Best Drain Installation in San Francisco CA
Electrician
Earlier this month, Brandon came to install a garbage disposal. I am new to living in/being steward of a full blown house, and having the garbage disposal on the fritz left me thinking What do I do about this problem? Thankfully, the owner of the house recommended Handyman Heroes to me (yes, the owner paid - but they live far away so I use folx they are comfortable with to complete repairs). I submitted an email query and received a response the next business day, and a phone call later we were all set up.
Brandon was punctual. Embarrassingly, Brandon had to deal with gross moldy/standing water that had been in the sink since the disposal went kaput and he did so without even the slightest grimace or expressing any disgust. He had an incredibly proactive approach to it, and was overall very gracious. Brandon was very communicative throughout the process and was very respectful. Every time he had to leave the house to get something from his vehicle he would always knock and wait for me to answer the door.
The entire install was quick, efficient, and my new disposal is working as well as Brandon in.
I would 1000% hire Handyman Heroes again for any needs, and will recommend them to anyone who has a repair need.
Thank you, Handyman Heroes and Brandon!
Brandon was punctual. Embarrassingly, Brandon had to deal with gross moldy/standing water that had been in the sink since the disposal went kaput and he did so without even the slightest grimace or expressing any disgust. He had an incredibly proactive approach to it, and was overall very gracious. Brandon was very communicative throughout the process and was very respectful. Every time he had to leave the house to get something from his vehicle he would always knock and wait for me to answer the door.
The entire install was quick, efficient, and my new disposal is working as well as Brandon in.
I would 1000% hire Handyman Heroes again for any needs, and will recommend them to anyone who has a repair need.
Thank you, Handyman Heroes and Brandon!
San Francisco, CA
Electrician
Berkeley Home Repair was super responsive, professional and efficient throughout the entire project! I am a realtor and used them to do some final projects in order to maximize the homes value for my clients. Projects included exterior power wash and paint.. interior touch up paint, new skylights, new furnace and a couple other small projects. BHR stuck to the timeline and was always there to answer questions or to keep us updated on all the details of the job. I definitely recommend them!
Richmond, CA 94806
Electrician
Yevgeny was super wonderful, and came out with in hours of our call on a Sunday afternoon. He did a thorough job, and sent us detailed photos and prices that we could forward on to our landlord. Not only did he help us with the electrical issue we called about, but he identified some other serious things we needed to have taken care of, before they went wrong.
3624 Irving St, Ste A, San Francisco, CA 94122
Electrician
Ben was great! I gave him a call in the morning for a quote, he was able to schedule me in the same day and come out in the afternoon. I had two tasks that I needed help with: fixing a spigot and moving the washer and dryer out so I could clean underneath as we had an overflow issue. He was polite, efficient and professional. In just under two hours everything was done. Ben was an absolute perfectionist. He made sure to test out the washer/ dryer after he reconnected both. He noticed that the washer was shaking a lot during the extraction process. So he took extra time to level and make sure everything was in good order.
Will definitely be reaching back out for any future projects!
Will definitely be reaching back out for any future projects!
San Francisco , CA 94118
Electrician
Two times in three years - scare tactics and massive quotes. Read on...
In 2016, I was looking to have our furnace serviced. We had moved into our house for 3 years at that point and never had it serviced. I saw the Ongaro sticker on our furnace. Not knowing any other company, my wife called for an appointment.
The technician came, did whatever he was supposed to do, crawled into our attic crawl space, and told my wife that there is asbestos in your ducts and it's hard to get to that area. He said we may need to replace the ductwork but we would have to get another company to do that as they don't touch asbestos. Also, he reported this and that problem about our furnace, and said he would ask his supervisor to come out and verify his findings. Supervisor came out later, and said the same thing about asbestos, and gave us some massive quotes about ductwork and furnace options. He also sold my wife an inexpensive package (something like $39, can't remember) that would cover another service in the future.
I came home, and found the aluminum insulation right above the furnace was still flapping around. Listening to my wife's account, I just found the whole thing suspicious, and I wanted a second opinion. I went with Dan Dickson of Dickson Co., which was top rated on Yelp (see for yourself). What an outstanding guy! He came out, and was dumbfounded that the aluminum insulation was not glued back on by the Ongaro guys. He said the duct gets so hot that it could catch fire if something touches it. He also told me that all the houses built around the time my house was built (60's) have the same ductwork. The asbestos is wrapped securely inside the duct work and as long as you don't have contractors messing with it, it's safe.
