Best Businesses in Austin, TX

Thank you Blake and Beau.  Had a botched garbage disposal install that resulted in leaks everywhere.  They came the same afternoon and rebuilt the the pipes for the drains and did a great job.  Voila!! no leaks.  Efficient, courteous, tidy and efficient.  Hire them again in a heartbeat.

Proven Plumbing installed a new water heater at a rental property that we own. We had gotten bids from other plumbers, but Proven Plumbing was chosen because we had used them before and were  very satisfied with their work. The water heater was installed as scheduled , the old one hauled away, and they left the area clean. Water heater running great and we will use them again for any plumbing issues.

I had a busted pipe on a Saturday evening. Called 4 different plumbers who advertised 24/7 service and either got the runaround or exorbitant quotes.
Then I called Blue Dragon. Gilbert answered right away and told me he could absolutely have someone out that night. Within about an hour, Bill Taylor arrived. He was super pleasant and friendly, very professional, and fixed everything up for me in short order.
Not only was Bill a pleasure to work with, the bill was very reasonable. Far better than anyone else had offered.
I have used several plumbers over the years and never had one that I was compelled to recommend until now. I've got Blue Dragon's magnet on my fridge now, and as far as I'm concerned, they're my plumbers.

From the time I called until their arrival was about 45 min!! Professional and friendly, Eddy and Dillon were positive but explained worst case with confidence I believed in.  They had to dig to fix my problem and could have said.. well it's 4p and we can return another day, but knowing this is a house with kids... they pushed on and completed my repair! This morning we are bathing and flushing with joy!!
Thank you guys for being our salvation last night!! Seriously thank you! Your efforts are greatly appreciated

Asa and Ryan diagnosed our tankless water heaters after the snowpocalypse in February.  They were the 3rd plumber we called in two months after enduring cold water in our kitchen, laundry room and guest bath.  They ordered and installed a new recirculating tank which took special tools and a lot of crawling around our attack and troubleshooting.  Ryan went the extra mile and found a breaker to our pump had been shut off!  Now we have an abundance of hot water and feel confident we have some diligent professionals we can rely on to finish the job.

These guys are awesome. Back in December i came back from visiting family to find out the dope i had watching my dogs while i was gone had been flushing paper towels down the toilet and clogged up the line. EZ Flow were the only dudes that would one, give me the price to unclog it over the phone and 2, could be there within the hour. 20ish minutes later, they show up and went to work. Quick and friendly they were done and gone in minutes. Great business

Fantastic service from A&T plumbing. Also excellent work ethic and attitude from Eric Keuntje both times that he's been out to our house. I highly recommend and will be calling A&T for future needs from now on.

I hate being the first dissenting opinion, but I had a pretty poor to mediocre experience with Dave (aka Henderson Plumbing).  And, you can see from my extensive review history, it's rare, rare, rare that I don't write a 4 or 5-star review.  But, I feel like the issues were extensive enough that I should warn others.

In short, we had 3 small-ish plumbing issues at our new house that I figured would be good to have fixed.  We called around to a number of highly regarded, Yelp recommended plumbers, and Dave gave the lowest quote at $170 (the highest was $220).  The issues were pretty benign:  (1)  We had a leaky hot/cold water spigot where the washer connects.  It only leaks when the water is shut off and the washer is disconnected (so no problems when connected).  But, we figured we'd go ahead and get it replaced, just so there isn't a future issue.  (2)  We had a master bath shower drain that backed up a little bit.  It never caused issues w/ taking a shower, but more or less something that should be looked at anyway.  The problem was hair from the previous homeowner that was lodged in the drain.  (3)  The cold water in the master shower turned hot/warm after 2-3 minutes.  It wasn't burdensome, but was a buzz kill after a couple of hours of yard work in the Texas heat, and craving a cold shower.  

