ALBERT SCIULLI PLUMBING

I bought an old (1928) house with some of what I imagine is the original plumbing. There was a monster of an old boiler in the basement, complete with asbestos coating. The owners had somehow hooked it in with a new boiler rather than removing it. Naturally this had to go - it was inefficient and hazardous as I have two cats who would surely mess about with the deteriorating coating. Al was the original plumber my realtor called to assess the situation, so he knew exactly what was needed. He cleared the water line to the house, increasing the water pressure and fitting new copper pipe where the old had rusted. As for the boilers, he was a through professional from start to finish. We were able to schedule this project within a few days so it could be done before I moved into the house. He removed the old boilers and installed the new one. All the pipes to and from the new boiler are copper. The basement was left clean and free of debris. He generally returns my calls within a few hours, though he's let me know to call around 6 am if there's an emergency. When I told him that my stove wasn't working (couldn't light the pilot), he was over the next morning to fix the problem.

It was great. I had just purchased the home. When the line started to leak and I couldn't get the shut off valves to work Al came over (within 1/2 and hour) and shut it off for me so I wouldn't have to have the water off to the whole house. He then assessed all the problems under the sink, made recommendations both about fixing the problem and about preventing future problems. Then came back to fix everything. Very responsive, helpful and reasonably priced.

I called Albert Sciulli Plumbing several times over a 48 hour period (during the work week and not the weekend). The company has yet to return my call. It has been several weeks.

Mr. Sciulli returned my call within one hour and arrived within 20 minutes after I spoke with him. He was able to fix the faucet temporarily at a very reasonable price and is checking into different possibilities for long-term repairs. He and his son were courteous and willing to communicate with my husband via telephone about our options.

Albert was very prompt, professional and amicable. The quality of his work was excellent. They went above and beyond by doing difficult routing and adapting well to unexpected surprises during the renovation. Because we had previously hired him for a small job and trusted his skill, we hired him again for our renovation without getting other quotes. While his pricing seemed very reasonable, we don't really have anything else to compare it with.