Best in Oakland CA

I have hired Ken and his team to do several projects in my home and every time they have been professional, polite and extremely thorough. In every project I have hired them for, they have patiently explained everything I needed to know, made sure I understood costs up front and made sure all the work was done before departing. When they had ideas for improvement to my home they let me know, but without any pressure or sense of up-sell. I will be calling Ken for all of my future plumbing needs!

They came out and helped drain my crawlspace after it flooded. Turned out to be one of the original cast iron pipes under the home that had broken and flooded the crawlspace.

His team was able to fit us into their schedule and replace the broken section of pipe so that we don't have anymore leaks!

These guys helped me out of a pickle one evening when someone drove into an exterior water faucet and broke it off my water main. Pipe was flush/captive by the wooden siding on the house, so it wasn't the easiest repair to deal with. Ace took great care of it, made the whole assembly flush with the wall (so no more worrying about hitting it!), and set it up so I could easily relocate the actual faucet later. Professional service and a job well done! I will definitely recommend VanGo Rooter to my friends and on here.

Very good company! Excellent work quality, they were very prompt with their service and reasonable with their price. They were willing to negotiate the estimate. When the job ended up being bigger than they thought, they didn't ask for more. Their video scope charge is reasonable as well, $150.00. I would recommend them!

Quick to Respond on the Request and Roman showed up on time and completed the Job.

We had a sewer plug left in our sewer lateral and concreted over by the plumbers that built it.  The plug was periodically wedging and occluding the whole sewer lateral backing up all of the drains in our house and resulting in multiple wastewater overflows into our back and side yard.

I communicated once with Vincent on the phone, sent him a few details and pictures via text and Sewer Master (SM) gave me easily the most competitive quote for what was a straightforward, if bizarre problem.  SM was able to get a team out earlier than expected and fixed the problem in an afternoon.  If we have future issues I will reach out to Vincent again and I would definitely recommend Sewer Master to others.

Had a water leak under the concrete slab.he used his leak detectors to find the leak under my master bathroom. He was able to re route that pipe and I had water that same day. Gave me a very good price

Quick professional response to our backed up garage drain on a Sunday morning. Thank you! Price was reasonable for emergency work. Ben had previously installed a new water heater for us.

It is very difficult to get your calls returned. Incessant billing for service calls that results in merely adding more water pressure to the system. Does not recommend.

Professional. Fast. Honest.
We're realtors and, depending on the property and where it's located, will need all kinds of plumbing. In cities on the Peninsula and East Bay you'll need to do sewer lateral testing (and fixing). In places like San Francisco, on the other hand, you may work on galvanized supply lines, etc. Even if it's an after-hours clogged drain that needs cleaning the folks at Atlas have always helped us and our clients out quickly without charging an arm and a leg.

Last Friday, we noticed our house getting cold and by the evening, it was really cold. We have radiant heat and I went out and felt the boiler and it was stone cold. Early the next morning (Saturday), I called a few boiler specialists including Innovative Radiant Heating. The owner, Ramnar Montoya, called me back quickly and scheduled time to look at our problem the same day. He confirmed what I suspected, our almost 40 year old boiler was dead (bad heat exchanger). I received a few bids that day but the bid from Ramnar was the only one that included all the details of the job (flushing the system, installing pumps and pressure regulater, etc). I liked that detail because I didn't have to wonder whether all the work we discussed was going to be included. Ramnar answered my many questions throughly and the more time I spent talking to him, the better feeling I got. His bid was very competitive and he didn't try to sell me things I didn't need; actually quite the opposite. At one point, I was interested in a more expensive boiler and he gently suggested it would be a waste of money. I ended up taking his advice. After reviewing a couple of more bids and many more questions to Ramnar, I hired his firm to install the new boiler. I asked him if he could stop in during the installation. He responded saying he would be doing the installation. I liked that. He was able to schedule the work quickly and arrived at our house exactly when he said he would. Ramnar did thorough, excellent, work and did everything he said he would. He was absolutely great to work with and very pleasant to have at our house. My utility closet and new boiler look great and our house is now warm and comfortable again. I am very happy to write this review.  With our next plumbing catastrophe, I will not hesitate to call Ramnar and Innovative Radiant Heating again. Thank you Ramnar!

Gil was reliable and helper fixed the leak at home. He was cost effective and highly reliable.

John is amazing. He's my first call for services. He arrives on time, he estimates how long it will take correctly. And doesn't up charge if it ends up being tricky. Honorable and scarce in this day and age.

We had a plumbing disaster over the holidays. A backed up toilet and shower- and sewage smell everywhere!  I had ROto-rooter out and they said they couldn't  fix the problem.  These guys came out, tracked down the problem, dug out the pipes, replaced them, and filled the hole, all within 24hrs.  They were sympathetic to our problem, very professional, and quick! Thanks guys!

Roberto did a good job correcting an issue with our shower floor. He was very conscientious about following a COVID protocol.

These guys are amazing! Called and spoke to Ruben on the phone just after lunch, and had a member of his team, Alex, at the house later on in the afternoon. He was friendly, professional, and incredibly helpful. Replaced the troubled section of the gas line servicing my water heater within an hour and now good to go! Thanks for the quick help in a pinch, and will definitely recommend Ocelot.

Yelp listing states, ''Call for a free estimate.'' I think this is very misleading.

After $59 service charge, $586 quoted to replace a sink pop up assembly.

What a farce. A few reputable plumbers just bid / quoted me $160-$175.  

No wonder you refuse to quote prices over the phone. Eek! Methinks not.

Pipe Spy is Awesome!  I have a unique plumbing situation where I share a line with my neighbors.  After jetting and looking as far in from my house we evetually tracked the line to a blockage that was under my neighbors house down the street.   We were able to contact the owner and install a cleanout on his property that would allow us to snake the line at his house.  This operation required great cordination and harmony with all parties involved as well as quick thinking and flexible solutions for the pipe repairs.  To do this, Hieko and his crew, demonstrated a capacity to remain focused on what needed to be done, while patiently working with the neighbors, to find an affordable and agreeable fix for everyone. Moreover, while all of this was occuring the line was still live and flowing...Now how is that for directing traffic!!!
Bravo pipe spy and thankyou.
Jerad

PLUMMET! We really liked this company at first. But they messed up on each of the last three projects. Everyone makes mistakes, but the deal breaker was that Joey wouldn't admit to errors. First, an assistant named Jordan installed two shower cartridges backwards, leading to a major flood on our hardwood floor. (Joey claimed a hair clog in the pipes was the culprit, but why'd it happen the day after the shower repair?) Next, Jordan broke our water-heater door while installing a new water heater. (Joey initially lied and said the door closed fine when they left, which was clearly impossible. Then, he blamed it on the door being crappy.) I should have stopped there, but I decided to give Joey one more try, since my initial impression had been so positive. I let him install the water-pump system he and I had been planning for months. I insisted that he do the job himself, rather than letting his obviously incompetent (and dishonest?) assistant come and break more stuff. Everything was going fine, until Joey found and fixed a leak in one of the water lines going into our kitchen sink. So far, so good. But when he finished the job, the water pressure in the faucet was about one-third of normal. Joey said he couldn't fix it because the faucet was - you guessed it - too crappy. (It's only three years old.) Now, I am having to hire a new plumber and pay hundreds of additional dollars. Even if everything in our house is a piece of crap, as Joey claims, a licensed professional  should still stand behind their work and own up to their mistakes without getting defensive. Bottom line, if it's a straightforward job and everything goes perfectly according to plan, you might be okay going with Honrath & Stacey. But woe until you if anything goes wrong: It'll be your fault for having a crappy home.