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BILL'S PLUMBING INC

Plumbing, Drain Cleaning, Water Heaters

About us

3 EMPLOYEES.

Business highlights

70 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

Hot water systems, steam boilers, residential and commercial, remodels, renovation, repairs.

Services we don't offer

New construction.


Accepted payment methods

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Reviews

4.420 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
70%
4
10%
3
5%
2
10%
1
5%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.4
value
4.4
professionalism
4.4
responsiveness
4.6
punctuality
4.6
Showing 1-20 of 20 reviews

Allison S.
02/2013
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
I called and talked to a polite secretary, who told me it would be 1-2 days until my appointment. However, I heard from the plumber that same morning and he came in the afternoon. Although he was not that familiar with the diaper sprayer installed on my toilet, he quickly examined it and assessed what was causing my leaking problem. He fixed the toilet and sprayer and gave me some very helpful information about future use of the sprayer, as well as good information about my brand of toilet and its pros and cons regarding performance. He did not provide an estimate prior to the repair, probably because it was such a small job. I was pleasantly surprised by the bill when it came. I would definitely call Bill's Plumbing again.
Description of Work: Very quick and competent service
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$40

Colleen M.
01/2013
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Took several days to hear back,but was punctual once we scheduled.
Description of Work: Great service--saved me a longer and more expensive service call by identifying the source of the problem (a clogged sewer drain versus a problem with the washing machine plumbing).

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$75

Jean B.
11/2012
1.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Overall, it never went. They never called back.
Description of Work: I called to arrange a time for them to come out and remove a toilet and sink from a powder room I was to have tiled. I talked to a woman there, they never called back. Never arranged a time to come. Didn't seem to want my business. I would not recommend these people, they don't seem to care.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0


Maureen H.
11/2012
4.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
The receptionist was very friendly and helpful. I called in the morning and they came to my house that same day to fix the toilet. The part was only $7 dollars, but the service call was 60 or $70 I think. The only negative part of my experience was that nobody mentioned the price of the service call. I wasn't expecting it to be that expensive. But...overall a good experience.
Description of Work: My toilet was leaking, so Bill's came out to replace a bolt (or something...)

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$80

Lois B.
11/2012
5.0
drain cleaning
  + -1 more
I was very satisfied with the service from Bills Plumbing. They complete the job, clean up after themselves and are always very responsive.
Description of Work: I called Bill's Plumbing for a clogged drain in my basement. They were punctual, arriving the same day of my call. I have used Bill's Plumbing in the past and have always had great service from them. I would recommend to anyone who needs plumbing services.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$90

Ryan W.
03/2012
3.0
plumbing, drain cleaning
  + 0 more
Fast to respond. Cleaned pipe. Not as professional and nice as one would hope for. Also, left a huge mess from the cleaning and from also walking in with muddy shoes. The work was done quickly though and the problem was fixed. Just wished for a little more professionalism.
Description of Work: Cleaned pipe from garbage disposal to sink and beyond.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$65

Bryan H.
03/2012
2.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
When we contacted them, the secretary that answered the phone was a complete b***h. She was not friendly or professional AT ALL. We did get what we wanted, and a plumber came over and replaced the flapper. We were not charged for anything. Well, shortly there after, that new flapper failed so we had to call back again. Once again, the same person answered the phone and was a complete b***h again. We still were able to get a plumber to come out and replace the flapper again. Well guess what, that second flapper was no good too! SO, my wife called back this time. The same secretary answered the phone and was a complete b***h to my wife as well. Once again, the same plumber came and replaced the flapper. This time it was fine, and has been fine ever since. I'm not sure if it was a bad batch of flappers or what, but having to call this company 3 times and speaking to the same person all 3 times, it was NOT a pleasant experience for us. Each time it was the same plumber that came to replace the flapper. He was a nice guy, but the experience with the phone call wasn't professional or courteous at all. I know it's been 10 years since we've dealt with this company, so they may have gotten better by now and hired a nice, courteous secretary to answer the phones. But, I still will not recommend them, nor will I use them ever again after the experience I had.
Description of Work: We had purchased a house, and one of the things we set in the purchase agreement was to replace a toilet in the basement. This company did the work, replaced with a brand new Gerber toilet before we moved in, in Sept. 2001. Not even a year later, the flapper in the toilet failed, so we contacted them to replace it.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
3.0


adrienne D.
02/2012
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
I was very satisfied.
Description of Work: the stool had become loose, he removed and reseated it. No more leaking!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100

