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We had a leaking hot water line in our crawl space, discovered by an A/C maintenance technician.  My husband didn't think it would require a lot of work, but didn't have the time to figure out what pieces he would need to fix it.  All the major plumbing places were booked out 5-12 days, and we were headed in vacation the next business day.

Curtis Leonard of Yore Place fit us in the same day, even offering to deliver the necessary part and explain how to do it ourselves to save money!  Such a nice guy.  I just had him do it for us (it was indeed a quick fix), and he said my husband could call him later with any questions.  The other available plumber wanted to charge an extra $100 crawl space fee, even though the crawl space is almost big enough to stand up (we live on a hill).  Curtis charged us less than half of that quote.  He will be my first call the next time we have any plumbing needs, emergency or otherwise!

Jacob is very communicative, super helpful, friendly, honest, knowledgeable, and reasonable cost-wise. I had sprinkler repair work, nozzle replacement, and backflow testing. I recommend him and will use him again for future needs!

I called Clog Pro on Friday and they had availability the next day and didn't charge an additional fee for weekend work, which is apparently a thing in the plumbing world. I can't say their rates were super expensive or super reasonable, because I think that plumbers overall are on the spendy side. But you know what? They did a great job and now I won't have to call anyone again for a long time, hopefully. My work also came with a 60-day guarantee, which is great. I love a company that stands behind their work.

Of the three plumbing companies I called, Clog Pro was the only one that had an actual person answer the phone. The other two still haven't called me back.

I needed my bathroom tub and sink drains cleaned, as they all tend to run slow despite my best efforts to stay on top of them. I hadn't had them professionally cleaned in quite a while and they were really getting out of hand.

Patrick came out and did an excellent job. He was actually running EARLY on Saturday (who does that, btw?!) and I got a courtesy call asking if he could come early. I said yes (of course!) and after the work, I got a call from the dispatcher asking if I was satisfied with the work minutes after Patrick left.

Patrick was professional, courteous, quick - yet thorough, and he didn't make a mess (or he cleaned up after himself if he did). He's very friendly and I asked if I could add on my kitchen sink at the last minute, and he accommodated my request with no problem.

My only complaint is that I got charged a $20 truck fee (whatever that is) that I was not made aware of in advance. I guess I'm paying to help fill the truck with gas - even Patrick wasn't completely sure what this charge was, but he said it was a standard charge.

Will I call them again if I have a plumbing issue? Absolutely!

TL:DR: Great service, quick, communicative, and a 60-day guarantee. Will call again for plumbing needs.

I had a small leak in my water heater. Jared arrived shortly after my call and promptly fixed my leak for a very reasonable price. He even went a step further and added an additional valve as a preventative measure. He was great and I will call them again if I need a plumber.

I have an 11 unit apartment building located in SW Portland (near the downtown area).  It was built around 1910.  I was having problems with debris in the old water pipes collecting and clogging faucets and shower heads resulting is very low water pressure.  So I contacted Repipe Specialists.  I met with Jon from Repipe and gave him a tour of the building.  He wrote up an estimate and we scheduled the work to begin in December.  Since this was a large job it was scheduled to complete in two weeks.  The workers arrived every day around 8:00 AM as scheduled.  They managed to run all the pex throughout the building before connecting the new pex to the water line.  This meant the tenants only had to deal with water shut off for two days (water was always turned on at the end of the day).  The plumbers were very good at showing me some of the difficult areas where they had to use some clever work arounds.  The work completed two days early and the tenants are very happy with the results as am I.

Couldn't be happier with them! Charlie, who came over to give me the estimate, explained everything thoroughly. He listened and understood my needs t hey were my 3rd estimate..I trusted Charlie..he sealed the deal..The installers were great also..Kelly and Eric. Came the day and time scheduled, very respectful, and we're very good at teaching me not only how to use the remote but very patient and seemed eager to answer all my questions..Eric was the guy who came to finish up on the 2nd day...I had tons of technical questions,  how and why mini splits work, etc..he seemed happy to answer every one of them. It's obvious they all enjoy their jobs and know what they're talking about.

