Gave Mike a call because we had an emergency. Long story short: it required more intervention than…read morehe would have been capable of at the time. He gave us recommendations for a mitigation company and a company that could hydrojet the lines. And called them to get them to come out ASAP. And because of his connections, they responded immediately. So, Mike is permanently on my contacts list and will always be our go-to plumber from now on!

I did not use Mike for what I thought I needed. Even without providing service, he went out of his…read moreway to explain how to resolve my issue free of charge. I would definitely contact him for any jobs in the future.

My wife owns a two multi-unit buildings in Pilsen Chicago and has a long time plumber with whom she…read moregrew up. He is an incredible tradesman and always our preferred choice where his services are warranted. We, however, live in Winnetka and this is outside "Armando's" service area. He, however, recommended HT Strenger to us and we are extremely happy that he did. We experienced a leak behind a kitchen wall that another vendor purported to fix yet to no avail so this was a re-do. David of Strenger reported precisely on time and opened the wall as if he was instead a laproscopic surgeon, unlike the previous failed vendor whose access hole/port was four times larger and created a mess that required the acquisition of a drywaller and several hours of collective inconvenience. The first failed plumbing contractor billed in 15 minute increments and, if I am not mistaken, so did Strenger, with the difference being the former's "efficacy coefficient" was zero. Stenger's work lacked the haphazard, sloppy and careless inputs of the first acquistion, one of those "always on the radio" suppliers whose name a collegue supplied, and who regretfully I called, as the job seemed perfunctory to say the least. Unfortunately, my belief of the strong inverse correlation that exists between a company's propensity to run obnoxious radio ads and its tendency to screw up the simplest job remains. Neither my wife nor I believed it necessary to ask a real plumber for a more proximate recommendation ("Armando, who would you hire if you lived up here" was indeed the targeted vernacular) but such is the world in which we now live. Another reviewer apparently thought it strange that the company requests "five star" reviews post completion. David made the same request but I construed this not as a plea of desperation inasmuch as affirmation that one would be forthcoming IF and only IF, we felt comfortable rendering such. Strenger's management, unlike the radio advertisers, seemingly understand that loyality, and the ability to thus eschew spending thousands of dollars or whatever these others pay on psychobabble laden. platitude filled ads, comes from telling customers what you will do and for how much, doing it as promised and then billing appropriately. We now have two favorite household plumbers with Strenger being our preferred provider up north. It's just a shame, however, that it takes typically two suppliers, both requiring remuneration, to acquire one good outcome. Strenger made write all that was wrong and I am very grateful for its excellent work. You will be too.

Review: I thought these guys would be great based on reviews, but it turned out to not be so. First…read moreI talk to a guy there and explain the situation and send pictures and am told me I'll need a camera inspection before doing a pipe repair, and the camera inspection will be $600. OK no worries, let's do it. So then they come out to do the inspection, take a look and tell me I don't need the camera inspection after all. OK great. Then they charge me $200 for coming over for 10 minutes and telling me that....OK. So the guy tells me it will be a couple of thousand dollars to dig down into the basement floor and fix the pipe, and I'm like oh that's not too bad. He says he'll send a quote over. So five days pass and I still don't have the quote after reaching out to them twice to ask for it eventually the quote comes in, and to my surprise it's over $5000. And at that point, I give up.

