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I finally got around to getting the living room electrical issue addressed. The cats had a huge fight some time ago, and I'd lost power to 3/4 of the room. Because I figured that it was going to be a pretty spendy proposition, I hemmed and hawed about it.

When I finally broke down to address it, I used the Yelp Get-A-Quote feature to find reputable companies to get the job done.

Erickson was one of the responding companies. They were not the company who promised me the cheapest rates. Their contact was professional and friendly. After giving my phone number, I was called by a young lady who asked me to return the call if I was interested in having them work on my home (I was in my 10,000th Zoom meeting at the time of the call).

I called back and was asked a few more questions about the issue and I explained that I believed that one outlet was the source of the problem and that fixing it would end all the other problems. I was told that they bill for time and materials and that the cost would be around $200, depending upon the amount of time the electrician would be working. This was in line with the research I'd done on outlet replacement costs.

I took a deep breath and accepted the time slot of 7:30 - 9:30 Thursday. This was a quicker time than some of the other companies had available, and I didn't want to wait any longer.

Dean was right on time and got right to work inspecting what needed to be done. We chatted a bit as he was preparing to get into the outlet. I showed him down to the basement to ensure that the circuit was off. He'd mentioned several things about the wiring and such while down there. I've made mental notes of them. Before going down, he tried to use a device that would read the current but couldn't get it into the outlet (it was pretty melted).

After taking apart the outlet, which was very crispy, he explained that the problem was the wiring in the outlet itself and that my cats fighting didn't cause the overload. It was a fire waiting to happen. I wasn't happy to hear that, as I've now got concerns about all the other outlets in the house.

It didn't take him any time at all to switch out and correctly rewire the new outlet. This was probably the best $205 I've spent on the house thus far.

Dean was friendly, professional, and fast. I'm feeling quite happy that Yelp has helped me go three for three with service professionals coming to work on things in my home. I know that I'll be calling Erickson for anything that comes up in the future.

We had a great experience with Southtown Plumbing (as good as you can when your sewer is backed up).  I called in the morning and Brian was able to come that afternoon. Both Brian and the person I talked to on the phone were friendly and helpful. And the price for the service was completely reasonable.

They came out within a few hours, fixed our faucet quickly, and were extremely polite! We will definitely be using them in the future!

While working with a local non-profit, I needed to find a plumber who could handle a number of plumbing-related items in an old church building.  We had both a tight budget and a tight timeline.

I first called one of the large, heavily advertised plumbers thinking that this was our best option.  After paying $79 just to receive an estimate, their technician spent most of the visit trying to sell us extra services that we didn't actually need.  The final estimate that we received was much higher than we could afford and they could not commit to our schedule.  To add insult to injury, their technician slapped service stickers on our furnaces and water heaters before they were even hired.

I decided to look for alternatives, and found Mark's Plumbing while searching the internet.  I called Mark's office, and Mark himself met me at the building about an hour later.  Mark and one of his plumbers walked through the building and identified all of the work required.  We received a very fair and reasonable estimate about an hour later, and they started work the very next day.  Over the course of the next three days, they performed all of the work required, spent extra time working with the inspectors, and completed the job with no surprises.

Mark's Plumbing got the job done on time to meet our deadline and at a cost almost one half of what we would have paid the other company.  I was very impressed by the quality of the service we received from both Mark and from everyone else involved.  I wholeheartedly recommend Mark's Plumbing for all of your plumbing needs.

I've used Pete to help me finish my basement bathroom as well as a bonus room bath.  I've also given his name to many of my friends for their projects such as toilet replacement, leaky faucet repairs, and used him at our place of business (flooring replacements).  Pete always responds and gets the job done when we need him to!

I had a new vanity installed along with new shut off valves. Also a new toilet and in the kitchen all new faucets, including a dishwasher hook up. Just sorry I didn't need a new water softener. Ok, maybe I am not sorry about that. Service is prompt and prices are good. This guy knows his stuff.

We just bought our first house and Nick put our minds at ease immediately! We had had several other plumbers come by, surprise us with fees and not fix the issues with our house, but Nick was incredibly thorough, patient, prepared, and super professional. He took the time to educate us on everything plumbing and tubing, gave tips on safety and winter preparedness, and was just overall a super cool guy. We are so lucky to have found our plumber for life!

The team came in and tackled the job - all without a drip.

Very diligent and friendly, very capable.  

Had to coordinate around a granite install; no problem.  

Price was reasonable for how long they were here.  

Need more skilled trades like these guys!

He was very easy to work with. I was able to schedule service online. I was provided with a quote up front, which was based on service performed rather than hourly. He was able to do the work very soon and on a weekend. He showed up on time, was respectful of my home, and did a great job.

