Bill Howe Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Inc

Description of Work: Note: that the grade of F is for Bill Howe's estimate for "restoration". My walls had damage from a pipe bursting in the walls. The estimate that Bill Howe gave me was to restore the damaged ares (ie drywall repair and repaint etc).

Description of Work: Diagnosis and unblocking of a clogged drain line.

Description of Work: Shower drain and kitchen sink were clogged. Needed an estimate for having a new central heat and air unit connected.

Description of Work: Diagnosing gas line leak, repiping entire system from meter, testing and performing simple patching/repair as necessary for new pipes.

Description of Work: My kitchen sink faucet and bathroom sink had slow leaks. My home is rather old and so is the plumbing. My husband had fixed these areas as much as he could be we felt we needed a plumber to address the new leaks. Tyler from Bill Howe Plumbing came out on my day off to diagnose the problems and give me an estimate of cost and time required. He called prior to arriving and was punctual. I wanted to purchase the parts at AO Reed and he gave me a detailed list of what I needed to purchase. I spent almost $400. on the parts including a very nice kitchen faucet. Tyler returned a week later, at my convenience, to perform the work. He replaced the kitchen faucet, replaced the old parts with new braided cables, and cleaned the kitchen sink surface so that it looked beautiful. He then rerouted the drain under the bathroom sink, replacing the parts that were very old and ready to have problems. Both my husband and I were very impressed with his work skills and knowledge. I asked him to look at the toilet which also had a problem. Because that was not in the original estimate (of time) he had to return later in the day to work on that. He diagnosed the problem as a low water level and explained what work needed to be done and why. He replaced the angle stop, the riser and the ballcock for the bathroom toilet. He let me know what he was doing and why he was doing it with every fixture. Some of the work was to replace old plumbing that will eventually fail due to it's age and inefficiency and I am happy to prevent new problems. Tyler was also able to educate me in other areas of plumbing for my old home such as how to turn off the water at the main when we are out of town and how to turn it back (slowly during 30 seconds). I called to have him return a few days later when I was concerned about the faucet. I received a calll prior to him returning to let me know he was on his way. He was prompt, as usual. Tyler looked at the faucet and made a minor adjustment and snugged up the faucet. There was no charge for the return call.

Description of Work: Bill Howe installed a double cleanout in my front yard, lined approximately 13 feet of main line with epoxy (which was offset and had roots).

Description of Work: This was the second time we used Bill Howe Plumbing. The first time was a year ago when we had an emergency when our bath faucet came off while the water was running. We had no way to shut the water off without turning off the water to the entire condo complex. We quickly checked Angies List and found BIll Howe Plumbing. They responded to us right away and sent a plumber named Victor to fix the problem. He came within the hour and fixed the problem. We were definitely impressed with how fast they responded in an emergency. So we already had a good feeling about the company. Even though their prices were a bit high, we knew we had found a company we could use again. The second time we used them, our toilet was leaking water onto the bathroom floor and it wasn't clear where the water was leaking from. We called Bill Howe Plumbing and requested Victor again. Victor came the next day and fixed the problem. Once again, he was professional, friendly, and clearly explained the problem to us.

Description of Work: repair pipes and spigot incoming to condo

Description of Work: Toilet was clogged and sewage was backing up in the shower. He found the clean out and found a clog out toward the street.

Description of Work: Clear pipe from kitchen clean-out to street. Completed the job quickly and professionally.

Description of Work: I was renovating my kitchen and broke the knob off my cold water shut-off valve, which happened on a Saturday afternoon. My new cabinets were scheduled to be installed the following Monday morning, so I had to finish demolishing the kitchen, repairing the drywall, and painting before then. Of the six places I checked out on Angie's List, Bill Howe Plumbing was the only place still open on a Saturday afternoon. They came out within a few hours of calling them; however, there weekend rates are really steep at $202.00 per hour plus parts.