I used Roy, or Tri County Plumbing last fall and was extremely pleased.   I recommend, and will use again; maybe today since I have a bathroom sink with a bad Cold Water valve not working correctly.   Thanks Roy !!

Brian was awesome! Slipped and fell one morning into the toilet. After I realize I wasn't gonna be able to solve the problem, because I realize my toilet I cracked; I gave Brian a call. He said he had some other job sites going on right now, but he would definitely make it out there later today. He was also able to give a me a quote over the phone, since I knew what was wrong with toilet. So I went to Home Depot and purchased a toilet. Sure enough, Brian was out there the time when he said he was going to be. With cash in my hand, and matter of a couple hours, I had a freshly new install toilet, water running, and my stressed relieved.

I highly recommend Brian.

They were fantastic. Nathanial was in the area today and actually came right away after a conversation. Danielle coordinated all and emailed estimates right away. Bravo. Great explanation along the way and replaced my water heater quite proficiently. He wore a mask, took off his shoes inside and really respectful. I'd use them again in a heartbeat. Thanks for the help today.

Sean was professional and fair to work with. Provided excellent work and communicated throughout the process. He was clean and precise in cutting my lathe and plaster which i really appreciated.  I would definitely hire him again.

John D was great!  My garbage disposal had jammed and sink was clogged, and I did all the things I could do, but to no avail.  I initially called a company through Angie's List which came out and quoted me a ridiculous price for the job.  I then found John D who came out right away and fixed it quickly at a very reasonable price.  He was very professional, and I was grateful that he could come on such short notice.

Toilet clogged,  called Mr. Rooter the technician came unclogged the toilet. Tried to sell me a new toilet if the toilet keeps plugging up. Technician was telling me if anyone has had surgery or on new medications it will cause your toilet to clog, will I'm not buying it, I called the doctors office and they never heard of that. NEXT DAY the toilet backs up, within 24 hours called Mr. Rooter and they state because technician says if backs up agian replace toilet they want to charge me agian $216.81+ $ 1,500+ to replace toilet and some other additional parts to come out and snake agian!!! BEWARE OF HOW YOUR BILL IS WRITTEN UP!!! WILL NEVER USE THIS COMPANY AGIAN, DONT FALL FOR ADD ONS!!

Absolutely no complaints. Jamie set up the appointment and Terry and son showed up exactly on time. Their work was exemplary and their price reasonable. Very pleased and recommend them to anyone who needs quality plumbing work.

I've worked with a lot of plumbers over the years and Ti was one of to easiest plumbers ever to work with. He kept me constantly updated with text messages the entire time he was working at my house. The quality of his work was great. Very very impressed. On time, great value, quality work.  What more could I ask for?

Travis serviced us today. He was prompt and worked very fast. Installed a new under-sink garbage disposal which worked perfectly, and additionally replaced some of the old bendy pipes under the sink with straight ones. It drains much better now. It was 200 even for parts and labor, but he didn't break down the price any further than that. It seems reasonable enough? I don't know the average price for garbage disposal replacement.

This guy was fast and did the job. He was up front in pricing and got the parts and made repairs quickly. No issues with services. would hire again.

Came and inspected, said he'd send me a bid. Seemed interested. Never saw or heard from him again. Good luck if you work with this guy.

I called River City to repair my septic system in Tillamook. After a very rainy January, my shower and toilet were backing up due to too much water in the drainfields. Chad with River City recommended proceeding on a time and materials basis, since the location is a ways out of Portland - he could diagnose the problem and repair in one fell swoop over 2-3 days. River City required a 5000 credit card hold prior to proceeding, and in looking over the rates list I signed, I didn't expect the bill to be much more than that.

