Best Commercial Services in Oakland CA

Woke up to an ice cold house this morning.  Found innovative Radiant Heating on Yelp and called them. Was fortunate to get a same day appointment. Ramnar arrived right within the anticipated time window, and proceeded to (1) test our radiant floor system (2) diagnose the problem (a broken pump from too much air in the system) (3) call the parts dealer (4) pick up the part (5) replace the broken pump and (6) show me what to do if the system starts gurgling too much and pressure drops.  All of this accomplished in 2 hours and 15 minutes!  
Ramnar was very professional and friendly, and we will definitely call them a gain for any future issues.

Paul is everything you want in a home helper. He's always on time, he has a great ability to size up what needs to be done, and he dives in. He's strong AND great at communication, too. I needed help getting my 84 year old Mom organized to move a long distance. Her big house was needing to get sold and we had a ton of stuff to do, stage, organize and move a house and garage full of stuff. Paul was great, and though he's a big dude, he doesn't intimidate you by cussing or getting too aggressive or slamming things around. This keeps the stress level down. Believe me, I've moved a lot! When you have to move a senior loved one, you need someone like Paul, with his people skills AND brawn! My mom had 10 heavy, tall filing cabinets to give away and we had to get rid of them fast. But we couldn't get a charity out there fast enough to pick up the cabinets. I was worried that they'd rust into scrap metal on the curb (heavy file cabs are hard to get rid of). With Paul's help we got the contents emptied into boxes. Then Paul got all ten file cabs to the curb, and within 2 minutes this guy in a big truck pulled up to take them all away. He said he saw the ad on Craigslist. I said, What ad? Paul had spent all of one minute putting a free ad with photo on Craigslist from his phone. Did I say he's a problem solver, too? He's great, I wish he lived in my hometown, I'd have him tackle my chore list every week!

My tolie was leaking , Robert from Chosen Rooter & Plumbing  was greart he came over on time and fixed the leak within 15 min.
thank you Robert.

Five stars all the way.

We just discovered over the weekend that our sewer pipe in the back had been separated. (We never noticed before since we back up into a canyon and never really go down there.) We thought it would be a big job (and had big quotes based on photos that we shared).

Oakland Rooter arrived on time for the estimate, and said that he could do the job today for a reasonable price.

Everything looks good. Thank you.

I contacted plumbing connection when my usual plumber couldn't make my timetable.  As with most plumbing jobs, you need them right away and you also have to understand that there are people that need them just as much as you do who requested their services before you did.  Obviously it's first come first served.  Since I needed someone ASAP, I contacted Plumbing Connection because of their equally stellar rating on yelp as the plumber who does all of my work.  Plumbing Connection came out and did my repair quickly and guaranteed all of their work.  While it was just a simple fix, I'm glad they were able to come in and help.  I now, thankfully, have 2 plumbers that I can rely on...but as far as this review goes, I highly recommend Plumbing Connection.

Angelo returned my call shortly after I called. He was able to come check out my leaky toilet that same day. I'll be keeping his number handy.

We had another plumbing emergency (don't get me started). I spoke to Jamie over the phone. She was very responsive and set everything up quickly. She said the tech would be at my house around noon. He showed up at 12:00pm. Work was done exactly as expected. Troubleshooting complete and we were good to go. I highly recommend Precision Plumbing!

Keshab was nice on the phone so I decided to hire him hoping his work method would be as nice as our conversation. I was very impressed I sent him some photos of my old dishwasher and the inside connections . Just from the he pictures he was able to figure what extras he needed to buy . I found out that he was a licensed electrician, builder in his home country . He speaks English fluently and is polite , punctual and did a great job installing my new dishwasher!
I'd recommend him highly and I will contact him next time I need help on my house in San Francisco .

I live in a very old house with a whole lot of problems. Literally, they are the BEST. No complaints at all from my very first call, to the plumbers explaining everything, to the check up the next day, to the price they gave me.. You can't beat em!!!

Jorge came out about 20 minutes after I called him today. He and his son came out and cleared my drain line in about 40 minutes. He charged me $125 which was a very fair price for running the snake 100 feet and clearing the line. He was friendly, polite, hard working and answered my questions. Work guaranteed for 30 days.

For those yelpers that remember when gasoline was 79 cents a gallon, the $125 might seem high to you. Get a freakin clue people! Would you haul a 100 lb snake machine down 15 steps and snake a 100 feet for any less? Jorge is honest and fair. I would recommend him to all. Let's support our local hard working business people!

Adam, the manager of Discount Plumbing, gave me a call to follow up on this. He apologized and wanted to send another plumber out to demonstrate that they aren't all representative of Efrain, the offending plumber. However, I rejected any resolve as they were given priority over any other plumbers to take on the project to begin with.

I did appreciate Adam's attempt to resolve this. My thoughts? You employee and their work represent you already. The good, and the bad.  Your status quo shouldn't have that much discrepancy in the first place.

Don't throw away your shot that was given to you.

Best wishes to you-- I just won't be a customer of yours.

You call, you make an appointment, they show on time, they charge the going rate for solid craftsmanship.
They historically have worked on big building construction projects, but due to the weak economy now have a service department which brings all that construction experience with them. They are not who you would call for a blocked toilet emergency - that would be roto rooter or rescue rooter (who rip you off when you are most desperate). These guys are for the planned plumbing jobs. You won't be sorry. if they don't get it right the first time and they are at fault, then they do it right with no charge on the return visit.