Ronald B.
11/2011
5.0
plumbing, water heater repair
  + 0 more
We were (and still are) completely satisfied with the service. We were especially impressed that the plumber suggested that we call the maker of the original water heater to check on the gurantee. The entire process took less than four hours. We will use Bill's Plumbing for our next plumbing job.
Description of Work: We needed a new water heater. The plumber arrived within thirty minutes of our phone call and surveyed our situation (a leaky water heater with water all around the floor). He noticed that the old water heater had an 800 number for warrantly/service and suggested we call and find out what if any replacement options we had. Since we weren't the original owners, the guarentee on the old water heater didn't apply to us so we authorized the plumber to install a new water heater. He then left to get the new water heater and other supplies and returned within the hour and proceeded to remove the old water heater, installed the new water heater quickly/efficiently and hauled the old water away.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$700

Margaret H.
10/2011
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Bill's diagnosed and fixed low water pressure in our tub/shower prior to the sale of our house. They were honest, timely, and professional. The price was impressively low for what they did. This is the second or third time we've used Bill's and I would not hesitate to call them again.
Description of Work: Cleaned a pipe to fix water pressure to tub/shower

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$80

Alan B.
07/2011
4.0
plumbing, drain cleaning
  + 0 more
Came when promised. Identified problems and took necessary actions to repair. Finished in about 2.5 hours. Repairs seem to be working well. We were satisfied with the service.
Description of Work: Changed two leaking drains. Roto-rootered a third drain.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$210

Eyup H D.
11/2010
2.0
plumbing, drain cleaning
  + 0 more
Assuming that #1 was an accurate diagnosis, I changed the toilet bowl with a high efficiency one that has a jet flush only to find out that this wasn't the problem. I ended up paying them + to replace the toilet bowl and I am still at square zero. I am glad I didn't pay them to change the bowl at least. I would not trust their judgment again.
Description of Work: The drain of the lower level toilet was problematic. It would be blocked occasionally and open after pumping with a toilet pump. He came and checked the drain with a small snake and made 2 diagnoses: 1) The toilet bowl was low quality therefore it wasn't flushing well and it had to be replaced. 2) He changed the flap of the water tank to help with 1.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0

$70

Terry O.
10/2010
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Friendly on phone. Had to ask for price breakdown. 1st plumber arrived within a couple hours, and was kind enough to point out I'd requested a white toilet but everything else was off-white in bathroom. Before he went to get correct color, he removed broken toilet (tank busted by 8 year old son!). It had strangest toilet drain you've ever seen (yet another example of bad work done when house was built). 2nd plumber returned within an hour, with off-white toilet and other non-standard parts so it would attach correctly. That made it more expensive than estimate, but they recommended against any more extreme work (when they could have suggested ripping up floor/wall to replace piping etc). I was happy with their competence and commonsense. On the way out, I asked about pipes under sink, which have been ongoing battle for many months. Promptly replaced. We sometimes do our own plumbing, but these guys were great: quick and competent. Highly recommend.
Description of Work: replaced broken toilet that had been installed over odd drain and replaced pipes under kitchen sink

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$402

Terry J.
08/2010
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Our hot water tank and our water softener began leaking while we were on vacation. Family members looking after house and animals were able to turn off water until our return almost two weeks later. I called Bill's early the next morning describing my situation and within two hours they had someone here to replace the 22 year old hot water tank and to remove the old non-functioning water softener. The new tank cost more than I paid 22 years ago, but so does everything else. I was very pleased with the response time, courtesy, workmanship, clean-up and very happy to have water again.
Description of Work: Removed leaking water softener, replaced leaking hot water tank

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$800

Heidi B.
06/2010
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
They were able to come out same day - very prompt. This was an easy job and he finished very quickly.
Description of Work: Performed work on our water heater - installed a discharge pipe & reconnected flue/exhaust.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$65

