Bohmann Plumbing Inc

Sump pump cracked. Called plumber and the man on the phone said they could come out and take a look at it, $59.00 for the visit. Plumber comes and lets me know that the sump pump casing is cracked and will require replacing. She says she can replace it with a 1/3rd hp sump pump she had on the truck and could install it now, then let me know the cost; $1,613.00. They will not tell me what portion is the pump cost vs the labor. I decided to pass and do some research before I would pay that much. Time to go shopping. * 1/2 hp sump pump (larger than the 1/3 hp Bowmann was going to replace mine with): $179.00 * Quick connect sump discharge pipe: $34.98 * 1 roll PTFE plumber’s tape: $0.89 Total bill with tax: $227.55 Time to install it. My neighbor picks up the pump and heads to my house. Remove old pump, cut pvc to new length, lower new pump into sump, fill sump with buckets of water to test float. TOTAL TIME TO DO ALL OF THIS: under 1 hour!

Couldn't clear a clogged pipe. She left and said everything is good, but the sink was still backed up, then told us to put nair down the drain. Charged $637 and we still have a clogged pipe. Feels like we've been scammed. She has a talk track down, seems like they get a lot of disappointed customers and they know just want to say.

For a single faucet replacement that took 2 hours we paid 637 dollars for labor alone. That is about $300/hour. We did not have accessories installed just a faucet. It was not an after hours or emergency call.

Mr. Bohman was prompt in returning my call and responded the next day for our appointment on time. We had a leak in our ceiling, which he quickly traced to a pipe in the wall behind our kitchen sink. Up to this point, the experience was excellent. Mr. Bohman was courteous. Mr. Bohman continued to suggest that there were two options: tape the pipe, or replace every single pipe in the house. Obviously, two extremes. And he was unwilling to perform the patch job. Likewise, he would not suggest or recommend any middle ground. The work he recommended required removing walls and cabinets in two bathrooms and a kitchen and would cost thousands of dollars. I paid Mr. Bohman his "trip charge" and thanked him for his diagnosis which I'm sure had some value. But then, I called another plumber who came the next day and fixed the leaky pipe and nearby pipes for only $200. TOTAL (including trip charge). Problem solved. Perhaps if you want to update all your old plumbing, Mr. Bohman is your guy. I found what I believe to be a more reasonable and cost-effective approach to the repair.

they charged me a $59 service and explained that is would be $244 to do what is probably 15 minutes of work. Absolute scam. Do not use.

The technician arrived at 10:30, a full hour earlier than agreed. Usually, this would not be a problem, but I was at work and my wife was at home with our 2 boys under the age of 3. The technician began the inspection anyway and I had to get off of work early to be at home during the inspection. The technician proceeded to tell me all the plumbing work I could get done without directly discussing what I needed to get fixed immediately. He quoted me 3 options that ranged a high of $3,000+ to fixing my actual problem at $532. I questioned why he quoted such a high number and he seemed to be defensive and wouldn't provide an explanation to his method. He then tried to get my credit card # to process a $59 service call fee plus tax but I refused since I had to cancel work to accommodate him arriving early. He then called me the wrong name and I told him that I'd like him to leave. I have never "thrown out" a contractor before but I guess there's a first time for everything.

I was charged about $650 for a $200 repair. They charge by tier - offering full service all the way down to "quick fix" or something like that. Even the quick fix is way more expensive than it should be. Also, the technician clogged the sink and then charged me to fix it. I had no choice at the time as this was a rental property. I called the owner and he was extremely rude to me and hung up on me as I was trying to explain the situation. I can't imagine this experience going much worse. I cannot say enough bad things about this company.

While driving to work I got a call from a female tenant at a rental property I own. She said the sump pump was running continuously and would not shot off. I didn't have time to search Angies List for a plumber so I asked her to find a plumber and I would reimburse her for the cost of what should be a minor repair. She contacted B. Bohmann Plumbing because their ad showed only a $69 service call. I was shocked when I saw the bill. The total was $302.90 They replaced the float which I saw at an Ace hardware for $20 and my tenant said the plumber was only there about 15 minutes. On the invoice they did not itemize the cost of the part or the labor charge. In addition when I looked at the sales tax it seemed too high. When I calculated the 5.6% sales tax I found they had over charged on the sales tax by $31 dollars. I called the company to request a refund on the sales tax (which I received a week later) but when I told him I felt my female tenant had been over charged for the service provided he hung up the phone on me. I don't trust Bohmann Plumbing and I would recommend avoiding them.

