Best Pipe Repair in Minneapolis MN

When we bought our house, it had significant plumbing issues that needed to be addressed. The listing agent for the house had used Erickson for winterizing the home, and since they were already familiar with the house's quirks, we used them for our plumbing issues. Every single time I called the Erickson office, Zach went out of his way to help me. His staff was great - knowledgeable and able to put things in non-plumber terms for me. We will use Erickson again, although I hope we don't need to.

I called Ouverson Sewer & Water in a panic yesterday. The woman who answered the phone listened to my story about another company pressuring me to make a fast decision about two, very expensive repairs.

At first, she told me that they are a small family owned business and that they fit their camera scope appointments in when they could,  between other paying appointments.  When I called back a half hour later, she spoke to me woman to woman and said it infuriates her to see people trying to take advantage of women and that she was going to make sure that someone would make it to my house that day (yesterday).

The Ouverson Sewer & Water Technician was at my house for maybe 15 mintues total. Within five minutes he had easily pushed his camera through a toilet paper clog that the first company had showed me an insisted was impassable.

Ouverson Sewer & Water charged me nothing, their technician (Matt) showed me that the water was draining through the pipe with ease and potentially saved me $7500 / $8500 that the other company was trying to fleece.

Ouverson Sewer & Water came highly recommended. I hope that you never need them, but if you do, you can bet they will be honest.

Calling around for a plumber is never fun and usually means something broke and needs to be replaced, which means $$$$$. Pete at PJS Plumbing will be my first call next time and all the time. I called late Friday needing a hot water replacement and got an estimate from Pete which was considerably less than other places. He called around and got me a water heater for the price he said it would be and it was installed almost by the time I woke up on Tuesday. Its funny that I don't even feel like I spent money, but I saved money compared to the 'other guys' prices. I actually rounded off the price and gave Pete more money. I've already recommended him to a friend. Don't change your phone number, I will be calling to use your services again. But hopefully I wont need to :)

Our pipe was leaking through the top floor bathroom and into our office area on the first floor. We needed emergency services and Hibernian was there. He showed up on time, had the right PVC piping to solve the problem, and fixed our issue. He was engaging and so helpful! The price was much less than anticipated. He saved our 4th of July weekend! Amazing professionalism, fun conversation, and our new go to plumber! Will be recommending him to all our friends!

Michael expertly diagnosed and corrected  a complicated drain clog.  We had had another incorrectly address this problem before, which is really why this call was needed.  The tech arrived within an hour of calling the company on a Sunday, and made no mess whatsoever.  Highly recommended.

We needed two gas lines installed and we thought the quote was extremely high from another company. We contacted Pat and he came right out for an estimate and was extremely reasonable, easy to work with, and FAST. Bonus was he was able to work in the evenings so we did not have to take vacation from work. We will definitely be calling him again for any plumbing needs.

We recently bought our house and were trying to put a vented hood in the kitchen to replace a recycler microwave when the project exploded.  The HVA/C techs recommended Charlie and he showed up within hours for what we thought was going to be a small job of moving one pipe.  He started looking around and discovered that all the plumbing from the second floor bathroom to the basement was not only not to code but also in jeopardy of causing major issues (wrong sized pipes, joints where they shouldn't be, standing water in capped pipes, etc.). Phil stopped by shortly after and took two hours and a lot of running up and down stairs to diagnose the job and give us a comprehensive scope of repairs he would propose.  It really made me feel like he was taking the time to get it right and solve the whole situation instead of just a symptom of a problem.

We had one price and only one price due to their thorough diagnosis - the quoted price and time was spot on.  Phil scheduled us in and came back for an 8 hour installation and fix.  When it looked like he may not make it solo in the 8 hours he promised, he called in backup and it didn't cost us more or extend the job.

The best part and the reason I will forever recommend this group as well as have them back for all my plumbing needs is their incredible follow up. Phil worked with me to identify when the inspector could come out and close the job so we didn't have to make extra phone calls or deal with the city at all.  A few days before the inspection, we found out that the previous owners had kindly left us with an open plumbing permit from a totally different company.  That company told me to just work it out with the inspector and luckily, the inspector said he was willing to tag it onto his already scheduled visit.  Phil showed up early and had already talked to the inspector that day and heard about the other permit.  He set up the house to facilitate the inspector's visit and asked me about the other permit.  He took the time to check out the work and asked great questions to understand the mechanics of the house.  When the inspector showed up, Phil talked him through all his work step-by-step and walked him through the work the other company did!

For all that work, the inspector was maybe in the house for 10 minutes because of Phil's prep work and passion for his job.  He put everything back and was out the door (he spent all this time and attention on our house on a Friday even though he had plans to go out of town with his family- when I found out, I forced him out and promised to do the final touches of clean up myself I was so impressed with his commitment!).  

St. Paul Pipeworks cares about every job they do and the people they help.  Their commitment shows when they send thank you cards and remember you with a card on the holidays.  It seems like a small thing but it sure doesn't make you feel like a number.  Charlie's commitment is best summarized in his statement to us, Plumbing should last longer than any of us so I plan to do my job so well, I won't see you again for this work.  All the more reason that when the rest of the house gets remodeled, Charlie and Phil are the only plumbers I will allow through the front door.

Fair warning: Charlie and Phil may not be the cheapest bid you could get but would you rather save money and have a headache with permits and poor workmanship or spend a little extra with a company that takes great pride in their work and is committed to making your experience as wonderful and stress free as possible?  I am more than willing to spend a little more now and call St Paul Pipeworks first than call them second after the first company screws up and I now have to pay for the work twice!

