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Very responsive (a rarity among contractors from my experience), friendly, professional, and fair rates. They did a great (and fast)  job replacing a toilet for me and based on this experience I would certainly recommend them to others.

Today was the fourth time I have had work done by these guys. We've had them replace our entire sewer line house to street, we had them replace our water heater, and they did some repairs and replacement of piping under the sink in my parents house. I called yesterday about installing a gas shut off valve and they were here in 20 minutes. The prices they charge couldn't be more reasonable. The work they do is quality. And the guys are some of the nicest people you could meet. If you are looking for someone to do any plumbing or heating work in your home I highly recommend Hopkins. These guys are honest, decent, affordable and extremely knowledgeable.

Needed plumbing work done and Mark (the owner and Master Plumber) was very responsive, efficient, and was on-site for all the work doing most of it himself with his son (also a plumber) assisting. Definitely a great company and person to deal with!

I owned my home for several years and had no ceiling light in my living room. My home was over 100 years old, so it was originally gas lighting. Manny placed 6 recessed lights in my living room ceiling and included a dimmer switch! Then he installed baseboard electric heaters in every room including my living room. He did an excellent job and I was very happy.

I worked with Matt on a unique plumbing issue and he was knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. You can trust in A&P!

Despite being a frequent Yelp user, this is the first time I've felt compelled to write a review. I contacted Greg via Yelp's generic request a quote link. He replied within an hour to let me know I was out of service area. He could have simply ignored the request or replied with one quick sentence, but instead he wrote a several paragraph reply with: ideas of what could be causing the problems, links to helpful resources, and detailed, step-by-step instructions on troubleshooting both projects. He also shared his cell phone number in case I had any questions or issues. Who does that?! Who takes the time to write a long message full of free advice to someone he knows will give him zero business. I am simply blown away by his kindness and intend to recommend him to my friends that live in his service area.

I highly recommend Lauterborn Electric. They helped put the finishing touches on our home by installing a ceiling fan in our living area, a funky industrial light fixture over our kitchen island, a stunning chandelier over our dinning room table and a new light fixture outside in our patio. Thanks to their personal, care and touch; our home finally feels like home sweet home.

2nd time I have used them.
They are super professional and reliable, a bit hard to get a short term appointment, but worth the wait.

Joe was easy to work with, came prepared for my condo building's insurance rules and did a great job. I have used a lot of contractors in my home and JDV was efficient and by far the cleanest.

My experience with iTech started off pretty well. They were quick to respond and schedule a day/time to provide an estimate of installing an exterior outlet. Once there, they suggested that we replace our existing service (60 amp) and instead run a brand new 200 amp service in order to accomodate the new outlet/overall house electrical demands. This was expected since this is the original service to our 70+ year old house and we've had this on our list of things to do for quite a few years.

The quality of work was great! The installation of the board, exterior outlets (I asked for a 220v outlet to be installed along side of the 120v for a heavy duty pressure washer), wiring and wiring routing was very professionally and cleanly done for a VERY fair price.

So why the low rating? Well, my experience soured after the poor post work communication. I asked for an estimate on re-wiring my 2nd floor since the wiring is also original to the house. I was told that I would recieve that quote sometime the following week. That never arrived. I waited since I understand that this is a busy time of the year and thought that the quote would arrive maybe the week after that first week had passed. It still never came.

I reached out on the original Yelp message thread that I had with Tony to ask for the quote again since it may have slipped his mind due to this busy season. The message was read but not replied to. I finally ended up calling him to ask yet again for the quote and was told that I would receive it by 5:30pm that same day. And guess what? It still never came.

I'm not sure if this is his way of saying that he doesn't want the job or what's going on but because of this, I can't recommend them to anyone else. If you have a job that can be completed in a day, they're great to work with. If you have a bigger job that requires multiple days, then I would look elsewhere.

Edit: Updated star rating after having discussion with Tony and resolving situation

Thanks so much for helping us out today! you fixed our heater that no one else could fix. it has been years to fix our problem

I've had these guys out to my house twice now. First when we bought the place about 2 months ago and today (still here). These guys are knowledgeable, polite, friendly , professional and talented. I've already recommended them to other people I know in the area and will continue to do so. When we are ready to start tackling the core electrical issues in my house they will get my business, hands down.

The experience with FMJ Electrical was exceptional from the start. A wonderful person answering the phone, smart and efficient. It was an emergency and they arrived so fast. Frank was very professional , his shirt was so clean and pressed. First impressions are everything! Frank and his crew fixed the electrical service in hours. His crew was well prepared, qualified and knowledgeable and they also recommended a inspector to come out to do a complete inspection for PECO. Everyone is so personable. Work ethics are top notch!!! I will definitely make use of their services again and will highly recommend. I was so impressed with the professionalism and level of expertise. Call them first!
Carolyn Rizzo

My tech mike was great. The issue I have was the young lady Olivia in the office. I had called earlier in the day to schedule my heater to be serviced. Apparently I was not using the correct terminology as she so kindly pointed out  that was is considered  Maintenance. She said they don't not schedule those appointments on the weekend and the next available appointment would have been mid December. I told her I would call back Monday to schedule an appointment for maintenance.
Later I found out the temperature would drop to 32ﾟ that night so I decided to turn the heat on. When it did not come on and I sought help to light the pilot but it would not stay lit.  I call the office back to get an emergency appointment and spoke with the same young lady who gave me attitude as if I was lying about the situation. I have an infant and a young child and dropping temperatures and did not have time for her attitude.
She call back to tell me that there was a technician that could be there within the hour but I had left to go by space heaters because I did not believe she would send a Tech out. Someone was speaking to me and she proceeded to yell both of you could not speak at the same time.  I admit she was on the car speaker and it can sound loud and choppy sometime.  It was how she said it with negative connotations.  By this time I was like go fuck yourself but I had small children to think about.
In the future maybe this young lady can understand trying to get service on during the holiday season is stressful enough this is another bill on top of everything else and people don't need stink attitudes to go with it.

The leak detection side of their offerings was fine.

However, I made the mistake of hiring them for their plumbing. Their plumber found the most roundabout, expensive way to resolve the issue and turned a $400-$500 fix into a $2500 fix.

Even once it was fixed, it started leaking again a few weeks later. This was supposed to be covered by my warranty, but they wanted more money.I ended up paying another $250 so they would do the fixe the way it should've been done in the first place.

If you use them to find your leak, do not under any circumstances hire them to fix anything.

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