Beardstown E & M Corp

Description of Work: Prompt to give a verbal estimate of "not that bad". Prompt to send the bill. Two employees were sent to replace a 10 feet section of cast iron drain pipe that ran at a slight angle along the inside wall of a full basement. The two workers were there 30-40 minutes tops. I receive a bill for $43.11 for 10 feet of pvc 4inch pipe, $20.55 for 2 rubber ferncos, and $205.00 in labor. I immediately contacted the secretary to dispute the amount charged. She said their labor rate was $40 per hour. She said she would call me back, never did. I called back about two weeks later, same reply. No contact. I tried one more time..again no reply. Finally after contacting a male friend to try to get a reply, the owner contacted me, immediately. He told me that their labor rate was $50 per hour per employee, time traveled to and from job, and time to give the estimate. I asked and pleaded to decrease the charges some. He would not budge one penny. So if you choose to hire this company to do anything, be prepared to get an estimate in writing and get charged for the estimate. Otherwise he will pay how ever many employees he wants to send, time for them to get to job and return, and then lie about actual labor charge per hour.

Description of Work: We needed a 220 outlet for our dryer. We also needed a new light switch put in.

Description of Work: They fixed the heating element in our water heater.