Martha T.
05/2010
5.0
plumbing, drain cleaning
  + 0 more
The work was done in conjunction with rebuilding an older tile shower that was leaking badly. I let Bill's Plumbing know how the tile work was progressing, and they made about 3 visits over the course of the job. It was easy for me to coordinate their visits with the tile contractor. I love my new, non-leaking shower! I have used Bill's Plumbing before, to repair worn out plumbing in my 1960's house. They are very good at this sort of repair work, and very reasonably priced. On the first visit, I had the plumber replace a corroded sink trap. The pipe was so far gone that it broke off way back inside the wall. I was worried about how he was going to fix it and get everything back together again without putting a big hole in the wall, but he fixed it all up and got the new pipe in without the slightest trouble. Obviously, he knew how to handle this sort of repair/retrofit job, and that's the kind of plumber you want when you have an older house. Ones who specialize in new construction and/or new houses won't have the resourcefulness to deal with the problems you run into in an older house. In this case, the plumber also went above and beyond, doing some work that was not strictly plumbing (e.g. shoring up my subfloor and putting in a new plywood subfloor) because the tile contractor couldn't/didn't want to do it when the subfloor damage ended up being worse than expected. I appreciated not having to find someone else to do the subfloor repairs. I will definitely call Bill's Plumbing again whenever I have plumbing problems.
Description of Work: Remove terrazzo (concrete) shower floor, drain pan, and rotten subfloor. Install new shower drain system, cut and install new plywood subfloor and shore up subfloor supports. Remove old rough valve shower plumbing and install new rough valve and shower trim fixtures. Price included all labor, dispoal of waste material, and cost of new fixtures.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$600

Morgan S.
11/2009
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
He came 30 minutes after my call, was pleasant and helpful. I would call him again for any plumbing problem or service.
Description of Work: My drain was backing up in my basement. The service man came over and figured out that it was my sewer, which he coudn't fix, but he spent about 15 minutes here and didn't charge me.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

DEBRA J.
10/2009
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
He was just fabulous. I called on a Thursday and he was out to my home the following Monday. He charged me for the part and the sixty dollar service charge.
Description of Work: Bill's Plumbing Inc. came out to replace a water spout in my shower.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100

Eric J.
05/2009
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Our upstairs bathtub was leaking into the basement, and we didn't know why. We contacted two plumbers previous to Bill's Plumbing, and both charged us too much and did not correctly diagnose or fix the problem. One tried to tell us it was a caulking problem. The other said we needed an entirely new system (and he tried to sell it to us for $600, but I refused, so he "quick fixed" it with silicon and it started leaking in two days). Then, someone recommended Bill's Plumbing, so we called, and they were amazingly good. Within minutes, their plumber knew exactly what the problem was (faulty valves, I think), went out and got the parts, promptly returned, and fixed the problem. He could have easily told us that we needed a replacement faucet and knobs and charged us upwards of $500 (and we would have believed it, because the tub is an old one), but he was honest and said it was just the valves. He was really friendly and professional, too. We'll never use another plumbing company--Bill's is awesome.
Description of Work: Diagnosed problem with bathtub faucet and hot water knob, replaced valves, replaced stopper unit.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$170

Joe T.
01/2009
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
I was surprised that they came so soon and that their rates were so reasonable. I would highly recommend them.
Description of Work: I had two broken faucets. They came out right away, replaced them and were very reasonable in their rates.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$90

    Contact information

    703 S DUBUQUE ST, Iowa City, IA 52240


    Service hours

    Monday:
    7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Tuesday:
    7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Wednesday:
    7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Thursday:
    7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Friday:
    7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

    Licensing

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    Insured
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    Service Categories

    Plumbing,
    Drain Cleaning,
    Water Heaters

    FAQ

    BILL'S PLUMBING INC is currently rated 4.4 overall out of 5.

    Monday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

    Tuesday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

    Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

    Thursday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

    Friday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

    BILL'S PLUMBING INC accepts the following forms of payment: Check
    No, BILL'S PLUMBING INC does not offer free project estimates.
    No, BILL'S PLUMBING INC does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, BILL'S PLUMBING INC does not offer a senior discount.
    No, BILL'S PLUMBING INC does not offer emergency services.
    No, BILL'S PLUMBING INC does not offer warranties.
    BILL'S PLUMBING INC offers the following services: Hot water systems, steam boilers, residential and commercial, remodels, renovation, repairs.
    New construction.

    Contact information

    703 S DUBUQUE ST, Iowa City, IA 52240


    Service hours

    Monday:
    7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Tuesday:
    7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Wednesday:
    7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Thursday:
    7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Friday:
    7:30 AM - 4:30 PM