Best Businesses in Illinois

Mr. Burris is professional, informative and knows his business. In addition to addressing the problem that I called him for (low pressure in my multi-unit building), the things that he taught me about regular maintaining my plumbing and things I can do to prevent problems, made his reasonable service fee more than worth it.

Jake is a great man, I've used him for the last 15 years and he is a man of integrity and answers his phone:).
Don't gamble with other folks Jake is you're man!'

Martin is so bad, he charged me $100 for put two lights and hang two paintings for 30 mins work, he overcharged me, please be careful ask the price first! Never never use he again!!!

This past winter, our pipes froze so we had to cut a hole in the wall in order to access the pipes. Months went by and we kept putting off getting the hole patched. The Evanston Moms FB page had recommended Fixer so I reached out and they were able to respond quickly and with a competitive quote. They did a great job patching the hole, were very quick and quiet, offered to take off his shoes and wore a mask, and at the end of the day, the guy pointed out my walkway had both a dead bird and a dead mouse (eww) which he offered to dispose of if I could get him a bag. I told him I would take care of it but I really appreciated his kind offer and going that extra step to do something completely unrelated. The best part? I referred my sister to their services and I got a credit! I'll definitely be reaching out to them for future jobs.

I had the back up sewer clogged
They were very responsive, very professional and affordable prices..
Thank you
I highly recommend this company

Overall, just an unfortunate experience.  I wish I could relate to some of the other ratings touting their professional, honest and timely work but while the initial conversation with them seemed promising the end result was far different. Repair was completed in two days but when it could have easily been completed in 1 day. They got there closer to 10 and were out by 3 on first day. Next, they didn't return on second day without any notice only to learn they would return an additional 2 days later but only after I reached out to them late in the afternoon on the day they were suppose to return. Changed the quote on me multiple times and got them to stick to original quote through end of project (with the understanding that i might go up which I was ok with) It turns out the items on the final invoice were ridiculously marked up . Im a project manager by trade and regularly work with contractors so was able to see through the BS during these conversations and low and behold was not far off...... $1500 to replace an ejector pump?
$600 for a pump they picked up at Home Depot for $418 + tax (another $250 was charged of supplies,materials,etc by the way), $300 to clean a sump pit (10 minute job at most w/ wet vac). Then another $600 to drop the sump pump in the pit and tie it up. When I disputed this I didnt even get the full conversation going when they quickly offered to reduce the cost by $200 and while it brought the cost down then you know when this happens you've been screwed. WTF, Im ok with extra costs but DAMMN!!. Wanted to trust these guys, really did but just another example of  dishonest and shadey buisness practices. I can't recommend these people and please due your diligence when you get work like this done. DAMMMMN!!. Ill be more then happy to share the invoice if you want to see the details.

I called them because they were in the area. They came fast and very convenient. Not sure if they where pricey but got the job  in less than an hour from time of call.

I had to have our kitchen sinks unplugged and was in somewhat of  a time crunch.  I called several plumbers and wasn't happy with the answers I got in terms of time available and costs.  When I contacted Excel, they were very responsive to my needs and quoted what I felt was a fair cost as compared to some others.  I also asked if they had either military, or senior discounts and they did.  The best part was that they were at my home in less than an hour and Yuri, their plumber worked quickly to unclog the drain.

Should I need a plumber again, they'll be the first one I call.

Terry and his team were extremely helpful when our sewer backed up. They were able to come the same day to evaluate the problem, and unfortunately, the main pipe was broken. Even thought the problem was bigger than anticipated Terry and his team were very informative, professional and competitively priced. They completed the job and worked with our home owner's insurance to ensure it was covered. We would definitely use them again!

What a gem of a company...seriously.  We had used another local plumbing company that charged us an arm and a leg, and didn't even get the job done.  When we had water coming through our ceiling, we called Thompson Plumbing and Nicholas came out same day.  It took several hours to diagnose the problem and fix it...which he did successfully.  I was terrified to get the bill based on our last experience, and was pleasantly surprised that it was 1/4 of the price the prior company had charged.  I highly recommend Thompson Plumbing...they will be my first call from now on!