$35,000 DISASTER FROM A SIMPLE CLOGGED TOILET!!!…read more We called "Emergency Plumbing" with a clogged toilet in August 2024. After their plumber visited us, we ended up with THREE ROOMS DESTROYED BY WATER AND SEWAGE, costing $35,000 IN REPAIRS that took SEVERAL MONTHS, and then later getting dropped by our brand new homeowners insurance due to the claim! "Emergency Plumbing" happily took my several hundred dollars in payment for "clearing the clogged toilet". They have offered no recompense for causing our massive loss. But, to their credit, they did say "sorry" a couple times. THE FULL, DISGUSTING, DANGEROUS, SAD STORY: In August 2024 I called about a clogged toilet I couldn't plunge clear. They were able to schedule a plumber for early in the morning. The plumber arrived, and first wanted to see my septic tank. He started to hand dig a bit towards the tank. A minute of digging got nowhere, so he decided to come inside and look at the toilet. He tried an auger to clear the clog, to no avail. So, he asked to see the sewer cleanout. We went to the basement, where things were about to go DANGEROUSLY BAD. We located it above a ceiling tile in the finished basement. He held a up small garbage bag and opened up the cleanout... A FIRE HOSE RIVER OF SEWAGE immediately began to spray out onto him and our finished basement. He panicked and asked for garbage cans / bags to catch the sewage river. My wife brought down some large utility garbage bags. The plumber and I held up and filled about 3-4 large bags of sewage over our heads during the next several minutes before the flow finally stopped and he could cap off the cleanout. He reassured me by saying, "sometimes stuff like this happens". We were both drenched in sewage from head to toe. Some had splashed in my eyes and mouth. He started to hand mop up the large sewage puddle with some paper towels. I told him "don't bother, this all will need a mitigation company". He replied, "all you really need is some soap and water". Ummm no. We dried off, shedded clothes and went back upstairs. The toilet still wouldn't drain, so he said he'd drive back to get the larger auger. He asked if I had any toilets upstairs, and I replied yes. He said "OK, you can use your upstairs toilet and shower, just don't use the clogged one down here". He left and I started to shower. After showering I came back down to the main floor to discover that SHOWER WATER WAS GUSHING OUT OF THE TOILET INTO OUR BATHROOM AND HALLWAY!!! More fun! In the second panic of the day, I tried my best to dam up the NEW RIVER OF WATER now FLOODING my main level hardwood floors. I ran downstairs to see even more water now soaking many ceiling tiles and raining onto the sauna and floor. I called the plumber and the head plumber agreed to come join the fun. He arrived, I explain the scene, and he said "Oh no, he should never have told you to use the fixtures upstairs". Oh no! The first plumber later returned with the larger auger. They managed to clear the clog with it. They did some hand mopping up of the now destroyed first floor powder room, hallway, hall closet, and living room. They asked for a check for several hundred dollars, said sorry for the problems, took my check and left. The next day we opted for a water & sewage mitigation company, rather than the plumber's recommendation of "soap and water". Over the next couple days, my wife and kids truly enjoyed watching the hardwood floors, powder room, drywall, and finished basement get ripped out of the house we had purchased just months before. Then we had four days of loud industrial fans and dehumidifiers to hopefully prevent any mold. Then a few weeks enjoying a half ripped apart house, no working first floor bathroom, rough hardwood cuts, nails, etc. Lots of fun for kids and wives alike. The insurance claim process and reconstruction took place over the next couple months. We had to cancel our Thanksgiving party, as we were still wrapping up the rebuild by then.In the weeks after the plumbing adventure, I texted and called the plumber, hoping to get some recompense for this disaster, maybe cover my insurance deductible, maybe even my money back? We talked on the phone once and I made my case. He didn't offer anything at all. Haven't heard from them since. I would love to avoid going to court and just have them do the right thing, make this right for a family of four whose second half of 2024 was ruined by their work. Does anyone stand by their work anymore? 0 STARS - CANNOT RECOMMEND FOR ANY PLUMBING WORK. Maybe the head plumber is good? But whatever junior plumber they sent to unclog my toilet basically destroyed much of my new house. They were arrived on time and were friendly to talk to, though, tiny bonus points for that. ONE QUARTER OF A STAR

Great same day service ata reasonable price…read more They had good communication too and even told me how to do a Different Job.

Fast replies. Good work quality. Will hire for future home projects. Good value quotes. Work was…read morefinished in a timely manner. Will recommend.

Aldair and Peter were excellent workers . The work is superb . The walk looks beautiful the shower…read moreis perfect. The price is very fair . They worked for 3.5 hours . We requested valve replacement either fixtures was the service we requested and they completed perfectly. I would get them for other services if needed. Noel the owner is very nice accomodating with our work schedule . They clean up all the mess from the work and are very respectful of your home . Thank you for this wonderful job!

I highly recommend Arrow Plumbing. Jerry and Cesar were outstanding--professional, knowledgeable,…read moreand exceptionally thorough. They clearly explained the issue and repair, worked efficiently, and treated my home with care. What stood out most was their honesty. I genuinely felt they were looking out for me as a customer and prioritizing people over profit. The price was also very fair and reasonable, especially given the quality of the work. That level of integrity, along with their technical skill and clear communication, is rare to find these days. Thank you, Jerry and Cesar, for such an excellent experience.

Highly recommend Joe at Arrow Plumbing! It was hard for us to find a plumber we could truly trust…read moreafter having some bad experiences in the past, but Joe completely changed that for us. He was knowledgeable, friendly, honest, and very fair with his pricing. He came out and took great care of us, and we couldn't be happier with the service. We finally found a plumber we can trust and will definitely be calling Joe again!

When our sewer line backed up I had a heck of a time finding an emergency plumber that was…read moreavailable on a Saturday. These guys came to our rescue! They responded quickly, did thorough inspections of our issues, were incredible with their communication, and got us all fixed up in no time. Tom, Tom, Allen, Al, and Gary are the best. They work hard and care about the quality of their work. Can't say enough good things about them - we will absolutely use them again in the future.

They have done a couple of repairs for us and on emergency basis. Quick, responsive and reasonable…read moreenough to call again! Thank you!

Highly recommend this plumber. They focus on doing the job correctly without any unnecessary talk…read moreor upselling. Everything was handled efficiently and with integrity. In fact, I was so satisfied with the work that I ended up asking them to take on additional jobs.