Fast forward to June 2019. It's been 2.5 years since the last service. I asked my wife to call Ongaro since she had bought that extra service last time. They said it had expired, but can come out for $49. Shame on me for saying yes, despite the last experience. But I fell for the $49 deal.
A guy came out, again told my wife about asbestos. What's worse, he said our furnace was over-amping, had a crack in the heat exchange, and was leaking carbon monoxide! This is what's in the report they sent to us: Inducer motor is over amping and leaking carbon monoxide from front of furnace...ductwork is undersized and wrapped in asbestos...field supervisor is coming out to verify things...
Again, the supervisor coming out thing. And to a homeowner, the words carbon monoxide bring the urgency to a whole new level. The supervisor came out, and told my wife that our furnace may not die immediately, but it's working too hard and could die in the near future, and offered to provide quotes for a new furnace.
I found this highly suspicious again. I called Dan Dickson, but he was on vacation!
So I yelped for another top rated company, and found Richard Osorio Heating (see for yourself). Richard asked me not to tell his guys about the Ongaro report so they can do their inspection objectively, and not read into someone else's mind. Art, the technician who came out, and who seems to be universally praised on Yelp, gave me a completely different story. He and his partner opened the heater cover and found it to be dirty inside (Ongaro apparently didn't clean it). Upon inspection, he told me the furnace was circulating nicely, and given its age (15 years) it was operating very well. At this point, I'm thinking, who's smoking crack, Ongaro or Richard Osorio? So I showed Art the Ongaro report. He said he didn't see a crack, but went to the truck to bring in the snake camera (Ongaro used a tiny dental mirror) and looked all over the heat exchange. Nothing. Also, he said the inducer motor was completely operating within range, and he showed me the meter reading. Lastly, there was no detection of carbon monoxide, and he really tried.
Art was confident with his findings, but he said from my position, it's one company's words against another company's, and suggested that I called PG&E to come out and have a look if I was still not at ease.
I did. PG&E found zero part out of a million carbon monoxide. Nothing. Zil.
Ongaro claims that they are good and that's why they have been in business for so long. My view is that most of us don't know a thing about heating systems, and unless we happen to have a second opinion, we would think they are problem solvers for us when they are really the biggest scammers!
Next stop - Better Business Bureau.
In 2016, I was looking to have our furnace serviced. We had moved into our house for 3 years at that point and never had it serviced. I saw the Ongaro sticker on our furnace. Not knowing any other company, my wife called for an appointment.
The technician came, did whatever he was supposed to do, crawled into our attic crawl space, and told my wife that there is asbestos in your ducts and it's hard to get to that area. He said we may need to replace the ductwork but we would have to get another company to do that as they don't touch asbestos. Also, he reported this and that problem about our furnace, and said he would ask his supervisor to come out and verify his findings. Supervisor came out later, and said the same thing about asbestos, and gave us some massive quotes about ductwork and furnace options. He also sold my wife an inexpensive package (something like $39, can't remember) that would cover another service in the future.
I came home, and found the aluminum insulation right above the furnace was still flapping around. Listening to my wife's account, I just found the whole thing suspicious, and I wanted a second opinion. I went with Dan Dickson of Dickson Co., which was top rated on Yelp (see for yourself). What an outstanding guy! He came out, and was dumbfounded that the aluminum insulation was not glued back on by the Ongaro guys. He said the duct gets so hot that it could catch fire if something touches it. He also told me that all the houses built around the time my house was built (60's) have the same ductwork. The asbestos is wrapped securely inside the duct work and as long as you don't have contractors messing with it, it's safe.
Fast forward to June 2019. It's been 2.5 years since the last service. I asked my wife to call Ongaro since she had bought that extra service last time. They said it had expired, but can come out for $49. Shame on me for saying yes, despite the last experience. But I fell for the $49 deal.