Called them to get 2 leaky faucets repaired in the bathroom.  Repairman came on time, but he quoted 250.00 just to replace a part, that did not even include repairing the other faucet.  He did not even suggest an alternate or anything else, he did not care when I told him that both faucets don't cost that much, that I might as well go and replace them both with new ones, why replace just a part.  He just shrugged and said whatever and left.   He did not even put drawer back in the bathroom.  Just walked out.  How unprofessional.  I would give him less than a star , but its not possible.

AWESOME!! Pipe Spy Inc. did an amazing job.I couldn't be happier with the results.

We got four quotes and Pipe Spy was somewhere in the middle. They were definitely competitive. We live in the N. Berkeley hills. My neighbor and I shared one main sewer line out to the street. To be compliant we had to be on separate lines. This required pipe bursting the original line and disconnecting the second line and adding a new line. Pipe Spy was able to do all this with hardly any digging required. No deep trenches or tearing up any existing decking. In addition they had to jack hammer a couple of holes in the street to connect the two new lines. This in itself I thought would take all week but, they had the holes in the street dug up and retrofitted in two days. The entire job was done in five days!  

Pipe Spy - I can't say enough about the outstanding job you did. Sonny and his crew were always on time, polite, efficient, and answered all our questions without hesitation. If you need any major sewer work done I would highly recommend you go to these guys first. You won't be disappointed in the results.  Thank You Pipe Spy and special thanks to the guys who did the work!

We had fairly extensive upgrade/repairs needed for water and gas lines on 100 year old house and needed service on our tankless water heater.  Tony did the Tankless service and was extraordinarily quick, thorough and even helped me find ways to get an extra discount!  The team that worked on the plumbing and gas lines were also extremely professional.  They showed up when scheduled, did the work in the amount of time they said, and the price was as quoted with no surprises.  They left our place clean and tidy.  Best service experience ever!

Re:  Lacayo-Colt Plumbing & Heating, Oakland, California

To whom it may concern:     July, 2015

Best plumber in the World?  I can't say, but THE BEST PLUMBER IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA is my belief.  Rey Lacayo replaced our water heater--one that had been installed by one of the best-known of Bay Area plumbing companies--and made the difficult-access replacement quickly, perfectly and with corrections of the not-to-code earlier work as a natural part of the job, all on budget and only one day after we first called him!  Very impressive, high-quality work--after years with big-name companies, I now have a plumber whose work I believe in.

A month later, our toilet tank apparatus failed after many years, and Rey found time on his lunch hour to make the repair so that we would not be inconvenienced for more than a few hours.  Working inside the house, he impressed me with his cleanliness (shoe covers!) and his pride of workmanship, and he left me feeling relieved that I now have a resource I can trust for our upcoming furnace replacement and inevitable trenchless sewer line work.

For all my admiration of Rey's work, however, this letter of commendation falls short:  it cannot portray the cheerful, upbeat spirit that Rey brings to his work, a wonderful presence that makes you take him most naturally not only as your new plumber but as a friend.  I no longer dread having to call the plumber, and Rey leaves me with the sense that I will not be left stranded if I have a plumbing or heating problem some Christmas Eve.  Enjoy working with Rey if you have any plumbing or heating problem--it is honestly and positively a privilege.

Sincerely,

R. Chapman
Berkeley, California

UPDATE AS OF NOVEMBER, 2015

We have used Rey Locarno and his plumbing company for every plumbing need we have had for the past four years--and in an older Montclair property, that has been a good deal of work--and I can say only that he remains our plumber of choice by a long shot.

We have just replaced our 40-year-old furnace through his company as well, and we got spectacular work done at a very reasonable price.  The project involved relocating previous piping, building a platform for the newer, shorter furnace, and upgrading all our furnace venting to code.

Anyone who needs a smart and efficient plumber or heating contractor should consider Rey first.  He is the most knowledgeable and competent in his field from my forty years of homeowner experience, and a great pleasure to work with.

The plumbing guys came out on short notice on a Saturday when convenient for us and fixed our drainage problem. They were fast, courteous and professional.

My toilet backed up big time, not long ago on a Sunday night.  I did a quick search on Google and found Star Rooter.  I called the number on their website and was happy to find that the owner answered the phone directly - no waiting for an answering service to track him down and then have him call me back. Fred from Star arrived at my home about 35 minutes later and was in and out the door in under an hour.  He quickly and carefully fixed my toilet (or the pipe or mainline or whatever was wrong, I stopped paying attention the minute I knew an expert was in the house).  He also warned me about what to keep my eye out for in the future.  All I know about the future is I will be calling Fred at Star Rooter & Plumbing again the next time our home needs a plumber.

100% satisfaction guaranteed?  Not exactly.  I had Superior Plumbing out through a home warranty service.  They replaced the faucet in the bathroom sink.  The handle of the faucet came COMPLETELY off after 3 months.  After finding out that the home warranty service wouldn't cover the repair after 90 days, I contacted Superior directly.  Their website states With our 100% satisfaction guarantee, you can't go wrong!  They told me that I would have to pay to have the faucet replaced and there was nothing they could do. Stay away from this plumber!

Friendly responsive and helpful telephone information. Will use them if needed.