Had to write an update, because he's that AMAZING! I had a lot of water damage in the carpets and…read morehe loaned me his vacuum! Who does that!? Thanks for the great customer service!! Definitely recommend this guy!

I called Delano on a Sunday night; he arrived early the next morning, as promised. He was prepared…read morefor the problem and immediately got to work. Had a lot of fun talking to Delano while he worked. Friendly, funny guy. The only reason I'm not giving five stars is the price seemed a little high. He was at the house for exactly an hour, and charged me $160. I didn't argue, since I hadn't asked about the price in advance, but I was definitely a little surprised. Well, at least I won't forget and put soup in the garbage disposal again.

Fantastic experience with Kissu from Kirkwood Plumbing!…read more Kirkwood came in at a very reasonable cost for the replacement of a hot/cold water dispenser faucet (service costs for plumbing can be so variable in the Bay Area, others wouldn't even provide an estimate without coming onsite), and helped us swap out the filter on the unit as well. Communication was a breeze leading up to the service, Kissu followed up and let us know when he was 30 minutes out from arrival, and the work was completed efficiently and effectively as well. Will absolutely use again in the future.

Kissu came out today to unplug a kitchen sink clog. It wasn't the easiest job because the…read moreclean-out is in a tight space. Kissu showed up on time and worked diligently to fix our problem. He cleared the blockage and showed me a cleaned out pipe. We are very happy with his work and highly recommend. Follow-up: Sadly I'm downgrading our rating. Approximately 2-3 weeks later we noticed the water draining slowly and when we use the dish washer, water backs up into the sink. When I contacted Kissu, he told me we must have done something to clog the pipe. I told him that wasn't possible because after he left, we've been using a sink strainer so only liquids (no oils or fats) have been going down the drain. He offered to come back with a longer snake but charge me more than what he originally charged. My complaint is he should have used the longer snake in the first place to ensure the entire pipe was cleared and not just the first few feet. Now I have to find another plumber who will do a thorough job and stand by their work.

Horrible experiences with Tom Martin and his crew. Do NOT…read morehire him unless you want only headaches. I don't have time to detail all the awful experiences I had with them over the last several days, but the straw that broke the camel's back was Tom telling me yesterday that he would be back at 8am this morning to finish work on my driveway and storm drain, then when I call him at 8:15am he yells at me that I did something wrong! He says the workers didn't show up (same thing happened as well yesterday, showed up late), and they wouldn't be here til 9:30am (after I had changed my schedule around to accommodate the 8am start). I asked when he was going to let me know that they were not coming at 8am, and he hid from taking responsibility by saying that I told him not to call before 8:30am. However, that was in general last week, and obviously NOT relevant to today because we had scheduled today's work for 8am, so of course I could take a call today before 8:30am! He finally apologized, saying he was upset about his workers and took it out on me. SO UNPROFESSIONAL! What is so disturbing is that the first time he was supposed to be here days ago, he made an appointment by phone. When the day and time came, and 90 minutes had passed with no call, I finally called him and he said that he had forgotten about the appointment! SERIOUSLY?? Blamed it on some story about that he had left his planner in his son's truck, but when he finally showed up, he pulled out a notepad to write something down, and I saw that my name, address and the appointment time was all noted there! Then Tom had the audacity as he was leaving that first day to tell me to write a good review on Yelp for him! I said I would do so when all the work was completed days later, but of course that's NOT going to happen now! :( These are just 2 instances of Tom's irresponsibility and the extraordinary frustrations that I went through with him. His worker Travis seemed very nice and helpful, but did not communicate with Tom the owner thoroughly about the work Travis had done alone here, so there was extensive miscommunications with everyone from Day One. I could go on and on - I've only shared a small part of this mess, but I've already wasted so much time dealing with these people that I have to move on. Fortunately a neighbor has given me a great referral, and the new company coming tomorrow to clean up the situation. I tried to ignore all the problems, lack of timely communications, being late, etc. because I so much wanted this to work out. But I should have realized when the owner not only was 2 hours late to first appointment, but had forgotten the appointment to begin with, that it was a harbinger of worse things to come. :(

We couldn't be more pleased with the work Sean Martin and his crew performed…read more They were professional, prompt, courteous, and the clean up great. We had them replace about 45 feet of the sewer using the pipe bursting/sleave method and they put in couple cleanouts. Sean made arrangements for the inspector to be here, and everything passed with flying colors. Would not hesitate to refer them or to use them again.

I had to pay them to come back and fix their work, they left the concrete rough and uneven so I…read morecouldn't lay my flooring back down after digging into the foundation. Will not use them again

Just fair warning . I needed the water turned off behind my…read morewashing machine as it was leaking from the front loading area. Two guys were sent out from MP and said they shut it off. Great. So the water home restoration company came and asked what happened. I opened the washer door (as the water was turned off right?) and found that the valves were not turned off after all. When I opened the washer to show what occurred Whoosh the water came out again full force. I called MP and they sent out a different guy who told me the valves were not turned off and that they were corroded. He showed me the valves. He replaced them and only then did the water get shut off. I wouldn't have known to look for that-- I had to trust that they knew what they were doing. The first 2 guys should have seen it and fixed it. So beware, some workers know what they are doing; and some are inept at MP. Spoke to owner Rene once he adjusted the bill somewhat. He called again wanting to talk but I'm done with this ; and esp with "Magnificent" plumbing.

