Best Businesses in Pennsylvania

I found out about Mark and JB Plumbing through the good Yelp reviews, and he performed as well as advertised. We had a major project to do, replacing a broken lateral sewer line beneath Walnut St in Philadelphia. I called a handful of plumbers before choosing JB, and I found Mark to be the most responsive, most professional, and very competitive with his pricing. He was out there within 24 hours to give me an estimate, and within 2 days he had all of the required permits, and had the job scheduled. He and his crew showed up at 7am as promised, with all of the necessary heavy machinery, road and police crews, and got to work. It was impressive watching them, they are real pros. In one day: they jackhammered the street, dug at least 12 ft down and 25 ft across, replaced my entire sewer line, installed a new curb trap, backfilled everything, laid new asphalt and two new sidewalk blocks. Other plumbers told me it was at least a 2 day job, Mark had it done within 8 hours. He did a fantastic job, and just as importantly, he made sure everything was left clean and neat at the end of the day. I highly recommend him.

After having my sewer line back up twice in two years due to root intrusions in the terracotta (!) pipe, I decided it was time to replace rather than just clear the line.  Travas was one of 3  plumbers that came to assess the issue.   I was impressed with his knowledge of and comfort with excavation.  He offered a fair price and followed through on everything as promised.  Emails and texts were promptly returned, questions thoroughly answered, online payment was easy, and permits and inspection handled without incident.  He and his team got started at 8a and were done by 3p.  I remain impressed with the speedy and professional work.  I've found the plumber I'll be calling for as long as I call Philly home.

Brandon came out for an emergency toilet repair. He was thorough and friendly and courteous. I would recommend him to anyone in Manayunk, Roxbourough and surrounding areas and will call him again for future projects.

Thank you for helping me!

We noticed a sporadic leak from a pipe in our basement and reached out to boss plumbing on yelp based on reviews. Warren immediately sent me his number and worked with me via videos and photos to help assess my issue. He let me know that we needed a drain cleaning as the leak was caused by a blockage and gave me an initial quote on the phone. He and his team came the next morning on time. They ran into some difficulties when it came to the way my pipes were configured but found a way to make things work so that I was comfortable and the risk of flooding in the basement was lowered. They had their work cut out for them but managed to clear the pipes pretty quickly and were communicative the entire time.

We've had trouble finding a reliable and knowledgeable plumber, but I'm happy to say it looks like our search is over. I'd highly recommend Boss Plumbing!

Great service, communication and a knowledgeable plumber. Highly recommend Aqua- Mike was on time and very honest about my issues. He was professional, courteous and friendly.

My husband and I found John Snyder to be EXTREMELY personable and candid regarding cost and explanation of what would or needed to be done.  All questions were answered and concerns addressed.
   The prices given UP FRONT for each job INCLUDED EVERYTHING (all material - even if purchasing prices rose, time/man-hours - even when extended because of unforeseen obstacles - like in our case).  All works areas were cleaned, trash/boxes were neatly put out and or carried away to be disposed of.
   All work was done in a timely fashion and it was a pleasant surprise to find out the work done was warranted for a period time - which was GREAT!!!!!  We'll definitely reach out to him/his company again and will highly recommend.

* WORK PROFESSIONALLY DONE  - 1) broken kitchen faucet replaced, 2) connection of waterline/attachment (fridge's water/ice maker) run through crawl space, 3) Removal of small utility sink and seized pump - replaced with large utility sink and new pump.   :  )

I don't' give 5 stars unless the business goes above and beyond.  
I wanted to leave a review for Kit from Plumbing N Things because he totally deserves it.

I live just outside of Washington DC and my elderly mom lives out in Philly by herself.  She'd been having issues with her toilet and the water not filling up properly after she flushes. All she could say is that she hears leaky sounds every couple of hours.  

I finally scheduled an appointment with  another company rated high on yelp, drove up to Philly to be there for my mom and no one showed up!!! The other company gave me excuses about the other job taking so long and forgot to call us and said they can come another day.  Are you kidding me???

Frustrated and angry I continued down the list for another week calling and leaving messages.

Kit from Pluming N Things got back to me right away.  He was so nice on the phone and told me that I didn't have to drive up from DC again.  He offered to go out to my mom's place the following day and face timed me to explain what the problem was, gave me an estimate and because it wasn't a huge issue, he offered to fix the problem right away.

