permitting. Ed C. Thom, Dmitry, and everyone involved were fantastic. As a real estate broker, I highly recommend Excel to my clients and colleagues!

Had Steve come out, he did a great job. We had a unique situation with our current sink - it was improperly installed and ended up needing a new vanity. Steve was very patient with all the problems from living in an older home. We ended up having leaks two more times because of the vanity and they came back very quickly at no charge. Real stand up business!

Would never trust or use anyone else. Friendly, professional and honest. You can't get any better than that. Called when my hot water heater broke. In less than 24 hrs I had a new one. The service man (can't remember name sorry) was professional , knowledgeable , friendly & trustworthy. Came out in a heck of a snow storm & on time wow! In one hour he had remove & replaced my water heater he sure knew his stuff! Have used them for a few years now and will continue to do so.  Thanks for the great service TP!

They quickly responded to our clogged drain/garbage disposal! Explained the pricing and had reasonable prices! The plumber took his time explaining the issue and what the repair would entail, and was very polite and friendly! All done in just under an hour.

We called Body plumbing to repair one of our leaking backflow valves. He gave us good price on the repair and he even came twice to work on it after the first attempt did not come out right at no extra charge. His pricing however on testing was good but we found better so we will use another company for yearly testing. We will definitively call him again to get pricing in the future though.

Needed to find a new Backflow inspection company for our home - as our previous vendor chose to shoot up prices beyond our budget.
I was very pleased to have discovered Chicago Backflow.
People I dealt with like Nick, Tiffany, Jessica - and our technician Alan are all superb.  I get the sense this company must be managed very well, because everyone has a very nice attitude and exudes warmth.
Alan showed up right on time at 7am (even with snow falling) and was efficient and had a very kind demeanor.
Price was appropriate.
I'll look forward to working with Chicago Backflow again on my annual inspection next year.  Thanks again, Mark S.

All the work he did had to be replaced.  It was all done incorrectly.   Total waste of time and money.

I've used North Coast several times and I didn't have good experience EVERY single time - I found them to be very expensive and wanting to charge me work that is not needed.  For example, they told me that my sump pumps need to be replaced but they are actually working properly.  I shouldn't have to compare work with other companies if they can just be honest and with good integrity.  I will never use them again.

Just called Ed last night with a kitchen drain problem, he came out this morning and had my sink cleared out and functioning great within an hour. A fair price and great, timely service. Highly recommended.

Jim responded quickly and fixed my problem right away.  My kitchen water was down to less than a pencil thick trickle.  For $85, he was in and out in  minutes and I've got a beautiful geyser-like flow.  I couldn't be happier.
Bonus:  jim is a real nice guy with a sense of humor and a willingness to do a little more.  He volunteered to check my bathroom flow and even tried to fix a leak until he discovered the extension arm had a little crack.  But he told me where to go and whom to ask for when I got there to get that little problem resolved.
This is the way it should be when you call for help!

A clogged sink ended up costing us $1000! Tread VERY lightly with Blanton!

Our sink was clogged. Neighbors referred us. Quoted us at $335 for rodding. Said they could hear water coming from neighbors side, whom we shared a common pipe with, and that they just needed to clear our blockage to get us flowing too. Great!

Not happening: The rodder wouldn't go through. They asked to cut drywall. After cutting drywall they tell me I DON'T share a pipe with 1st floor neighbors, like they 1st thought.

Huh? Apparently, I have a separate run of pipe, and they have to cut out a portion of this pipe because they can't get the rodder through! There's no other OPTION!

The charge would be $800! Whoa! A lot of money for a clog in my kitchen sink.

I said I need to get approval from wife & condo assoc. In the meantime I got two estimates, both said $800 might be a little high, but that it's VERY competitive.

Great! Called them back the next day to finish the job, which they did, in 90 minutes.

Upon payment the guy said I could make the check out for BOTH CHARGES?
It's NOW $1000! I WAS SICK TO MY STOMACH: LITERALLY!

WHAT? I said. $1000 DOLLARS. We have to charge you for the rodding as well, they said. But I thought cutting the pipe was to open the line? I said.

Yes, but we had to rod it too. That's a separate charge! But you guys never once said the number $1000 in any conversation. They said they were sorry that I was confused.

Our nanny was there both days and NEVER once heard the price $1000 either.
I talked about it with the guys, in the kitchen, right in front of her. She said it was a total surprise!

Owner called me the same day and said it was a mistake. Said his guys would learn from it.

That's understandable, but not acceptable. Mistakes do happen, but not $200 mistakes!

My only defense now is coming here to warn you, the consumer. Do not pay $1000 for a clogged drain, please.

Yes, there was some other work involved, but that price was astronomical.

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