Dmitriy was working for Plumbworks when they installed our fixtures back 8 years ago. Chris at…read morePlumbworks has retired, so he put me in back touch with Dmitriy to deal with one leaky drain, and one clogged drain. I called him in the morning, and he was able to show up 3 hours later, on time, with mask and booties to keep the house clean. He's super friendly, competent and efficient. Within 30 min, the job was done, so we found 2 more things for him to fix for the same price. Super satisfied! Also, FWIW, he told me that his one bad review was actually for a different plumber "Stella Plumbing" without the apostrophe s...

We had an issue with the water district not regulating the pressure of the water as it entered into…read moreour home - it was 160 psi, over double the pressure it was supposed to be! It created major leaks in my neighbor's home when their hot water heater overflowed - and our hot water heater was so old we were afraid that we would be next if it failed. Dmitriy Vartanov was recommended by a friend as an honest, no-nonsense, highly-skilled and fairly priced plumber. I reached out to him and 4 days later he installed a new hot water heater and pressure regulator valve. He walked me through the process, answered all my questions and even followed up 24 hours later to check-in after the job. I highly recommend Dmitriy! He is friendly, honest, highly skilled, fairly priced, and prompt!

We had a plumbing emergency and Robert responded quickly. Highly knowledgeable and efficient, he…read morewas also incredibly thoughtful and kind. We would not hesitate calling him again!

The owner came within one hour, did and excellent job with my toilet and shower and the price was…read morereasonable, can highly recommend him

I own a 1920s vintage house in Albany that I love dearly (along with the neighbourhood). Yet older…read morehomes require extra work and sometimes in surprising ways. Take for example last Sunday. Gayle and I pulled up to the house to witness a water leak bubbling up through the sidewalk. We immediately called EBMUD and when the guy eventually showed up, we were informed that the line between their Main an the house had a leak. In other words, this was the home owner's responsibility. This situation and a broken sewer line are 2 key repair items most home owners dread. I immediate called Glen Larsen (and Juan), my long time handy persons, who quickly confirmed the diagnosis and recommended Bart McCoy as the guy who could fix it. Bart picked up the phone immediately and clearly, calmly, and factually led me through the possibilities and the options. As it turned out, I had an old galvanized line that had to be completely replaced with copper (per code). It wasn't cheap, but you can't not have water in the house. Bart came out the next day and we had water in the house by the late afternoon. He also tested everything inside to make sure it all worked. In addition, the concrete was expertly replaced, my landscaping was untouched, and the water valves were upgraded. I also appreciated that he did what he said he was going to do and when. And that's a great value for my money. I also feel a lot better about that sewer line that will eventually need to be replaced... For payment, Bart will accept a check or Paypal. He'll also lower the price if you pay cash immediately upon completion of the job.

I wish I could share in the good vibes about Bart's services, but I had a different experience. My…read moresump pump failed over the weekend, and after reading good reviews of Bart here and on Berkeley Parent's Network, I decided to give him a call. I told him my problem and he suggested I send him a couple of photos. He said he'd review the photos and let me know if he saw anything that gave him pause. In the meantime, he said we should set a time, which we did - 10am the following morning. Bart called me 10 minutes before he was supposed to arrive, said he'd been working until 2am the night before, and that on top of that there were some things in the photos that gave him pause. I'd already rearranged my schedule to work from home and was depending on him to be here (there's more rain on the way and my basement is already flooded). I said, "Are you telling me you're not coming by?" I'm sure there was irritation in my voice. Bart said he didn't like my tone, and because of that, in fact, he wasn't coming by. Then he hung up on me. Simple as that. I called Bebe from Bebe Construction instead (also listed here on Yelp!) and he came by in just over an hour and completed the job in under 2 hours. If you're reading this review looking for someone who can replace your sump pump for a reasonable rate, on budget and ahead of time, I'd go with Bebe, not Bart.

I highly recommend 1SPR, my house had a big water damage, impacting both floors! They were at my…read morehouse in less than 2 hours, set up a lot of machines to dry out my house. Fabian kept me updated at all times, helped me called my insurance, he dealt with my adjuster, I didn't have to worry about anything.

I called 1SPR, for my water damage this company responded to a water main break that flooded our…read morebasement. They removed all the water and cleaned every single item that was dirty. They put everything back and continued to dry out the basement. They made the whole process easy and fast. I would recommend them and call them personally if something else happens in the future. I highly recommend 1SPR, to everyone my friends and family.