The worst sewer company if ever dealt with in the 20 years I been in the real estate business. 1st Tom says I will be there tomorrow morning (fri) then he says oh I can't make it, I'll be there on Sat, ok no problem. He came on sat with no truck and no tools, just "to look at it", and not rod the clean out. If he would have told me I would have called another company as in Chicago they come a dime a dozen. Then he left and said, I will come back 2 days later on Monday morning, ok monday morning after a few texts he says. I'll be there on Tuesday, which really means Thursday. Now I know $500 is a lot for a rod out but I agreed because it was a weekend and didn't want to call anyone else, the standard price is $175. But I realized they broke my clean out cap and wanted to add a $500 fee to fix it. Smh Stay away. He also said he had 8 trucks on the street, lol. Ok. It is not hard to be honest & truthful in this business. Just do it. read more

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Honest, reliable, and hardworking repairman. The owner, Tom has been helping my mom for over a year, addressing small to medium sized plumbing and sewer repairs. He is practical and understands low budget repairs, but will point out long term issues to ensure that the owner is comfortable with decisions. My mother's home is located in an older neighborhood and has outdated water infrastructure. Despite those problems, Tom is a refreshing resource with elderly home owners. read more

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We bought an old poorly rehabbed bungalow and immediately had a lot of problems with our basement (sewer back-up, water intrusion, bad sewer gas smell, etc). My husband did a lot of research and had quite a few estimates to address these frustrating issues. Tom from ASAP proposed the best flood control system at a reasonable price. We were happy with his attention to detail and expertise and felt comfortable hiring him for the rest of our plumbing needs. Tom completed smaller projects for us as well- water heater replacement and damaged floor drain repair, which really improved the air quality in our home (no more sewer stink!). Tom also installed an indoor drain tile system for us, which was a huge job, as we have an 800 sq ft basement. Other companies (we had 4 total estimates) charged extra for demo, required that we hire our own electrician and wanted to bust through the finished bathroom. We didn't have to worry about any of this with ASAP- everything was included. Tom and his crew took the extra time and effort to keep demo to a minimum and dug under the structures we wanted to preserve (bathroom, stairs). Tom takes care of his customers like they are family and makes sure that you are happy with his work. When Tom does a job, you can be sure it is done right. Communication was great, he's a personable and good natured guy. His core crew is exceptional- very courteous, polite and hardworking young men. When it comes to old houses with bad plumbing, problems will always arise. You want the guy who will do what it takes to make it right. This crew does not cut corners. read more

Tom responded to my email in Yelp, and came to help my parents' nearly flooded bathroom in Austin neighborhood. He didn't actually do the job for us, but his enforcing attitude to call (1) the property manager, and the building plumber to act on the problem that my 80-year old parents were having, in which the building almost tried to neglect to help. His tenacity to speak to the right parties helped us in getting the issues resolved and getting attention from property manager. Tom was great. I hopefully don't need his services again, but if that happens in the future, I will not hesitate to call him. read more

I asked for a quote, and out of the 10 places I've asked, the owner (Tom S.) provided me with the most expensive quote that I've received so far. To be fair, he quoted Rheem vs. Bradford White, and I realize there is a price difference so I wanted to ask a follow up question. I told the owner that I saw a great deal on angie's list for a 50 gallon bradford white and whether he thinks I should just jump on that deal or if there are potentially many other fees and I'm not comparing apples to apples... He replied with "Thats your choice buying on Ebay.... We stand by our install and that includes all parts pick up and removal from property .We fo 100's a year !" Essentially, his reply was complete nonsense. Angie's list has nothing to do with Ebay and I'm not sure how much I need a water heater provider to "stand by" their generic product that takes 60 minutes to connect.. hmmm... and is being around for 100 years a really great trait? Let's ask Arthur Andersen, or General Foods, Montgomery Ward?? read more

I used to be a property manager, managed many buildings and thousands of units, yes thousands. Over the years I've dealt with many contractors, and plumbers being one of the most often called. I also know my way around building systems, and have had my share of guys talk to you as if you should be off baking cookies, no insult meant to men who like to bake cookies. Baking cookies is fun, everyone should do it :) Then there's Tom, a straight forward professional that knows plumbing, he also knows how to treat a customer. Many times people will ask me for recommendations, if it is for a plumber he's the first one I think of. After all, I needed to call a plumber today and I called Tom. I didn't have to think twice about it. If you need to call a great plumber, he's the one to call, take it from someone that just about every call she placed all day was to a contractor or to a resident telling them when the contractor should be arriving. I jokingly tell people my last career was a fixer. read more

