Best in Chicago IL

Friendly, fast and very knowledgeable.  We needed a handyman to come and re-attach our stove hood that fell off the wall the previous night.  Andrew was here the next morning and fixed it better than before.  Would definitely use him again.

I've used this service twice for minor home repairs for my elderly mother and have been very pleased with their responsiveness, professionalism and quality of work. I would definitely recommend this company for home repair needs.

Had a problem with a backed up kitchen sink in Wheaton. Called in the morning and they were able to have Dave out in the afternoon. Great! Dave was on time and very friendly. He came in got right to work and fixed the problem. Sink was back in service like new!

My only gripe (and in no way related to Dave) was the overall cost of the service which was $227 for a 45 minute service call. Frankly, Armbrust, this is a bit much by any measure. About $175 I would have been okay with but the $50 charge for use of the rodding machine.... come on!

If I hire a carpenter I don't expect him to charge me for the hammer and nails. A painter does not bill for the roller and brushes. Why are you billing for the tools of your trade... Just a way to gouge people I suspect.

I'm actually quite familiar with pricing of services....labor, materials, incidentals, overhead, etc. I think you're finishing touch of adding in a final $14.00 for fuel and consumable recovery was rather quite inventive... taking a cue from the taxi cab companies are we?

Anyway, did you a good job and on time? yes!

Do I feel I was fairly charged? No

Would I recommend? Only if it were an emergency.

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We needed to have our sewer replaced from the house to the street.  It could not be lined as it was sagging, so excavation was required.  Gary, Jr. and Gary, Sr. (owners) gave us a reasonable price and prompt service.  The job took much longer than they expected due to several abandoned sewer lines and drainage tiles that were discovered and had to be investigated.  They did a great job, both with the work and in dealing with the Village of Lombard because of unforeseen complications with the connection to the sewer under the street.   We did pay a bit more than the original quote due to all the extra time involved, but they could easily have asked for much more and it would have been justified.

A lot of plumbers will hit you up for all sorts of extras and try to scam you (just look at the Yelp reviews for some of these other companies), but these guys are very straight forward and easy to work with.  We highly recommend them.

Loved guy showed up in a mask. He was polite, efficient and prompt. I plan to have him do some work for me after the thanksgiving holiday.

Just used them for the first time, and very happy. Price is very reasonable and they took time to answer my question - even the ones that didn't pertain to the problem they were currently working on!
Will call again

I have used these guys for years and they are terrific! They helped with the work associated with our addition several years ago and then we have used them for a variety of plumbing needs since.

They are very knowledgeable, fair, and they get the job done in the time they say they will. I absolutely trust the work they do.

I discovered a water leak in my basement ceiling. I found Central Plumbing on Yelp and Angies List, and gave them a call. Chris came out, found the leak and made the repair. Chris is friendly and professional. He works quickly and cleans up after he is done.
I was so impressed that I asked him about replacing my water heater.
He got me a quote and i told him to go ahead with the job for tomorrow.
He came out when he said he would and with an assistant took out the old water heater and put in the new one.
It went well and again he was very professional and friendly.
I would recommend Central Plumbing to anyone!! They were great!!

They did a great job and went above and beyond when completing my drain repair. They finished in the contracted time, were extremely professional and friendly. I am very pleased with the job and will be calling them for any other plumbing needs I have in the future.

Excellent service!  Came on time and reasonable pricing.  I'm new to area, Crestwood, IL, so Yelp helped me to find these plumbers and they came through.  Highly recommended.

They were able to set my toilet the same day I called, which was awesome. And he did a good job, explained the problem, answered questions, executed the job quickly. The price seems high to set a toilet, but based on other reviews, I went with them since they were so convenient and I'm hoping that's the going rate. Kind of wish they wore shoe covers inside since it was rainy outside, but it is what it is.

Major downside is they had to write down my card information, and that makes me really uncomfortable. I saw this in a previous review, but I figured that if the system was just down that day, the chances I would have that issue would be low. Guess not.

I was in a bind regarding a plumbing issue on Jun 4th, they came out looked at job and said we can't service you until Jun 8th that they were very busy. They came out, they were on time and friendly. It was a small job and they were done in less than an hour. They did quote me prior to the job with an allowed time of 2hrs. The job was done in less than an hour. Materials were $45.00 and Labor was $195.00. I thought that was high, $195.00 for an hour. I would shop around next time for better price and quicker service.

in the past, I'm pretty sure I've had the worst plumbers in the Chicago area, and now I'm so glad I've found the best with Walsh & Son.  In the past couple of years, John has come to my house three times: this week for a damaged outside hose faucet and pipe; another time for toilet problems, etc.  He has always been professional, knowledgeable, polite, punctual, and neat . . . and his price is more than fair. In short, he is everything you hope a plumber to be.  I rarely write reviews:  only for the very best, and the worst.  If you call Walsh & Son, you're getting the very best!

Prices are outrageous, the staff I spoke with was inexperienced and lacking the knowledge, nobody available to help me. Just ridiculous

He was responsive but was going back and forth with the numbers. We didn't have a good experience with this business. We paid for the service to show up but didn't use him for further repair. I would highly suggest to go with other plumber.

We hired Thiesse to remedy a problem in our basement that was being caused by the city sewers backing up during heavy storms. They recommended installing an ejector pit, into which all the basement piping (floor drain, laundry tub, etc.) would be plumbed. This in turn would eliminate the open drains that the city sewer was backing up into.

After they did the work, we noticed backups in the main stack & immediately notified the company of the problem. They came out again & spent a couple hours rodding the sewer line immediately outside the area they'd worked on days earlier, then told us they couldn't find anything wrong but we should break open the main sewer outside the house, as it was likely blocked or collapsed. (Huh?) We declined this, since we had never had a problem with it prior to the work they did in the basement. We paid almost $500 for this rodding & diagnosis, by the way - this was in addition to the money we paid to have the ejector pit installed.

About a week later, I went into the basement & noticed another backup around the floor drain & water again leaking out of the joints in the main stack a few feet above the floor. This led me to believe the blockage was inside the house. My wife called Thiesse & asked they come out yet again to fix the problem.

When they arrived, they brought their sewer foreman with them - someone who had never seen the house or the work previously done. He proceeded to try to rod the line inside the house, but kept hitting an obstruction beneath the floor. He broke the floor open (this after we had already had it patched after their previous efforts) & determined the plumbers who'd installed the ejector pit had inadvertently filled the main line leading outside with hydraulic cement. His words were looks like we caused the problem.

They returned the next day & removed the clogged pipe, breaking out even more of the concrete floor in the process. Sewage finally flowed again, but Thiesse had the audacity to send us another bill for fixing the problem they had created! We told them in no uncertain terms we would not be paying the bill & they became very hostile, claiming WE had somehow caused the problem.

Our experience was among the worst I've ever had with a company & I would never, under any circumstances, recommend them. Buyer beware.

Horrible customer service.  I was in need of assistance, looking for a part for my toilet and was not assisted in a friendly manner.  I was the only woman in line and was treated in a demeaning manner, even the other men waiting for assistance laughed at the customer service rep assisting me, guess if you are a woman, in a man's plumbing world you are considered a joke.  I would never recommend this store to anyone!