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This is the second time I have reviewed Paul Henderson Plumbing. Recently they replaced a garbage disposal. After looking at the bill and researching I found that they charged me twice what the disposal cost at all the local hardware stores. I complained but they said it was because the local stores get a better deal than they do. Why wouldnt they go to lowes? BI asked to have the owner call me to discuss this and I haven't heard  a word. I am very concerned that they are overcharging customers. And disappointed in Paul Henderson Plumbing.

We discovered a sudden leak, within the basement, during late evening hours ... we'll just say we were lucky to have found it before total destruction of the basement occurred.  As we had no idea who to call, we called one of our best friends, in Arcadia, and he immediately said, Call Brian Hunter!  Then, he gave us Brian's phone number.  Within 15 minutes, Brian and an assistant arrived.  They traced where the leak was coming from.  After removal of toilet in laundry room, just above the basement pipe/leak, cleaning out, then fully repairing all of the pipes connected to this, the leak stopped.  

A week later, we suddenly discovered another leak.  This time, it was down a bit from the earlier leak.  Brian once again arrived in about 15 minutes, and quickly discovered this particular leak was due to a broken sewer pipe, outdoors.  As he does not do outdoor sewer repair, he referred us to a phenomenal person/company, who did all the repair for that issue.

In the Spring, we will be doing some updates within our home for the plumbing.  Hunter Plumbing will be the company called/hired to do the work.  We HIGHLY recommend Hunter Plumbing!!!

Outstanding Plumber! We are new to Brownsburg and a coworker recommended Cornwell's. Their pricing is very fair, scheduling was easy, and the work was top notch!

We needed an expansion tank installed on our hot water heater and the first plumber we called, quoted us an absurd amount. We called Cornwell's; the price was good and what we expected. The technician that came out was helpful and knowledgeable. He told us some things we should consider doing in the future but did not try to oversell us on anything.

I wish I found Cornwell's the first day we moved to Brownsburg. They will be the only plumber we call from now on.

Nate and the team at Mishler are top notch. I had an issue in the winter of 2011 when a water pipe was frozen and cracked causing water to leak all over my home. Within a few hours they had a licensed plumber out, who quickly identified the issue area and made the repair for a very fair price. The owner, Nate Mishler, is very trusthworthy and honest, which is sadly lacking in home services.

Firstly, the person that answered the phone the first time I called to ask questions and make an appointment was very polite and professional. She was able to get me scheduled and on the day of the appointment to have my water heater looked at, she kept me updated on how long the plumbing crew would arrive. The crew were very professional and explained everything they had to do. They even called me an hour after they were finished to make sure my water was hot again. Really appreciate them  will be using this company for all my plumbing needs in future.

I had a dryer vent that severely packed and needed attention immediately. I made one call to Commercial Service and got an appointment for the following afternoon. They quoted me an average price for that particular work, and it ended up costing on the low end of that estimate. While I was unable to be home for the call, those who were said the technician was not only friendly, but he was extremely thorough and made sure to explain what was done in a way that anyone could understand. He even fixed that dryer hose at no cost, seeing that it was a bit too short to the wall. After he packed up and was heading out, he came back in once more, just to make sure he's cleaned up and connected everything back up for me. What a wonderful experience it was. For any future duct work or issues with my heating and air, I will definitely be putting a call in to Commercial Service.

The technician was very polite and thorough. He arrived in the timeline the company quoted. The work I had done was reasonably priced.

My 1940s So. Bro rental that I'd purchased a few years ago had experienced root growth in the main drain and after years being dormant, it began backing up with use.  I'd already paid Just Drains to clear my main drain (rude, never again), and they went in from the line in the yard.  Now I had yet another issue that needed attention.  On Valentine's Day, a Sunday, in the snow.  

The renters had neglected to keep me informed of the bad situation that had progressed into an emergency, simply shutting the basement door, and we were now in deep sh*t (literally, ankle deep).  I was absolutely mortified and in tears after contacting someone to help me out earlier to no avail.

After calling a few places, I finally spoke to someone at Powerhouse and got a quote for $175 - same day.  The owner arrived to my mess and was very friendly and considerate of the situation.  He went above and beyond, ensuring that he ran the snake out to the street more than the average job to be sure it wouldn't soon happen again.  

As everything began to drain, he then cleaned up the mess and hosed down the basement so I wouldn't have to.  Of course once it dried I had additional sanitizing to do, but I was so happy with the experience that I told everyone about it.  Best worst Valentine's Day ever!