I called Chris as well as 6 other plumbers on a Sunday and he was the only one who called me back within 10 minutes.   He came within 90 minutes and was extremely thorough.  I felt his prices were fair, especially given it was a weekend.  I would highly recommend him for any plumbing job you need.

Augie cleaned out our basement drain and did a great job! Fixed the problem in under a half hour. He was very friendly and professional. He called me back shortly after emailing him via his website and was able to come out the next night which I thought was a nice touch. He was flexible to meet our late after work schedule as well. Lastly, his winter special of $80 I thought was a bargain for this kind of service. I hope I don't need my drain cleared again for awhile, but if I do I'll definitely be calling Augie's again.

I requested a quote through Yelp and Ben got back to me within the hour to schedule for the following afternoon. He was available sooner but my schedule was more hectic than his. Ben quickly fixed our kitchen sink clog and cleaned up before leaving. He was fast, professional and great sense of humor! I would highly recommend Ben for any plumbing needs!

The technician was nice and did not charge us because he could not unclog our sewer main.

He however told us we would need to dig up the front yard and replace a 10 foot section of pipe the NEXT day (or we would have to wait a week), for anywhere between $4200-$6000.  The whole thing felt like high pressure sales and we told him we would wait on that decision.

Got a 2nd opinion the next day from Cardinal plumbers, they were able to drill through the roots and unclog the drain main using sharper, smaller blades.  The price was reasonable and did not include a major dig.  

We might use roto in the future for maintenance root removal, but not for an expert opinion.

Update: Roto-rooter contacted me about this experience with their business and this negative review.

The manager explained that Roto-rooter does not use smaller blades because they can get stuck in the sewer main, which necessitates an excavation.  I can appreciate that is a liability for the company to take on.  

However, in the midst of a sewer main emergency (or any emergency really), the most anyone can hope for is helpful information.  I am more attracted to businesses who give expert advise, EVEN if it means directing me to other, more specialized businesses.  As I was calling around to other plumbers, I was told by 3 companies that if there were roots in the main, they could for sure open the line.  And sure enough they did.

I am leaving this review up because I would like to communicate to people who are looking for information - maybe they are in an emergency situation like we were.

Get a second opinion before you dig.

Kyle came out same day to unclog my main drain. Huge help, gave good advice on water heater and went above and beyond. Really good value, will def be using these guys for all future plumbing needs.

Eric was out to my home for a leak in the basement.  He arrived right on time even though he was sick!  He located the leak which was coming from my attempt to put in a new sink.(He agreed that I should not quit my day job and go into plumbing!)
Eric was wonderful and professional.  He even chauked areas in the bathroom that I had not done and fixed a tile issue.  He was fast, clean and VERY reasonable.  I took about a dozen cards from him to  pass out to friends.  He is now and forever my plumber.

First, we are as proactive as possible about getting things done around our house. We have used Plumb Right a number of times. Last year we had a pipe that was leaking and Plumb right nipped the crisis in the bud. It did not take long for them to not only replace the pipe but also to recommend a company to replace the floor. Friends said that this would be a drawn-out process. But they were very efficient We have scheduled regular repairs with a short window of time and they have always responded with a one-to-one conversation. Devon and D.J have always followed the agenda and are always pleasant regardless of how big or small the job may be. It does not require a huge investment of time to get work done with them. But it does have a big impact on us as homeowners.

A Art's Quality Plumbing is very customer centric. They have done several plumbing jobs for me including installation of a ice machine, numerous clogs toilets, reconfigured plumbing and installed a garbage disposal. They always answer the phone and respond quickly.
  Recently my daughter had a clogged toilet at her apartment. We called a Art's Plumbing and they arrived within hours. She cannot say enough good things about John. He was in and out in 15 minutes.
   Plumbing always seems expensive, but A Art's Quality Plumbing their pricing seems fair. This is the plumber for all of your plumbing needs.

I used to think quite highly of this company, but their costumer service has gone to trash in the last couple years. The technicians are always helpful, nice and do a great job. But the administration is horrible.

This company is happy to take your money, but make it hard to get the work finished. We have had our services rescheduled repeatedly (3 or 4 times for the same project). We had electrical work done last month, and I've called 5 times to ask about getting the work inspected (their requirement, which I was told would be taken care of by them within a day or two). Our entire project has been on hold for 4 weeks, and I can't reach the person I need to talk to or a manager.

My recommendation: spend your money somewhere else. This company will do good work, but will make it needlessly difficult to get things finished. Their work is expensive and the only thing they do reliably is take your money. Strongly do not recommend

Called to have a/c serviced at 1:30 pm on Friday of a holiday weekend. We were amazed to have a tech at our house within 1h30 as we fully expected to schedule for the following week. Courteous and knowledgable, the tech not only got our a/c up and running but also spotted and fixed a gas leak we didn't know we had! So glad we called! We will definitely use them again, and highly recommend to those looking for professional, no-hassle service.

Full disclosure Sabre advertises on our podcast and that's one of the reasons we started using them.  Our previous hvac co couldn't figure out what was wrong with our furnace and kept wanting to put in s new system. Sabre fixed our furnace and we didn't have to install a new system!   They do a great job and come out promptly.     Highly recommend.

They have an online scheduling system, which I used, but they never showed up. I got confirmation emails and texts, even reminder texts. But no show, no call, no nothing.