Tom came out on short notice, communicated what was the problem, walked me through his steps, and fixed it. The price was more than fair. ASAP will be who I call with my next plumbing issue. read more

I knew I was in trouble when my main backed up for the 2nd time this year. This time around we chose Tom and ASAP plumbing. His team was kind, clean and extremely prompt. They showed up at 7 am the day after Thanksgiving! I love a boss that treats his employees with respect and his customers with care. Don't look any further!! read more

I own a dance and fitness studio and our pipes froze on a super cold day this winter. I called ASAP Plumbing and, not only did Tom answer my questions by phone, he showed up within the hour to help us! It was unbelievable how nice and fast the service was - in a difficult situation! I would highly recommend his service and company! read more

I needed a plumber to repair my sewer line and correct a previous plumbers mistake. I searched yelp and ran across ASAP Plumbing. Thanks to previous reviews I called and spoke to Mr Tom , all I can say is he responded right a way with no hesitation and took on the issue as if it was his own. Just by description of the problem he knew what needed to be done. He is very familiar with the Galewood area plumbing, which we all know can be a huge problem. He explained in detail so that I can understand from a non plumbers perspective. Mr Tom is passionate about his work and demonstrates great concern and care for his customers. If you're looking for a trustworthy, knows his work, hardworking, get the job done type of plumber, ASAP Plumbing/Mr. Tom is the company to call. read more

Tom (owner) was extremely professional, friendly, knowledgeable and thorough. They fixed the problem quickly, efficiently and charged a fair price. I would/will strongly recommend. Outstanding experience!! read more

I live in a building where plumbing and sewer and heating are constantly in a state of repair and I appreciate how quickly they respond, how clean they leave my space - wearing shoe covers and masks, not to mention their work is excellent. read more

Tom is an excellent plumber and very nice guy. We moved in to our house on Saturday and Sunday evening I noticed water running down the basement wall. After cutting a hole in the wall and discovering a large pipe I decided to call Tom based on the reviews here. I called him at 7:30 in the morning, and he came over at 8:15, much faster than I was even hoping for. He discovered a completely clogged offset waste pipe. He unclogged it and put in a new cast iron plug. Tom was great. He explained everything he was doing and taking the time to answer all my questions. While he was there he explained some of the hookups that were a little goofy on my water heater. He showed me some other "interesting" plumbing features in the basement. He checked out a broken shower upstairs and recommended what needed to be done. I plan on having him out in the spring to scope the sewer line and check the catch basin (he said it looked pretty good at the moment.) He is extremely professional and very personable. It doesn't get any better. read more

Tom came out (twice!) to fix two different problems at my apartment. He's extremely responsive both on yelp and over the phone. Importantly, he came on time, and called to let me know when he was on his way. He was also able to schedule a time to come out the day after or two days after I called. He offered advice about replacement parts and future maintenance I could do to avoid problems in the future. (Tom, if you're reading this I already replaced both valves!) Highly recommended, and his prices were reasonable! read more

ASAP Plumbing did not actually do my plumbing work but Tom S. still deserves a five-star review from me because it is solely due to him that I had my complicated plumbing problem solved at a fraction of the cost I anticipated. I needed a plumber to repair the consequences of a very badly botched bathroom renovation. The plumber I had arranged to do the work cancelled on me because a larger client had an emergency. ASAP had too much going on to accept the project, but Tom connected me with an associate. Volodymyr took care of the bathroom plumbing, fixed my kitchen sink, and also reconnected my dishwasher which had been done improperly, all in a very painstaking fashion and for a quarter of what the other plumber wanted to charge me for the bathroom alone. So the cancellation turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I am very appreciate to Tom for taking the time out to give me a hand and connecting me with a great plumber. read more

Tom came out in a moment's notice. An honest and fair man. Highly recommend!!