Now that I'm looking through my reviews, I realized that this MUST be added, despite the time that's passed, because I still recommend them to my friends.  

If only I could find an equally good electrician. Anyone?

Had a water heater leak on the weekend - Attaboy was the first company to answer the phone on Saturday morning and Laura was incredible from the start.  They are professional and really want to help the consumer.  Prices were competitive (actually better) than the 4 other plumbing companies in the area that I called. I consider this a company with integrity - they were honest and up front with everything that needed to be done and never tried to sell us services or parts we didn't need.  They went above and beyond the call of duty.  Hope not to need a plumber again any time soon, but if we do, we will call Attaboy first!

Do not call. Had clogged trap in drain. They sent guy to look at it and he first kept mentioning the washing machine ??? Then wanted to charge me $483.00 to do the job. Told him no thank you, called another company who cleaned trap out for free and all is good. Shame on Roto Rooter!

We needed to have our (very old) sewer line replaced. We'd received a quote from another company but wanted to bid out such a large project. Carlisle was less expensive and did a very good job. They gave us multiple options and quotes as well as their recommendations on how to proceed. The sewer was a tight squeeze between houses, trees, and our gas line. They dug it up and replaced it, as well as some additional plumbing inside to reroute a pipe without any incidents. They were very good at explaining to me what they were doing and were courteous and professional when asking me to run water to test the line. I would recommend them for future plumbing projects.

Installers threw on umarked breakers that were not feeding the furnace and nearly caused electrical injury.  Installers didn't know an electrical circuit and I had to troubleshoot circuit for them.  Installers did not seal furnace - was losing alot of air and heat into garage.  Installers wired the A/C with the furnace so everytime furnace kicked on (in below zero weather) the A/C kicked on.  Installers agreed before performing work that company would bill us and then we could pay.  Owner (Chad Christian) then threatened to rip out new furnace if didn't pay on the spot.  Owner then also rudely dismissed every complaint that furnace was not heating house (when it was wired wrong).  Took 36 hours and alot of dealing with attitude from owner to get that fixed.  Lastly, because it has taken 7 days (which includes weekend and holiday) to pay the invoice, owner calls and rudely berates me for not paying yet while at the same time berating me for responding with all this same feedback to a feedback request email they sent me.

My mother has always used Benjamin Franklin Plumbing for all of her major plumbing needs. (Sewer line breaks from tree roots, replacing galvanized plumbing with all PVC.. new hot water heaters.. new sump pump batteries.. you name it.) It is always something more that we needed to do to the tune  of thousands and thousands of dollars.

I am so aggravated and frustrated to learn they have been overcharging her this whole time and when we needed something as simple as a grey water pump replaced for our washing machine they were unable to fit that in.

They sent three technicians to our home who were here to do only a fall maintenance.. would have kept on repeating that water heater flush into my open sump pit again and again. I got the same run around each time!
We don't have that in our request order, we don't have the parts on our  truck, we couldn't possibly install that today, we have a closed parts department after 4 pm.
It's 2 pm? How do you explain this?
Plumbers have shown up here and not wanted to work.

If you make an appointment you get a four hour window.. if it isn't the 4 hours you chose, well- oh well.. they'll get someone to you when they want to.
If you make an appointment for afternoon or evening they will call you in the morning to confirm. If you are not answering at 7-8 am for your 5 pm appointment  (cause maybe you went to work?) They won't come to your 5 pm appointment.

Today marks the third time a gentleman showed up at my home without the  pump to replace the grey water pump. He looked at me like I was an imbecile. We don't have these parts on our trucks, I am only here to do the Fall maintenance on the Hot water heater.  I will speak to my manager. I'm just a tech and not qualified to replace such an item.

Same old song and dance and by this time I have had two other quotes for the pump.. Benjamin Franklin was going to charge me more than twice what it costs anywhere else, Even after my poor mother has paid for all of this repeat business for 14 years. They were talking about perhaps giving her a 10% discount on the overcharged pump! Coming the next morning!

Do NOT give your money to these crooks who give 0 concern to you or your repeat business.. or your little old Momma  for that matter. It makes me wonder how many of those things she's been having replaced (besides obvious sewer lines) really needed replacing?
I hate that this company has become what it has become.