So, we set up an appointment for Dave to come out to our house on a weekday afternoon.  The day of the appointment, just before he was to show, he called to reschedule b/c he'd gotten a last minute back doctor appointment.  No sweat!  Gotta take care of the ol' back.  So, we rescheduled for the next day at 9:30 am.  9:30 comes around the next day......no Dave.  9:40.....no Dave.  9:50......no Dave.  Finally, just after 9:50, he arrives.  When he comes in, he kind of chuckles and offers a half-hearted sorry I'm late, then totally dismisses it (as if forgiving himself for making us wait).  Honestly, I don't mind so much that he was late, it happens to everybody.  But, I do mind that (a) he didn't call to say he'd be 22 minutes late, and (b) when he arrived, his apology was pretty nonchalant (like the guy who bumps you pretty hard in the store, and just keeps trucking while offering a muttered sorry.  So, that was the first negative.  Not a big one, but it let me know how much he valued me as a customer and my time away from work.

So, Dave does his work, makes one run to the hardware store, and finishes up in about 3 hours (of course, he somehow managed to charge us for 3.75 hours....at $95/hr).  He changed out the spigots & replaced the little drip pan that water from the spigot drains into.  Had to cut a hole in the wall so he could grip the pipe to unscrew the hot & cold water spigots, but I gave him the thumbs up on that before he got started.   He also dug out the hair from the shower drain and got that working as well.  The hot/cold issue he wasn't able to fix, b/c our shower apparently needs a special cartridge to work.  So, he did 2/3rds of the $170 job he quoted.    

So here's my problem.......when it was all said & done, he presented my wife a bill for $639.  $223 for parts, $356 for labor, $25 for showing up (seriously, it's a line item on the bill), and $35 for using a machine.  Aside from the fact that he actually had the gall to charge $25 to show up LATE, I'm a bit stupefied that a plumber would actually charge $35 if he has to pick up a took that is battery or electricity operated.  He lists off the parts he used on his form, all of which have been marked up 200-400%......this on top of this $95/hr labor charge, which evidently includes time spent hunting for parts at Lowes he neglected to show up to the job with.  The parts he used were about $50-75 at Lowes, yet he charged $223.  

What angered me about the whole deal is that I told him before he started that if he had any issues that were going to put us significantly over the $170 quote, to come get me (I was working out of my home office that day).  He never came to get me.  Not only did he never come to get me, when he was done, he never asked to speak to me to explain the extra costs.  He gave the bill to my wife and convinced her to sign it w/o ever asking to speak to me.  So, he managed to take a 3-part job that he quoted $170 on, do 2/3rds of it, and increase the cost by 376% w/o so much as uttering a single word to anyone (me or my wife) about the increased costs until he hands the bill to my wife and bolts before I can talk to him.  Classy.

I'm a business owner in the service industry.  I work with clients much like Dave does.  No matter how great someone's performance or product is, if they don't respect their client's time or money, and operate based on what's in the best interest of their wallet, rather than their clients, they're not worth much.  I can attest, Dave does good work and has a good personality.  But, his tactics are shyster-ish and his business etiquette is severely lacking.

~ Fabrico

We had an issue with our kitchen sink which rendered it unusable. I called early afternoon and Abel came that evening! He took a look, said we needed a new sink disposal and explained that it's pretty easy to install if we wanted to tackle it ourselves. (My husband was up for it, went the next day and did it!) In the same visit, Abel looked at a couple other small issues we had questions about and gave us some insight into what might be happening and how we can manage it. After all was said and done, he charged us nothing for the visit and said he'd be happy to help over text or phone if we had questions when we installed the new disposal. Abel is now our #1 call for plumbing service!

Braulio is outstanding, honest, and reliable.  He showed up on time, did the work timely, and his fees were reasonable.  I highly recommend him for all your plumbing needs.  He is an excellent communicator, I will call him for all our plumbing needs.