Service is really the best.  They talk through pricing step by step before doing any work and are absolute experts at what they do. Highly recommended.

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.

I called Jon because my garbage disposal had been clogged (my fault).  He offered me two times to come out that day, both of which did not work.    He actually then offered to come out in about an hour or two, which was exactly what I was looking for.  I was amazed that he was so accommodating.

He came out and fixed my garbage disposal in about 5 minutes and taught me how to clean it every month.  I asked if he had a little more time to take a look at my bathroom sink - it was draining very slowly.  He called his partner who came up right away and they unclogged the drain.

Price was reasonable and he was super nice and accommodating.  I would definitely call him again.

When he left, I noticed that there was a mess made in the adjoining bathroom.  So when I called him to ask about it, he apologized profusely and offered to come back, even though he was about a half an hour away.  He explained that pipes aren't supposed to be connected in a certain way if they're newer (which mine is) so he had no idea that that would happen.  Since I just had to clean it up and nothing was broken, I told him not to come back.  I just today received a check from him in the mail and and an apology letter for the inconvenience!!  I can bet that no other plumber would do that.

Hire this man if you have any plumbing needs!!!

I called at 7:45am because of sewer backup into house, James and crew from North Coast rolled up at 8:30am. He reviewed the issue, routed the lines, cleared blockage within an hour. They also replaced some pipes needing repair. Honest and fair pricing. I have now found my go to plumber.

So plumber came out the same day, rotted one stack said the other didn't need rotting.  Now my plumbing is more screwed up then it was before he came.  I ran the washer and all the water for the washer is now being pushed into the kitchen sink, and water is leaking from the stack. Not sure what he did to screw up the plumbing, but now I need another plumber to come out and fix the mistake this company made.

Pressure Pro got the job done. Our building building and our unit was notorious for weak water pressure, especially in the bathrooms. Jim and his guys got the pressure back up to a level I didn't think possible. Pressure Pro Rocks!

Jack, Kyle and Craig came out to help with a backed up kitchen sinks in 3 first floor units of a 11 unit condo building. Before I jump into the details, I wanted to say they did a fantastic job, were extremely professional and honest. I'd strongly recommend them for any plumbing issues you have. It may not be the cheapest plumber you will find, but they will do a fantastic and thorough job without trying to nickel and dime you.  

Our condo has been having backup issues on our first floor units over the past few years and this specific time we were having difficulty clearing out the pipes. For context, we already had two plumbers come out to try to do this and the first one just said they didn't have material for it and the second one rodded it, did not solve the problem said it's because the pipe was broken. We called J Blanton Plumbing to come out when we were not hearing back from the other plumbers and they said they could come out and give us a free quote. So they were coming out AFTER the first two plumbers came out and after we were told the broken pipe is the reason it could not be cleaned via rodding.

Jack and Kyle came out and said the building is relatively new and didn't think the pipes were broken. They proposed something else--to pay a fixed fee for jetting, rodding and camera-ing of the pipes and Jack said if that did not fix the problem they would not charge us for the service and then we'd work together to figure out what was wrong and only charge us for fixing the problem. As a result of that we went with J Blanton Plumbing. They came out and spent about 5.5 hours rodding, jetting and camera-ing the pipes and were able to clear everything out and identify any other problems we should be aware of (they found a catch basin we were not even aware we had!). They showed us the problems on the camera, recorded it and shared it with us to review in the future.

Jane on the phone was fantastic as well! She is extremely empathetic, great with detail and accurately captured the information so when Jack and Kyle got here they knew exactly what was going on.

I cannot say enough about how professional and honest they were. I strongly recommend this group of honest people on your next plumbing issues. They offer to come and look at your issue to give you a free quote so there is no risk. They even offer a free warranty on their services so if there are any backups in the next month or two they will come out and fix it.

Thank you so much!

Error: html_entity_decode(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated
Line: 405
File: tpl-listings.php

Error: html_entity_decode(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated
Line: 405
File: tpl-listings.php