A guy came out, again told my wife about asbestos. What's worse, he said our furnace was over-amping, had a crack in the heat exchange, and was leaking carbon monoxide! This is what's in the report they sent to us: Inducer motor is over amping and leaking carbon monoxide from front of furnace...ductwork is undersized and wrapped in asbestos...field supervisor is coming out to verify things...
Again, the supervisor coming out thing. And to a homeowner, the words carbon monoxide bring the urgency to a whole new level. The supervisor came out, and told my wife that our furnace may not die immediately, but it's working too hard and could die in the near future, and offered to provide quotes for a new furnace.
I found this highly suspicious again. I called Dan Dickson, but he was on vacation!
So I yelped for another top rated company, and found Richard Osorio Heating (see for yourself). Richard asked me not to tell his guys about the Ongaro report so they can do their inspection objectively, and not read into someone else's mind. Art, the technician who came out, and who seems to be universally praised on Yelp, gave me a completely different story. He and his partner opened the heater cover and found it to be dirty inside (Ongaro apparently didn't clean it). Upon inspection, he told me the furnace was circulating nicely, and given its age (15 years) it was operating very well. At this point, I'm thinking, who's smoking crack, Ongaro or Richard Osorio? So I showed Art the Ongaro report. He said he didn't see a crack, but went to the truck to bring in the snake camera (Ongaro used a tiny dental mirror) and looked all over the heat exchange. Nothing. Also, he said the inducer motor was completely operating within range, and he showed me the meter reading. Lastly, there was no detection of carbon monoxide, and he really tried.
Art was confident with his findings, but he said from my position, it's one company's words against another company's, and suggested that I called PG&E to come out and have a look if I was still not at ease.
I did. PG&E found zero part out of a million carbon monoxide. Nothing. Zil.
Ongaro claims that they are good and that's why they have been in business for so long. My view is that most of us don't know a thing about heating systems, and unless we happen to have a second opinion, we would think they are problem solvers for us when they are really the biggest scammers!
Next stop - Better Business Bureau.
11 Ross Ave, San Anselmo, CA 94960
Electrician
Even though I ended up not needing the help, Ted was very helpful and quick to respond. I appreciated his taking the time to respond so quickly and being so kind in the process. I will save his information for when I really need him!
San Francisco, CA
Electrician
Called because my space heater, kept tripping the fuses and I knew I needed to update the panel in our house a while ago so this was the day!
It turned out to be a huge job, rewiring the whole house plus add some plugs throughout. The estimate was significant, 10k plus, and the first guy told me he could do it all in one day and he could start the next day!
I was impressed. it turned out that would never happen. My whole house was broken open and they said they had to come back the next week.
I said, no way! I singed this quote with the guarantee of a one day job.
And after 5 calls with there sales team from the assistant to ,I think, the boss, they pulled 2 other guys from different jobs to finish everything that day. Not with one bad word, as it may sound, but normal respectful communication.
The 5 star rating is only because of these great guys who did this huge job! They worked a 12 hour day with a smile and delivered excellent work.
I would definitely recommend, but make a very clear agreement.
Eddie, Juan where the lead guys : )
It turned out to be a huge job, rewiring the whole house plus add some plugs throughout. The estimate was significant, 10k plus, and the first guy told me he could do it all in one day and he could start the next day!
I was impressed. it turned out that would never happen. My whole house was broken open and they said they had to come back the next week.
I said, no way! I singed this quote with the guarantee of a one day job.
And after 5 calls with there sales team from the assistant to ,I think, the boss, they pulled 2 other guys from different jobs to finish everything that day. Not with one bad word, as it may sound, but normal respectful communication.
The 5 star rating is only because of these great guys who did this huge job! They worked a 12 hour day with a smile and delivered excellent work.
I would definitely recommend, but make a very clear agreement.
Eddie, Juan where the lead guys : )
63 Bovet Rd, Ste 160, San Mateo, CA 94402
Electrician
Divine Electric installed two outlets in my condo, one on the deck and one in the interior hallway. Both Jay and Joseph were excellent representatives of their company-friendly, polite, and efficient. Jay explained all the available options clearly which made my decision-making easy and both he and Joseph did their work with a minimum of disruption. They also both wore masks the entire time they were in my hime, which I appreciated. My experience was very positive and I recommend Divine Electric highly.
2935 Kerner Blvd, Ste E, San Rafael, CA 94901
Electrician