The whole time I'm trying to complain I am talking to some woman ( at great length; over an hour and a half)  who is trying to micro-manage me and tell me how of course I'm right, she's a new manager who will make sure my issues and situation are addressed by management and taken care of in a timely manner. I will have to deal with some other irate plumbing manager in the morning first thing.. I said no thank you.

The majority of the men who have come here from Benjamin Franklin are totally disrespectful to women. They talk down to you and they think you're stupid. Wasn't going to get another thousand dollars out of us!

These guys are wonderful.  I do my homework before hiring any contractors, and Indy Renovation came highly recommended at the place where I bought my tile.  They tiled a master bath, guest bath, built a master shower, and did tile backsplash in the kitchen and bar area.  I couldn't be happier with the quality of their work.  Junior and his helpers were meticulous with the details -- used a laser for straight lines, maintained consistent grout width, no cracked or broken tiles, etc.

Completely disappointed and let down by Gordon Plumbing.  After  Gordon performed a $7,000 fix exactly 1 year ago on our lift station, the entire system failed.  We figured we'd had an alright experience with them and that they would know what might be wrong with the system so we called them.
  The plumber sent not only disregarded any direction (rutting up the entire yard when we'd told him not to drive in that area), but also demanded $4000 to even diagnose the problem THAT THEY HAD FIXED A YEAR AGO!  We called the office and the lady who answered the phone was even ruder!
   I chalked it up to a fluke and got in touch with the manager Paul, who promised to try and figure out the situation, but after multiple phone calls seems to have just dropped the entire thing.  We're not rude customers, and I believe in always giving management a chance to fix things, but this has been one of the most disappointing experiences imaginable.
     The worst part is, we really had a positive opinion of the company going in, and they had to drop the ball in every way imaginable to ruin that.
  The company doesn't stand by their work in any shape or form (won't even check a pump that they put in and purchased less than a year ago).

DON'T CALL THEM!!!

McNeely Owned came out to my 92 year old mother's home to service her Air Conditioner Unit and basically charged her nearly 3hrs labor ($180) for approximately 45min Worth of work. This was this year  (June 2013)  and what makes it so bad is they had done the exact same work  in July the previous year which indicates that they are not fixing the problem, just bandaging it in order to come back and repair again.

Air conditioners are only used a good 3 to 4 months out of the year and for it to be fixed in the middle of summer and then need the same repair in the beginning of the next summer says allot about the quality of work at McNeely.

The service guy Kirk is a really nice Iraq war Veteran that is very pleasant and professional, but the so called owner Kim is a real BIT%H to deal with. Very nasty and snippy attitude. I tried to be reasonable and offered to pay 2hrs of labor and she said NO! The Bill Stands!!! and immediately threatened to place a Mechanic's lean on the property.  She then went on to inform me that I had to pay for kirk the service guy's drive time from when he leaves his previous call till he gets to my house, while he works on the unit, while he sits in his truck to cool off, while he calls the dispatcher for his next job etc... Basically I have to pay 3hrs. of labor for 45min of work.

Not Good People To Do Business With At ALL!!!!

I have heard that they actually use to do business as ARS (Air Conditioning Ripoff Service) but then they changed the name for obvious reasons, never the less ARS as well as McNeely are banned from working on this home and we will never call them again!!!

JC

Larry Plumbing did some work in my house about a year ago, He was found by the contractor I hired back then and never had to deal with him personaly. Recently, I had a situation where my basement flooded due to a clogged outside drainage, although it took us some time to find, my first person to reach was Larry... here's where it gets fun, he picks up the phone and tells me that he has no interest to help out due to a bad past experience with the contractor I had when I was remodeling the house .. he then tells me to find someone else to fix my problems! This level of unprofessional customer dealing leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth and thought I would share so no one has to deal with this kind of issues in the future. I don't have anything negative to say about his job which has held fine, but definitely on his customer treatment and more on emergencies such as the one I just went through.
SS

He was the only plumber who come come within 4 hours for a leak in my garage.  I should have waited.   He did find the leak in an outside faucet and repair it.  He then takes me into cutting a vent in my furnace stack to heat my garage, then drive to a hardware store 5 minutes away to buy a vent.  He was gone almost 2 hours.  When he came back he looked at another leaking outdoor faucet and told me it was not urgent, and that he wasn't available again for 3 weeks.  He charged me almost $800, most of that labor for time he wasn't even at my home.  I called someone else a few weeks later.  The second leak caused a mold problem that had to be remediated, and the furnace vent is not to code and has to be removed.  By the way, the faucet he did repair no longer works.  What a crook!