Tom is awesome. He explained everything and we could tell he knows what he is doing and is an honest guy. The price was fair and the work was excellent. Our house is old and janky. He fixed bad work and made everything good. I am very happy with his work. If you want an honest skilled plumber, this is your guy. I will hire him again for the other work we need done. read more

I am so impressed with ASAP Plumbing and its owner Tom. He has been out to look at two different plumbing jobs for me in the past week, and I haven't been charged a dime yet! Today he looked at my hose bib in the front of my home which was frozen and turned it one, and showed me how to manage it while I am waiting for him to come back and completely repair it. While here he noticed that my flood control back up battery system needed batteries and he has ordered them for me. Both times I called he has been prompt, courteous and patiently explained the problem to me and possible solutions. I am so glad to have this contractor in my virtual rolodex now! read more

I contacted ASAP Plumbing /Tom for a 2nd opinion and a 2nd video estimate regarding tree roots getting into my sewer system. This is all preventive - as I have never had any flooding in my basement and am planning to keep it that way. Needless to say, he got the job. Tom was an excellent communicator, explaining everything well and keeping me fully informed all the way. He and his crew were professional, hard working and left the site in a great shape. In fact, he said that they will come back in about 1 month's time to check and even out the mound - unless it's not fully settled on it's own... I am happy to recommend Tom and his company to everyone! read more

Very clean,prompt, professional. Polite and very nice to deal with. Did the job right. I would highly recommend ASAP Plumbing and Sewer to everyone. John K. read more

Tom the owner is great. Friendly, knowledgable and detail oriented. We have a 100+ year old three flat in Uptown. We began to get back up in the first floor kitchen. Tom came out reviewed our systems and ended up replacing the original brick grease trap & sewer connection for the building. His whole team was excellent, can't say enough nice things about them. read more

I called ASAP at 8 am on a Saturday. By 815 they were at my house and by 9 am my sink was working like new. These are very nice professional guys with the right tools and parts on hand to get the job done. 5 starts read more

I called the number listed to inquire about having someone come out to check on a toilet that was not flushing. Someone answered the phone and said that he would call me back in 15 minutes, and he never called back. I love when businesses give me very clear proof that they are unreliable, BEFORE I hire them. I called another company, and they arrived within two hours and got the job done. read more

I had Tom come by in the summer to take a look at our tenant's kitchen sink leak. He initially stated we would need to replace the entire sink but after a closer inspection found the issue to be something very minimal which he ended up fixing. He didn't charge anything for coming out or doing the work. My wife and I also recently contacted him about our own kitchen sink having an issue with no water coming out (most likely frozen pipes due to the weather). He provided us with guidance over the phone on what to do ourselves to try and mitigate the issue. There are very few people out there who are as helpful as him, that too with no interest in attempting to make a buck out of every situation. I highly recommend ASAP for plumbing issues! read more

Tom and his team were great! They've been on time, very professional and knowledgeable. He was a able to find a solution to a very complicated problem. I would recommend Tom and the ASAP plumbing team with an open heart! read more

Tom has been doing plumbing jobs for me for a long time. Every time I call, I get prompt responses, reasonable prices and thorough work. He has done sewer work, put in a flood control, cleaned a sump pump, repaired a sink for me and my elderly parents for very reasonable prices. But it's not the reasonable prices that keep me as a loyal customer. It's that I know I can trust him to do the job right and not cut corners or rake me over the coals for unnecessary expenses. That alone is worth its weight in gold!!! I highly recommend him and his crew, who are conscientious and leave the work site clean as a whistle (I am very fussy about that!!) He is very knowledgeable and explains everything he does, in detail, so you know exactly what is going on. Communication with him is extraordinarily good for the average tradesman/professional, and the service prompt, which is a big relief when you are without water or flooding!! This guy has my business for life..... read more

Our basement started backing up, so I went to our trusty Yelp site to find someone to look at it. Tom came out within a couple hours, evaluated the problem (our sewer line needed rodding), and did the work the same day, for the best price quoted. In his examination of the problem, we also discovered some serious issues in our catch basin, so I had Tom come back to work on that. He and his guys rebuilt the basin and cleaned it thoroughly, and it looks brand new now. He also goes above and beyond in all respects-- he happily patched a couple random cracks in the basement just because he had some extra cement and he figured "why waste it?" The best recommendation for Tom is how he interacts with customers and his workers. He's always polite, and explains everything he's doing and why, to you if you're looking to learn, and to his guys, who are learning their trade. He's patient and respectful at all times, even while he corrects any mistakes (both from his workers and flaws in a customer's house, or work). I highly recommend Tom to anyone who needs any plumbing work done! read more

Tom did a great job unclogging my bathtub. I highly recommend him for all of your plumbing needs!