Dear Anna, At the very least your "clarifications" could be…read morefactual. However, that's even more telling about the business. Here are the facts: - the appointment was set well in advance, so you mentioning work on "the coldest day" without reflecting the price doesn't make any sense. If you didn't work on "coldest day" or it was viewed as some heroic measure, you should have accounted for it when scheduling an appointment or rescheduled it. There was no emergency whatsoever, - why deny the demands of removing negative review. That was a factual statement, - the written "estimate" was given only after work was completed as a paid invoice confirmation. Didn't provide clarity to your charges at all. Thus, my and my husband's outreach to you (before the negative review was written). I'll let other potential customers draw their own conclusions.

I've used CJs twice in the past couple months now. Once on a semi-emergency situation with a…read moretenant, and once in my own home. In both cases, they were FAST to respond, FAST to schedule, SHOWED up, communicated well, and were (my favorite part) no-nonsense. Today, Lenny was the plumber. He wanted to see everything first. He made a couple recommendations for solutions, and then just straight-up GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS. We have crazy dogs, but Lenny was un-deterred. He carries dog treats for the dogs he meets! He showed me photos of his own dog YALL! Lenny is out here solving plumbing *and* is a friend to all dogs?! LOVED this guy. I love CJs. I love when people are great at they do. And I paid by Zelle immediately (nice and easy). And I tipped Lenny. If you're reading this - make sure to tip the people who take care of your home.

Great communication thanks boss…read more Lenny came through, then the boss called to make sure I was satisfied. I'll call again if anything else need work.

Stumbled across this picture, from like 10 years ago. It was taken on the first day of the work…read more So, this review is WAAAAY overdue. Hahaha. The main line for my house had pretty much crumbled, and everything was backing up into the basement. I just knew it was going to be a nightmare and cost a fortune to get things fixed. But, I was wrong. These guys were great. I was struggling at the time. So, I really appreciated the pricing. But, more importantly, I never had another problem with my main line. Real talk.... For like a year, while the dirt was settling, it did look like there was a huge grave in the front of my house. Hahaha. Seriously... Big thanks to the folks at Absolute Plumbing. They were even able to save my fence. Hahaha. Y'all are Amazing! Thank you so very much!

Our kitchen sink and dish washer backed up and I had to clean up water all over the kitchen floor…read more Absolute sent a technician within a couple of hours after I called.The technician was very helpful in terms of explaining everything he was doing and how I could avoid similar problems in the future. Thank you Absolute!

Cahill (Lake Bluff & Palentine) came out yesterday to get my AC ready for an expected heat wave…read morestarting Monday. The project manager, Holly Vires was made it all come together. She came out on time the same morning. Explained my 3 options & the next thing I knew it was done by mid afternoon. The technician came out also on time & my house is ready for summer. Professional & do great work with the ac for summer & boiler in the winter. I see their trucks all over Wilmette. Cahill Heating & AC 837.234.4494 28983 Herky Drive Lake Bluff Donnie

After having spent a considerable amount of time meeting with and evaluating a number of…read moreestablished plumbers to do a considerable amount of work at our home, including adding a large section of new copper piping, installing a Reverse Osmosis filtration system, installing a new water heater and also a hot water circular pump...for instant hot water throughout our home, we ended up convinced that Cahill Plumbing was not only a company of the highest integrity that could be relied upon, both now and over the months and years ahead, but that their team of licensed plumbers had the resources, knowledge and skill to do the right things the right way. We have had many of our projects completed now...with several more about to get underway and I am happy to report that we are 100% happy with our choice as well as all of the work that has been completed so far. On the day before the project got underway, Cahill's Plumbing Director, Andy Visconti...a man in whom we have complete confidence, called to review what his team would do and who he had dispatched to do the job. Three plumbers, two licensed and one journeyman, arrived on time, covered their boots, explained their strategy in detail, answered all of our questions and then worked efficiently all day, stopping only to answer any question I might have had and provide me with a detailed progress report. If they experienced anything unforeseen, which is bound to happen in projects of this size, they called it to my attention and explained their workaround solution. It was fascinating to witness their teamwork and creativity. Disclaimer: I should state that I had no prior relationship, either personal or professional, with Cahill or any of their employees, including those who did such excellent work at our home last week: Tyler, who managed the project...and besides being a kind and very friendly young man, is excellent at what he does; Austin, Tyler's very capable assistant and Matt, the rookie, neither of whom ever appeared to stop to take a breath. Working together, they were a formidable team you could rely on and trust. Bottom Line If you need any plumbing done at your home, be it a large or small project, you'd be wise to give Cahill a chance to do the right things, right! We rate Cahill FIVE STARS and are very happy and confident to have them available to be 'our plumbers' from now on! Cahill is a company you can trust and be confident in. Mm...did I mention how fair and reasonable their pricing was? It was! Cahill Heating, Air & Electric | Cahill Heating & AC | Same Day Service 28983 Herky Drive Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044 1 (847) 986-0353 Open 24 Hours