Fast forward 3 months: the shower and toilet is backing up again much worse: sewage including feces in the shower. My entire yard is a swampy mess with up to 14 of standing water in many places, including behind the house where they created a sort of pit through their excavation where surface water can't flow out of. Water is visibly infiltrating into my garage, and could be seeping into the lower level of my house as well which is at the same elevation. My underground rain drain pipe was crushed during construction. Every square inch of my yard was dug up and is too muddy to walk on, and there is Styrofoam poly aggregate (basically artificial gravel which looks like packing peanuts) mixed in with the soil all over the yard. My renters, who have 2 dogs, have not been able to use the yard since January.

The price tag for this was $17,690.25.

The state of my property is much worse, and everything that was done to divert water needs to be redone likely exceeding that amount. I have hired a local contractor to excavate and replace the crushed rain drain and to clean up the poly aggregate. I hired another septic company to siphon the standing water behind the house that is not draining, and drain excess water from my holding tank. I am getting a bid this week for a landscape architect to remove and replace a defunct ground water interceptor - this is basically a French Drain to divert excess ground water that was getting into the septic system. The system River City used has a perforated drain pipe that comes bundled with Styrofoam poly aggregate, wrapped in a geo fabric to provide drainage, rather than the traditional gravel-based drainage systems - supposedly it is a proven system that costs less and is fast to install, if installed correctly. Somehow many of these bundles burst all along the trench line, spewing chunks of Styrofoam all over the yard. From what my contractor observed, the pipes are not even connected in places, and in some cases there is no pipe, just Styrofoam in torn fabric a hole with clay soil fusing to the Styrofoam pieces. In some areas the drain pipe is above the ground. The soil is on my property is mostly clay, and the usual precautions you would use with a soil that does not drain, like additional geo filter fabric, backfilling with a pervious soil etc. was not done. Additionally the grading done does not direct surface water away from the house, instead a low point was created behind the house where water is trapped and just ponds. Normally you would channel the water away from - rather than toward the foundation. The crew had 3 days with an excavator at 1200/day, and this was the result.

I had a phone conversation with the Chad and the office manager about the issues and the bill. I acknowledged that the the shower and toilet seemed to be draining and other maintenance to the septic lines were done, and I authorized a 5000 partial payment on my credit card. Chad agreed to return in April to fix some of the issues, and make some adjustments to the bill. Meanwhile I discovered that feces and toilet paper were piling up behind the house through a sewage line that had been broken during construction. River City repaired that broken pipe, but then I got an email from the contracts manager, Mick letting me know that Chad and the foreman were taken off the project, and all communications had to go through him. In trying to figure out how to remedy the problems, I asked Mick what products were used, placement of underground elements, whether my raindrains were altered or combined with this new drain line, and a conversation that was supposedly had with my neighbor to daylight the ground water onto his property. Mick would only reply by saying things like the amount owing currently is $13,175.25.  We can put you on a payment plan if you like.

At about 6 weeks after the invoice that I disputed was received, Mick filed a lien on my property (wrongly naming my neighbor as the owner initially - causing a great deal of anxiety) with the intent to foreclose if I didn't pay them in full, plus the 500 filing fee.

I hired a mediator so we could have a conversation and work things out, River City refused to mediate. Yesterday I received a letter from Mick demanding payment in 10 days, saying that their work was per industry standards and that their invoice was not overstated.

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Bad! They replaced a kitchen faucet, but left in the old connecting flexible hose (they hooked up new hose to the old hose!). From the beginning it wiggled all around and leaked. Very poor quality.  Ended up calling another plumber, Sutherland Plumbing, who fixed up Rayborn Plumbing's screwups.

Someone else explained to me that some plumbers, such as Rayborns, deals mostly with the new housing trade on a mass install basis and are not experienced plumbers you want fixing old work plumbing.

I live in an older house, but the plumbing was all redone a few years ago with new PEX piping. Also the leak was between the faucet and connecting hose--both new parts in a kit that Rayborn Plumbing connected. Having an older home had nothing to do with it (as alluded to in another review).

Also it required several callbacks to get service and to order the faucet, as they did not callback after waiting several days. Once we did contact them, they forgot about us and didn't really know what they were doing--simple things such as ordering the kitchen faucet.