Our pipe was leaking through the top floor bathroom and into our office area on the first floor. We needed emergency services and Hibernian was there. He showed up on time, had the right PVC piping to solve the problem, and fixed our issue. He was engaging and so helpful! The price was much less than anticipated. He saved our 4th of July weekend! Amazing professionalism, fun conversation, and our new go to plumber! Will be recommending him to all our friends!

Stillwater plumbing helped us with our Rennai tankless hot water system when no one else would. John is reliable, honest and knows what he's doing. Thank you for your maintenance and driving so far to get to us. We appreciate your reliable service.

Nate is a great plumber, does awesome work at reasonable rates. Extremely reliable, and very knowledgeable. He's my go to guy for all plumbing needs. Save your time from doing research on finding a plumber, and give him a call. You'll be happy you did.

We had a rubber dog toy go down a drain and completely plug it up.  We had tried to snake it, hook it, but to no avail.   Mr. Donahue and his assistant came out early in the morning and took care of our drain within a few minutes.   I know he had four other clients to take care of that day, it was hot and he had four other air conditioners to fix for other people.  I am glad he could squeeze us into his busy day and take care of us so promptly.
He drives around an old classic truck which is just cool.

I'm generally handy around the house so I tried many things including attempting to flush out the clog by dumping boiling water down the drain, using baking soda and vinegar mix and dismantling the drain and snaking the pipe myself... One trip to Menards, three hours and a sore back later finally I gave in and decided to contact a plumber.

I called several plumbers including one plumber that was highly referred by friend. I was told by that company they would charge me double-time due to the weekend and suggested I call back Monday. I called back 8:30 am on Monday and they told me they were fully booked for the next two days and they would call me back if they could fit me in.

The last place I called was Affordable Sewer and Water for the St. Paul area (I live in Maplewood) the operator was professional and gave me and quote which was aproimately $70 cheaper than all the quotes I received that morning plus they were able to schedule me right away so I set an appointment for that afternoon.

My Drain is now free of clogs after the plumber used his 60-foot power snake to clear it out. After all of this I still haven't heard back from the two companies who said they would call back. The plumber was conscious and respectful of my house and put on boot coverings and didn't leave any mess whatsoever. I'm completely satisfied with the service Affordable Sewer and Water has provided, they communicated their fees clearly and efficiently performed the job. I will contact Affordable Sewer and Water first next time I have plumbing needs.

Pros: Clear pricing, overall friendly and professional service, on time

Our kitchen sink was clogged so I reached out on Yelp to John's Sewer and Drain for an estimate that evening after reading the reviews online. They responded with an estimate within 20 minutes noting they would be over the next morning. We negotiated a time that worked and they arrived promptly on time! They snaked the kitchen drain, removing some black goop and suddenly we had a free flowing draining again. All complete within 30 minutes. I would definitely recommend these guys to friends and neighbors and we will be using them for future projects. Very satisfied customer!!

These people are complete Jerks, Devin the Master Plumber is lazy and wants to argue about everything, my wife and I just recently did a complete basement remodel and during the remodel these guys flooded my basement, wouldn't communicate to us what was going on. After my builders were finished with there portions of the project they came and cut additional holes in my walls and didn't patch them up, They never cleaned up after themselves. When they flooded my basement they didn't even bother to send out someone to look at there mess I had to fix it. They are a joke. The customer service is terrible. The master plumber Devjn had the audacity to come in my house corner me in my bathroom and proceed to try to tell me what to do in my own home. Stay away. Don't waste your time because to them coming into your house to do work this is quoted verbatim from the master Plumber. I have it recorded but he said, Your house is just another job, I don't need to work here and We don't need this job. Had I not been stuck I'd of thrown him out of my home. We laid 70,000 for our basement remodel and it's not a job to us it's our home and we wanted things done right and done right the first time. And these guys didn't do that..

First time they came out they said I needed my electrical box moved in order to install my wall oven.  I hired an electrician to move the electrical box.
The second time they came out they said the oven fit BUT my outlet had three wires (white, black and green) but my oven had four wires (white, black, green, and red).  I had to hire an electrician again (another $327 spent)!  I wish they had told me about all the electrical work I needed the first time.  No attempt to reimburse me for the second expense or to expedite the installation.

I had Sebastian out to do some rough in plumbing, fix a floor drain and do some finishing work. He did very bad work and was very dishonest. He repaired a main water line and Unclogged the basement floor drain. The water main started leaking again and I had to pay to get it fixed and the floor drain was not properly unclogged and it caused me to fail an inspection. He also, in a very threatening way demanded more money after changing his bid and refusing to do the work he agreed on. Don't go with this company unless you want poor quality work with changing prices.

Timely, proficient, and good customer service. From the initial phone call when I was explained what the experience with the service representative would be like, to the actual fixing of the breakage created by Centerpoint Energy. I'd take a few stars from Centerpoint and give them to BFP if I could. It wasn't cheap, but the technician went above and beyond which is why I would certainly recommend them to anyone.