We used Bassin Plumbing for a total second floor master bath remodel at the recommendation of George Morlan plumbing. Unfortunately, I trusted their recommendation and didn't check them out with the CCB. Had I done that, I would have steered clear as he has had previous (and recent) complaints.
After my master bath was completed, I noted water leaking under my sink and my shower water didn't get hot. They came out and corrected these issues. I didn't use my bathtub for almost a month as other remodel was being finished.
When I did use my bathtub for the first time, I could hear water leaking the entire time I was in the bath. I had no idea how big of an issue this was until the the next morning, when I went downstairs and had water leaking through my ceiling onto my dining table.
They came immediately out to investigate and after cutting a hole in my ceiling found that the leak was from the drain itself. Basically the water was leaking around the drain and pipes. The owner was initially apologetic, accepted full responsibility and assured us he would take care of everything. At this point, we were skeptical and had lost all confidence in this company and the quality of their work, as well as their work ethic/integrity. We checked with our home owners insurance, who said they would cover these damages. We offered to have our insurance company take over, if Bassin Plumbing was willing to cover the $500 dollar deductible - they could then "walk away". He declined, stating he accepted responsibility and wanted to take care of it. Over the next several days as they were repairing the drain, the owner and his employee, Tim, started to place blame on anyone and everyone - deflecting from themselves and the work they did.
It was so unprofessional and just added to the stress we were already experiencing. For example, saying things like "you must have bumped the tub knocking the drain loose". Really? They also tried to blame the tile guy - stating if he'd grouted around the drain, the (entire bath tub full of ) water would have leaked upstairs on the bathroom floor instead of down stairs through the ceiling causing all the damage downstairs. Really? Had they put the drain in correctly, set the tub correctly and properly tested everything - there would not have been a MAJOR problem. The tile guy had NOTHING to do with the plumbing - which was the cause of the leak - not the grout or tile or anything the tile guy did or didn't do.
Also, since all this occurred I've looked through the owner/installation manuals (they left) and discovered they did NOT set the tub per installation instructions. I also learned you are suppose to fill the tub for 24 hours to test for leaks - this also wasn't done . I did question if they tested ANY of the plumbing - come on, a leak from a sink, a shower that doesn't get hot and now a major tub leak and I'm suppose to believe they did proper testing? I'm calling BS. The evidence speaks for itself!
After all the drywall and painting work was done to repair the damage done by the leak, the owner of Bassin Plumbing refused to pay. He reasoned that the tile guy should have to pay for half of the cost. However, at the time of this review - we haven't received even 1/2 the cost of repairs. The cost of repairs was really nominal ($1150) and less than I expected and only a small fraction of what I paid this plumber to do such terrible work. It's unbelievable to me that he would be so unprofessional that he would go back on his word, not except responsibility for his work and make excuses and blame others for something he is so clearly responsible for. Had he done the right thing and taken care of this as he said he would, I would not be writing this review. I would have never recommended him and warned anyone I know looking for a plumber to avoid him at all cost - but I would have spared him a bad review. However, I genuinely feel writing this review is the responsible thing to do to warn others, as I wish I'd been warned. read more