Best Businesses in Buffalo, NY

Update: Plumbers came out ASAP. Emergency situation arose from an accidental, unforeseen, toilet supply line bursting on my second floor master bathroom. Discovered at 4 AM nonetheless! Not what you want to wake up to out of your sleep! I thought I was having a very bad dream, but unfortunately this was very real. Water everywhere on the bathroom floor, ankle deep. A burst supply line squirting water uncontrollably. A shut off valve for the house in the basement that would not turn off. Maybe rusted or corroded over time, unknown to me.

This escaped water from the toilet flooded my first floor kitchen ceiling and walls. And that is now a whole other bigger problem - water damage to drywall that needs to be remediated. Not fun. A headache, expense and inconvenience that will take many days or weeks to resolve. Ugh.

These plumbers promptly changed out the toilet supply line in both my bathrooms, and also installed a new service valve for the house. Nobody calls a plumber at 4AM for planned projects. But when you need fast, efficient, professional plumbing help, like I did, these plumbers will take care to help you and mitigate water damage on your property. I'm so glad I called them. They know what exactly to do!

Initial review: Trouble shooted Plumbing problem over the phone. Plumber was able to determine problem with a call and texting of some photos. Knowledgeable, efficient and very professional. Will update review soon, issue is being worked on at the present time.

Combat plumbing came thru once again!! We woke up to a leak underneath my bathroom sink this morning. I was able to book an appointment with Combat plumbing immediately. The service was prompt, courteous, and thorough. This is the second time I have trusted Combat plumbing for my plumbing needs. They have done excellent work on both occasions! Thanks again Combat Plumbing!!

If I can leave no stars I would.  I'm not one to leave reviews but I feel I should look out for others beware.  The owner Kevin seems to be a very arrogant guy.  For a business owner I expected someone with a little more professionalism tried getting him to do a job a couple months back still haven't heard back from him.  Don't waste your time, terrible service.

I know an elderly lady that needs a faucet replaced in a bathroom. They quote 80 for the faucet. The total job cost was 500. Unbelievable. I bought the same faucet for 50 and installed it in 20 minutes. This is a totally dishonest company. The owner should be ashamed of himself.

I have been working with Frank Alessi for years and he is an excellent plumber. He's reliable, knowledgeable, and honest.

It's nice to know I have a plumber I can count on.

So bad the people on the street would set up chairs in their front yard and watch the show. Under sized feed to compressor  used my shirts to cover holes on top of ductwork they cut wrong
They are just brutal

This was my twelfth estimate I received for replacing my broken furnace, and it was the FIRST that did NOT provide a free estimate.  Furthermore the fact they charge for an estimate was not disclosed when I called.  Given that the other eleven estimates were free I would believe it is an industry standard and when an estimate is not free it would make sense to disclose that prior to getting the estimate.  

I immediately called the office and was told that they do not in fact provide free estimates, and they were sorry they did not provide that information previously.  Now, this business is joined with US Veterans Construction Service which is the reason I called in the first place.  Being a veteran myself I always give other veterans the business when I can.  When I mentioned this I was put in contact with the owner whom I was told is a disabled veteran.  The owner said he would give me credit if I went with his estimate, but would not refund the charge despite being a veteran myself.

Even if this was the lowest estimate I would not go with this business because there was no free estimate, no disclosure of this, and the owner would not give a fellow veteran a refund.  On top of this, the man who came out could have been an expert in the field, but he was less than personable and hardly enticed me to put this place at the top of my list regardless of the price.

I guess veteran brothers aren't as tight as I thought.  Happy Veterans Day.

- Lou Bordonaro
11/8/11

The person that was sent to repair our furnace stole my wife's engagement ring and apparently was looking at our silver in the dining room because the police found his prints on the cabinet. The employee was arrested after the ring (smashed apart) was sold for the diamond and gold to the Pawnshop on Transit Rd just south of Main Street on the west side of the road. By the way, it's LEGAL for a pawnshop in Amherst to sell the jewelry without a waiting period. If the ring were in one piece, the shop would have to hold it for a period of time, I think 3 days. Anyway, the owner, Brian Ritter, of Zenner and Ritter made NO attempt to ensure we were paid back!  
The employee, Richard Donovan, now has his own HVAC business called Donovan Heating and cooling. So, beware of him too!
My furnace didn't get fixed that day!!

Was right on time when they said they would be, fast, fix the problem can't say enough good things about this place would definitely use again when needed.

Wouldn't give one star but I had to pick something.  Had an emergency last night, called them, said they would get back to me. Never heard from them again.   If you know what's good for you, look somewhere else for service.... These guys are unprofessional.

Had them do a dig in the front yard to replace a pipe with tree roots stuck in there. The crew did a great job and were super professional. The owner came out to do an estimate beforehand. The job was completed to specs as communicated.

Hoping this stops any issues with the water that came up. Overall, I still have to pay them the second half of the quote, but as long as there are no surprises with the final bill, I wouldn't hesitate to give H W Bryk & Sons a call again for future jobs that come up, especially ones that involve digging - they seem to be experts and have a lot of experience with that sort of thing.

Called this company for an estimate over a month ago. Came and said he would have estimate in 24 48 hours. Two months later no call, no estimate, disappeared.  If they cannot call when we are gonna give him 20K what make s me think he will show up when there is a HVAC emergency. No Thanks

Have used in past with out issue. Today have full house back up, called hours ago and made emergency appointment. Appointment between 3-5 today. Very happy with that.

they call at 2:30 and inform me the appointment has been moved to next Friday. Like that would be ok with anyone. And then made some statement that discounts offered do not apply.

promply hung up and will never call again. The thought of trying to find plumber now at 3 pm. When I called them around 10 am.  They stink big time!

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