Best Residential Services in Oakland CA

Where do I begin?!!  Friendly, trustworthy, conscientious...and they wont rip you off!  They fit me in when i called at 5PM to a very busy day -- coming at 8PM! - and didnt charge me a premium!  They SAVED me money by being GOOD at what they do!  DEFINITELY my plumber of choice for the rest of my life in San Francisco!!

I will begin by saying that there is nothing better in winter than radiant heat, I mean the whole house is warm to the touch and no dry air blowing on you. So when my radiant heat boiler died last winter, we were very sad, so this summer I had three companies bid on the work to replace it. All three bids were competitive, but Innovative seemed to be the most complete, a great price, and we just liked Ramnar in general. He came right on time when scheduled and quickly and efficiently installed a new boiler. Now as it turns out, there was a leak in one of the pipes in the floor, so he recommended a specialist to find it. The specialist came out and put an 'X' on the floor like a treasure map. Ramnar came out the next Monday and jack-hammered to find and replace the leaky section of pipe. Again, he was fast, efficient, clean, and the fix worked perfectly. He patiently had me test the system and now it works as it should. I am waiting for winter to start and set it for 70 degrees and forget it until next spring. I cannot say enough good things about Innovative, as they are friendly when you call, fast to respond, and their work is really excellent. On a side note, they even installed a few sink fixtures in my bathroom and kitchen I had been meaning to do, and at a great price. For anything related to radiant heating, this should be your first and last call.

This company is great! They are responsive, honest and have excellent staff. We had a complete rehab of a large apartment done by them at a very reasonable price. The work was excellent. So when we needed a small job at our new home, we called on them again. Especial kudos to Sergio, one of their staff. He is smart, knowledgeable, skilled and believes that job sites should be cleaned up at the end of each work day. If we have further work to do on our home, we will definitely call on this company again.

Had to find a plumbing company to come and unclog a bathroom toilet.  Spent the earlier part of the morning trying to get as much info on a handful of local companies (their services and reviews) Decided to go with Plumbing Care.  I called and spoke with Linda who coordinated the appointment, and was able to get someone over in the afternoon.  The technician, Boyko, called approx 15-20 min before arriving , was prompt and very courteous.  He assessed the problem and first tried Plan A  which was using a drain snake ,which failed to unclog the toilet.  So plan B was to use the auger which seemed to do the trick. All in all, the experience was good.  He was polite, quick and left no mess. Would use this company again.

I didnt hire them or even consider it, so I can't say anything about their work. But their van almost hit us, we were exiting a freeway and they kept honking as if we were going to slow even though it was just crowded, then went around us onto the street we were going to (very dangerous in this intersection) and almost hit a kid crossing the street and had the audacity to honk at him and us, as if they weren't the ones driving recklessly and rudely.

We moved into a new home and jazz was able to send a technician right away to do a furnace tune up. Really happy with their quick and friendly customer service

He was on time, and helped me with extra stuff that wasn't apart of this job. He goes above and beyond.

Super fast response, and very competent plumber. Meno was able to identify the problem and solution quickly, and executed the repair to perfection. I highly recommend.

We hired Paul twice to do a variety of projects on a rental property. He was quick to reply with a quote, set up a time to come and was professional. He did a range of projects from electrical, minor construction (installing a ceiling fan in a bathroom), hanging levelor blinds, and painting. His prices were reasonable given the list of to do's that we asked him to fix.

I think this plumbing service call is a racket!!  No one will provide a quote on the phone to snake out your drain line!!!  Not even a ball park quote of it usually cost between $200 to $300.  They say it's will be quoted by the service plumber upon his initial visit.  They do make it clear that the service visit is $89, and will be applied to the final cost if you accept it.
After the visit, to snake out my outside floor drain (easy access, power, and an existing hose bib was close by), the field plumber quoted $375!!  And if you do not accept this price, you need to pay $89 to field inspect the job, which was a 10 min inspection.
As such, I felt trapped, you either pay the high unreasonable quote of $375, or pay $89 for the service call to inspect the job!!
Of course I accepted the $375 quote, and to snake out my outside floor drain took a total of 20 minutes - 5 min to set up, 10 min to snake out, and 5 min to pack up can collect my charge card for payment.

Very fast service even in the night. The plumber was great. He unclogged my kitchen sink in minutes. Definitely knew what he was doing. Saved me a lot of problems. Definitely recommend. Not only that but he cleaned everything too.

Team Daniel/Jose were great. Showed up early, confirmed the original quote before work was done, completed the work ahead of schedule, were pretty quiet (while I was working from home) and gave suggestions on replacing galvanized plumbing. They replaced an outside hose bib, re-piped a shower spout, snaked and couple drains, cleaned aerators and replaced a toilet. Pros  thru and thru..

This was for my business!  I called and they were here in an hour and handled my problem.  Very nice guys!  Will use them again!  Thanks plumbing connection

Kat

Angelo was quick to respond and was able to fit me in with short notice due to a cancellation.  He kept in touch and was able to get my shower fixed with in 1.5 hours. His price was reasonable and I'll call him if I need more help in the future.

My water heater went out yesterday. I called with no hesitation and they re-did the schedule and they had someone out there and fixed it. I highly recommend this company.
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Highly recommend Keshab -- would work with him again in a heartbeat. He was really responsive and a great communicator to coordinate the work, was on time, talked me through options, and did high quality work with a lot of attention to detail (in my case, both painting and carpentry).

We found some plumbing issues at our new house in Alameda and called a few plumbing companies before deciding to go with Pelican. Eric came by and fixed the problems on the first visit. We were just expecting an estimate so that was a nice surprise. The cost was very reasonable and everyone we interacted with was friendly.

After our gas water heater stopped working properly we noticed other gas appliances weren't working either. PG&E came out and after some investigation it turned out the gas lateral to our house was leaking and filling with water from all the recent heavy rain. After seeing his great reviews I gave Jorge a call. He got back to me quickly and came out the same day to look at our gas line. He then came back the following day with his team to dig up the old gas pipe and replace it. Jorge and team did an excellent job replacing our water filled gas line. He went the extra mile staying until 9pm to complete the job in one day so that we had hot water and heat again!

This star rating is based on price, not on actual performance.  These folks came highly recommended from an architect I trust.  He vouched for the quality of their work.  My problem is their pricing - it was astronomical.  On top of that, there was a solution they didn't think of (or offer) that ended up being fantastic.  But the main thing was price.  I called back my architect friend and he was amazed as well.  I am sure that the best work commands the highest price, and maybe that is what's going on here.  Either way, you are sure to be able to get safe, professional work done at more reasonable prices.  Whatever you do, you should get multiple bids from legit licensed contractors (with insurance, etc.) and compare before just taking one estimate from Lunt Marymor and plunking down the cash.  Unless you're some rich person, in which case, time is money, so then go ahead - I am sure they'll do a fine job.

heads up: this business is sending unvaccinated technicians into your home.  if vaccinations are important to you, you may wish to choose a different vendor