I saved 6 hours of RT driving time, toll, gas, and not to mention he was really nice on the phone and facetime, AND he didn't rip off an elderly lady and take advantage of her.  

Thank you so much Kit, for restoring my faith in plumbers.  I really appreciated your professionalism and kindness.

Among the bad experiences I have had with contractors, what happened with Goodman Plumbers is in a category of its own as being an act of pure evil. This happened on September 17, 2018, five months ago, but I have been deliberately waiting to make sure the way the problem was ultimately solved did the trick.

The background is as follows. Two workmen came to install a new washer, and to do so they turned  off the house's main water pipe.  Old and much mended, the pipe burst from the pressure, spewing water everywhere until they turned off all the water in the house.  It was already early evening and they began calling all the plumbers they knew to see  who could come repair the pipe that very evening. The person who agreed to come (for $175) was Stan from Goodman Plumbers.  He said I had the original iron pipes and this meant that a very large section of the pipe would have to be replaced. The cost? $2000. And he couldn't do the job until the morning, so we'd have no water all night.

He had me over a barrel and he knew it.  It was getting late, people lived in the house, and I needed to put a solution in place. But $2,000 out of the blue? Somehow I found the strength to look him in the face and, to his great surprise,  say no.  Stan stormed out in a rage.  The washing machine installers found me another plumber, who drove over. He was shocked by how Goodman Plumbers had handled the matter. He fixed the pipe for $450 with a repair that was far less radical and which, five months later, is working just fine.

Highly recommended!  I needed a plumber to fix something I tried doing myself (water supply line for an ice maker) but I screwed it up and needed a pro.  In the meantime a bucket was catching the drips.

Earlier in the day I had a plumber come from one of the bigger companies whose trucks I have seen in our area for years, come give an estimate.  He took a look, said he had to go call the boss, then came back with an absurdly high estimate.

Using Yelp I found Rick Lucas plumbing locally and called.  Rick answered the call, said he could be there within 1-2 hours, would call first.  He called back as promised and arrived shortly thereafter.

Rick took a look at what was needed.  He also determined that some additional copper piping adjacent to what I messed up needed to be repaired as it was corroded, and verbally gave me a price.

Rick not only replaced all the necessary piping including the additional areas that he recommended, he also added the necessary fittings and connections and shutoff valve and flexible steel supply hose and completed the connection to our new refrigerator.  Rick worked non-stop, and is professional, courteous and friendly, and cleaned up afterwards.

Best of all his price was 33% less than the first place that came.  (Plus I returned the parts I previously bought to Home Depot and Lowes so saved even more).

I am very pleased that I had Rick Lucas Plumbing do this job at our home, and wouldn't hesitate to call him the next time I need a plumber.

I hope this review makes it to the recommended page instead of the not recommended page. It makes Yelp look dishonest when they hide good reviews as not recommended.  The not recommended reviews there look similar to the recommended page, positive.    I also hope Yelp puts this on the recommended list, so people can see more up to date reviews that are hidden.       BTW....I still love you and need you and recommend you Yelp, just would like to see more fair business practices by you.                              For my review......

I'm afraid if I tell everyone how great Miller Plumbing is, he will get too busy and I will have to wait a long time to get him back.  Mike Miller has so far, in our opinion, been professional, prompt when scheduled, there for you in an emergency, and his prices are competitive.  In addition, this guy knows about electric and plumbing, so if you need to install or remove  something involving water and electric (like my dishwasher), he knows how to shut off the water, disable the electric switch in the breaker box that goes to the appliance, AND he knows wiring as a result of so many years having to do both.  Many of the Home Depot /Lowes delivery guys don't know how to do installations, so they try their best, and often people end up with leaks and problems.  it is also a 3 hr job to take out and then install a new dishwasher.  Home Depot quoted me $70 for installation, which sounded low.  it was.  Mike says the whole job for him would be $285 including new valve, for three hours work, which is competitive.  Home Depot and Lowes tell you $70 for the install, then they arrive, and tell you that you don't have the right part needed to do the install, and that a plumber will have to come and cut a few pipes, and add a new cut off valve.  This is so the hard/dangerous job is done for them.  also, the delivery/install guys arrived at 8 a.m. And as they were leaving at 8:15, I heard one guy on the phone with the scheduler, complaining that he had twelve more deliveries, with a few of them being installs.  So, it appears they do the you don't have the right setup and parts thing to lessen their schedule.     Several people have reported this problem recently in our area.   Apparently this is to buy them time, especially since three hours will eat up their time.    So you end up paying a plumber, and then supposedly they come back another day to finish the $70 job.  I have heard that often, they never even come back, and service doesn't return calls for help to finish job.  We shall see....they are supposed to call tomorrow afternoon with the time to come back to install the next day after Mike has been here.  I am probably stupid letting them come back to save $100, but this month, I have to do it.  All the hassle with Home Depot and Lowes is not worth it.  Better to call Mike to do the whole job well and at a competitive price for a plumber who knows electric. He is also nice, courteous, and a perfectionist and we have used him successfully 4 times for very different problems.  Even my parents are thrilled with Miller Plumbing.  Great...now I've said too much....never could keep a good thing to myself.