Description of Work: Water breakl caused demo of 2 bathrooms. BH contractors/sub- contractors rebuilt bathrooms, re-piped house, restoration, drywall

Description of Work: We discovered a water leak coming from near the garage and running down the edge of the driveway. This is in the vicinity of where the water service enters the house. Bill Howe was called and an appointment was made for Monday morning, Nov 12, between 8 and 11AM. We received a call that morning about 10:30 that they were running a little late. The plumber, Andrew, arrived about 11:15. The leak was determined to be in the service to the house and not the house itself. The service runs from the meter at the sidewalk under the driveway and connects to the house near the driveway. Andrew gave me the option to call in a specialized crew to use equipment that can isolate the location of the leak to within about 1 foot or he could dig down and attempt to find it. The specialized crew would cost about $245 extra [as I remember]. From where the leak appears very near the garage, we decided to let Andrew dig down and, hopefully, find and correct the leak. Several hours later after jackhammering out some brick and digging out much wet clay, the leak was discovered in one of the plastic couplings about 18 in below and 2 feet under the driveway. Andrew successfully removed and replaced the defective coupling and reconnected the water service. Due to the collected water leeching from the clay, the area had to be kept dry to allow the new coupling adhesive to cure [my job with a ShopVac after Andrew left for the day]. Andrew returned Tuesday morning, Nov 13, verified no further leaks and refilled the hole with sand [I provided] and the removed soil [clay]. Andrew did a very good job of cleaning up the area.

Description of Work: Repaired a broken pipe inside the wall behind the on/off handle in the main bathroom.

Description of Work: Removed and replace hot water heater.

Description of Work: Find the source of leak in the garage and repair the leak. The hot water line was leaking under the slab and water was seeping into the garage. Bill Howe performed a leak detection and gave a quote for re-routing the leaky line. They performed the re-route after approval.

Description of Work: We had a plumbing problem related to our irrigation system and a "water hammer" issue. They made a timely appointment with us and resolved the issue. Very professional and friendly. The second time we used them, about a week later, we had a sewer back up in the evening and they got somebody out to help us after being sure we were clear on the extra cost of having them come off hours. The gentleman was polite, efficient and professional.

Description of Work: None, thank god.

Description of Work: I am having a new washing machine installed by Sears on Saturday. When Sears delivered the new dryer last Sunday they told us we would need to have new fittings put in by a plumber before they could hook up the washer. I have used Bill Howe many times in the past and so, I called them to do the job. Fernando arrived on schedule and did their usual fine job.

Description of Work: They took care of replacing a water valve and they also talked me in to doing some other work, too, a new pressure valve.

Description of Work: I had a slab leak. I called Bill Howe and was given an acceptable window of time of when I could expect a technician to arrive. Prior to the technician's arrival, I received a call from the company informing me that the technician was on his way as well as the name of the tech. I appreciated the follow up call. The tech arrived and evaulated the job, explained to me what work needed to be performed, explained the pricing as well as about how long the job would take. He then proceeded to perform the work taking time to answer several questions that I had as well as explain what he was doing as the work progressed. I had had a prior slab leak about ten years ago in the same spot and the tech explained that the prior work was done fairly well. He showed me the new repair and it was above and beyond what the Drain Patrol guys did ten years ago. I should not have to worry about any more slab leaks. I was very pleased with the service

Description of Work: We had a clog in the kitchen sink along with a leaking pipe underneath the sink. He ran the snake down the pipes to remove the clog and tightened the leaking pipes.

Description of Work: I had a clogged sewer line. They snaked it and pulled up some tree roots that were causing the clog.

Description of Work: Two tankless water heaters (one to replace the tank one by the house and one for the detached garage), hot/cold water lines to the washing machine, gas dryer hook up, and water lines to future bathroom in garage.

Description of Work: Our A/C suddenly didn't work (ahead of a major heat wave) so when we tried calling a bunch of companies, Bill Howe was the only one available the same day.