Our basement had flooded and I was looking on the Internet and found Tom Schmidt from ASAP plumbing. Tom was super responsive and went to work immediately. We had 6 inches of water in the basement and found out that the tree roots had impacted our sewer lines. The bad news was we needed a flood control system to stop the water from flooding the basement for all of these years. The good news is we found Tom and he is truly an expert. He and his guys did a outstanding job and after 10 days of digging and construction the job was finished on time and on budget. They were so neat that you never would've even though they were there. Tom thank you so much and we appreciate all of your hard work. Thank you Jim Mullen Jefferson Park read more

This is my first review on Yelp. I signed up the yelp account just for this review. This company is very professional and the owner was very nice. I would definitely call them for future maintenance/repairs and recommend to all my families and friends. read more

I have been doing business with Tom at A.S.A.P. since we bought our home in 2009. Tom's attention to detail, high level of professionalism and excellent workmanship assures me that I never need to use anyone else. He always takes the time to explain his work in detail. I trust his professional judgement and his pricing is fair and honest. read more

Called ASAP on a sat morning after having discovered a burst pipe. Tom answered and took my call-back info advising that he would do so within 30 min. Not only did he return the call within the 30 min, he arrived to assess the damage within the hour. He patiently explained what the fix would be, why he recommended it, his hourly rate, the cost for materials and his estimated time to repair. The work was performed in a very professional, expeditious and amiable manner. In fact, Tom even spent an additional 15-20 min "off the clock" explaining what should be done to prevent a future mishap. Rates were very reasonable given some of the other plumbing reviews posted. Included partial tear-down of some drywall. Highly recommend him. read more

I can't say enough wonderful things about Tom and his crew. Fair, timely, professional, thorough and neat! Very clear in explaining the problem and proposing solutions that will fix it. Respectful of your time, home and pocketbook. They are proud of their quality work and very nice people to work with. Highly recommended. read more

Got to my house 6:30 am as promised. Explained everything thoroughly. Unclog my sewer and toilet quickly. Price was good. Would use again. read more

There aren't enough stars here to say how great they are! The price was good, they showed up on time and were so respectful of my time and budget. I thought I was in really big trouble but he knew I needed help and really came through. I can't praise them enough!! read more

Tom's the man - I'm 100% satisfied and will definitely be calling in next time I need plumbing help of any kind.

Tom Schmidt, owner of ASAP Plumbing &Sewer, " is the man". He knows what he is talking about, he's professional, honest, responsive, reliable and his work is excellent. He personally supervises all work and keeps you informed throughout the project. He installed a flood control system in my building and mid-project, unrelated to the work he was performing, the previously leaking buffalo box finally collapsed which involved working and coordinating with The Chicago Water Department. This development added a time-consuming complexity to the job. He did not abandon us and kept us informed in a timely fashion. He brought the project to a successful conclusion, even mopping the floor when the job was done. We were so impressed with every interaction with Tom that he is now our plumber. read more

I needed a plumber to repair a stopped up sewer line at my in-law's house in Jefferson Park. I saw ASAP and Tom's reviews on Yelp and decided to give him a call. First off, Tom seems to answer all calls personally when he is able, which to me displays his strong customer service focus. He was very nice, straight forward, and professional. He put my in-law's on the schedule for the following day. He called me on the way with an ETA. When he arrived he called me again and diagnosed the problem while on the phone and informed me of the scope and potential cost of the work. He completed the sewer rodding within an hour or so and called me to say the work had been completed. And he even fixed an extremely low flow bathroom faucet, which I had mentioned to him as an aside...seemingly at no additional cost. He charged less than he had originally quoted which was a very pleasant surprise, and it was also a very reasonable price for the work he performed. My in-laws were very happy with Tom and his service and he treated them with the utmost respect. He definitely went way above and beyond many other contractors with whom I've dealt. I am a Realtor and I am always looking for great contractors. Tom is now on my preferred list and I would highly recommend him. read more