UPDATE: 1 Month Later....changed my mind about letting Home Depot do the job.  Decided Mike was the guy, he came, did the whole thing in 3 hrs with his assistant, cleaned up totally and took away old dishwasher all for the price quoted.  I just didn't want to deal with plumbing problems down the line because I wanted to save a hundred bucks.  All is running well now, thanks to Mike!

We had a plumbing emergency at our business where the main water valve coming off the street and into our warehouse started spraying water out. John picked up the emergency line right away and was able to send someone out to temporarily repair it in less than 2 hours. Quick, efficient, explained everything including what it would take for permanent repair if it fails in the future. Very fair pricing. Thank you!

Very professional and fast from the office to the plumber. Jerry came out to replace my busted garbage disposal the same day I called, worked quickly and didn't leave any mess behind. 5 stars, will use again and recommend.

A pipe broke on Thursday (Thanksgiving).  Friday morning I entered a Yelp request for a quote from Bommer plumbing.  (Yelp site now says response is typically within 9 hours, although at the time I'd thought it was 4 hours).  Nothing back on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday in spite of their 24 hour service claim.  Early Monday morning I receive a message saying technician can't evaluate from picture and will need to come onsite to quote.  If you accept quote, $87 charge will be waived.  I can understanding wanting more info, but how about a call or request for more detail first, before charging $87 for an estimate?

Compare this to JB Plumbing, where the owner responded within 10 minutes of my request, happened to live nearby and came over to check out the situation (no charge) and then gave me options since he didn't have needed part in hand.  One of the options was to wait and see what other plumbers responded.  If no one was available, let him know and he'd send one of his techs from Phila on Saturday.  Long story short - go with JB and skip the M-F, no holiday support Bommer.

Maybe it was just an off time or they aren't set up to respond to yelp quickly, but they should say so in their listing.

Amazing experiences twice with Luan. They are fast to respond, come out to do the job ASAP, and are reliable.

I've had Chris and his team do a number of jobs for me in the past 5 years. I've always had good results, and Chris is always very willing to explain options and choose the best solution for the job. Definitely my go-to plumber.

I have SO MUCH gratitude towards Mike from My Plumber- I called because of a kitchen sink backflow/leak- he took the time to hear what the presenting issue was over the phone and diagnosed the issue (clog in the building's main water line, not my pipes) just from hearing details of the story, and gave me advice for what to do to get the issue solved, even though he didn't make any money off the transaction and didn't end up doing the job. He could sense I was nervous about the issue and was super encouraging. This just goes to show how truly knowledgeable and actually just a kind person Mike is. Definitely will call them for future plumbing needs.

Diagnosed and cleaned the drainpipe and gave me an excellent grade in my main drainpipe. Reliable and personable - you can't go wrong.

Our hot water heater busted late in the afternoon, so by the time I started asking around for quotes, it was after business hours. Kevin responded quickly (within an hour-ish?), gave me a quote right away, and answered all my questions. (and I had a lot of questions!) His quote was very reasonable---and, it stayed consistent. The price he quoted was the price I paid.

When I asked him to check on a warranty thing, he said he'd call the supplier in the morning, which he did. This might seem like a small thing, but he was the only one who responded to my late night message with, I'll verify this, instead of trying to hurry me into a decision.

This next part seems pretty basic? But I promise it's not. *He actually answered messages consistently, and showed up when he said he would.* OK??

He did a professional, quick installation, and again, answered all my questions when I had them. I hope we never have water heater or plumbing issues again... but if/when we do, we will call him.