Garbage disposal stopped working and sink was backed up over the Labor Day weekend.  I couldn't cook or run the dishwasher.  Called, left a VM on Sunday and Jaime texted me back within 30 minutes.  He said he could drop by the next day at 10:30-11:00. Mind you, that was the Labor Day Monday!  He showed up on time and got to work replacing the broken disposal with another one I had bought from one of the big box stores.  Unplanned but he was also able to fix an old toilet at the same visit.  All for a reasonable price.  

Very grateful for his responsiveness and professionalism.  I've found my go to plumber now and I know my old house will have something for him come back for another visit...hopefully not soon.

Another plumber told me that I needed to replace my water heater.  One of the thermostats and elements had gone bad.  Jim was able to replace the parts without costing me the expense of getting a new water heater.  I was so happy not to have to pay thousands of dollars.  Jim is truly a nice person and knows a lot about plumbing.  He's very easy to talk with and takes the time to diagnose the problem and make sure everything is in good shape.  At every step he explained what he was doing and why it was necessary.  You won't go wrong if you call Jim.

Stans is great.  We have multiple properties that they help us with and are always very quick to respond and provide service.

Highly recommended!

I was referred to Plumb Doctors by Lanier Plumbing as Lanier no longer does renovations. These days, it's tough to find a tradesman who has integrity, and shows up on the day they say they're going to. Andrew K. was very clear in communicating he would call before he headed over.

I thought his prices were reasonable. He charged $218 for fifty minutes of labor including parts, and re - seated my toilet which my handyman had improperly installed ten months ago. Andrew K. was very thorough, as my toilet was now planar, cut the long screws, and secured the screw covers. He even gave me a free consultation on my upcoming renovation so I was able to kill two birds with one stone.

He plans on purchasing a scanner for rebar and tension poles next year so I won't have to go through Texas Curb Cut.

Took care of my water heater issue. The pilot light wouldn't stay on. They came on time and were able to fix it same day. Thanks Plumb and Order!

I love these guys.  They have come to rescue me several times.  They show up on time, give accurate estimates and clean up after themselves.  I always get a call back in a timely manner.   I find great communication that goes above and beyond.

I had a leak in my hot water heater - under the house and they came in and fixed it with minimum fuss and destruction to my home.  Thankfully.

When we had to break into a wall to fix some plumbing in a bathroom, I was asked great questions of things I wanted in the bathroom.  (since the wall was open anyway)  He came up with a super inexpensive solution so I could have a regular shower head and a handheld one.  I thought it would be hundreds of dollars but it was really inexpensive.

The important part is that they do great work - and do it with kindness and respect.

Mark came over to give an estimate for tub installation. He obviously didn't like the idea of a difficult cast iron tub installation even though I was doing all removal and demolition of wall Sheetrock so he and other plumber/ helper could just install and add new drain hardware. His bid? $3644 for
drain hardware and a few hours work. NOPE.

Had Olvin come by to redo my backsplash after another company came and did a horrendous job on it a week earlier. He completely gutted the other companies work and installed new drywall. He made sure to put drop cloths everywhere, and cleaned up at the end of every day,  putting everything back where it was each night so that I could use the kitchen in the evenings. He was always on time, and clearly took pride in his work. He made sure every tile was perfect, and replaced any that I found with defects. Even thoughtful enough to tile all the way up behind the microwave so that if I got a new one it wouldn't have to matter how tall it was.

Absolute A+ work. Can't recommend him enough, and excited to have him redo my bathrooms!

I was able to get an estimate for a static test for the drain lines in advance. Scott came the next day with a very short notice (because we had problems reaching the tenants). Scott did the test professionally and sent the results via email immediately. I really appreciate his help and would recommend his service to anyone.

I did have Nick come out to repair a drippy outdoor spigot and he did an excellent job in a short amount of time at a very fair price. My 5-star recommendation remains intact & I definitely recommend him.

Because he is good & no doubt very busy, he may not be able to do your job in the time frame you need, so hopefully your situation and his availability will match up when you need work done.