Pros: * I called after hours, and someone answered the phone and they were able to send someone out the next day. * The day of, they called again to confirm the appointment. * The individual who performed the work seemed very knowledgable about plumbing. Cons: * When I called, I let them know that I had to leave no later than 10:30 the following morning. They indicated that shouldn't be a problem, and my appointment was set for 8:30am. Instead, I received a confirmation call at 8:30am, and the individual arrived about 20 minutes later. * The plumber that came took a long time diagnosing and explaining the potential things going on - to me, this was just a clogged drain, but to him the clog could be down into my "stack", which he showed me in the basement, which would cost more to fix. I needed the clog removed, so I appreciated the explanation, but it didn't really matter - the clog was a problem that had to be fixed. He then indicated that it was unlikely that the clog went down that far (mind you, this was before ever looking at my bathtub). He also discussed that since I used drano, my piping could have holes in them and then we'd need to open up the ceiling, replace the pipes, etc. This seemed overkill for the situation, but I had to decide what "package" of services to purchase before he even looked at my bathtub and started working on it. To me, that's a bad business model. I picked the lowest priced package for snaking a drain, but what if I picked something more without knowing any better? I would've paid - in advance - for work I didn't need. Not okay! * He showed me the pricing options. As a member of Angie's List, I should've looked here first even though we were in a time crunch. I had received something in the mail, so I figured new company in the neighborhood, let's try it out. The lowest price was $363 - to snake a drain!!! I have never hired a plumber before, so I didn't really know any better. My dad has always taken care of these things for me, but he was unavailable. Now after doing some research on Angie's List, I'm seeing prices from $100-$250 to fix a clogged drain, so I feel pretty robbed. The service comes with a 6 month warranty, so maybe that's how it's priced so high, but even still. The work took a total of 20 minutes, and I had a $20 off coupon. Most lawyers don't get paid $400/30 minutes. * It became clear that my timeline was not communicated to the individual who came to my house. He was very chatty. I let him know twice that I needed to get going, but I still ended up leaving late. And, because it was super rushed at the end, the bathroom was not cleaned up well.

We were told there is a $59 charge to come to the house which would be applied to work. The plumber quoted us $690, at which point we stupidly agreed. The job took less than an hour. First round was not done well and we had to call Bohmann to have another plumber come and fix. Afterwards, we checked and discovered that we were WAY overcharged. We ended up not liking that faucet and paid $49 to another plumber to switch them out last week.

After they looked at the problem, they went to sit in their truck for at least twenty minutes. Then they came back. They quoted me a very high price told me about different types of plans for fixing my problem (six or more plans with names like Platinum and Gold down through Basic). One of them was $1600 and it was for regular service including some parts and labor. It just didn't feel right. I gave them the trip fee for coming that day for the estimate, and called to renew my membership with Angie’s list and find someone else.

The plumber came out and we walked through the work that was needed (similar to what would happen on an estimate). The plumber wrote up the invoice and I commented on how expensive it was. He said that the installation of the wall mounted faucet was very complicated. An hour and a half later the plumber was done with all of his work. I was shocked! I just wrote a check for $1,150 and he was done in an hour and a half. If the job was so complicated I would have thought it would have taken longer. I called and spoke with the owner questioning this invoice and that if this was so complicated I would have thought it would have taken longer. He didn't care what I said and arrogantly told me this was a fair price. I can't believe I was charged $460 per hour (including estimate) or $700 per hour of work actually performed. He said they didn't charge by the hour but look out, that is what I paid! He also didn't care that I was going to be giving him an awful rating on Angie's List or that I planned on filing a complaint with NARI. Bottom line - I was price gouged! I won't use this plumber again! Update - Please Consumers - Review all of the other reviews this plumber has on the Internet from other consumers. This plumber has negative price gouging reviews from every review websites that I found on the Internet. For Example - Google, Yahoo, Rip off Report.com, CitySearch, Insider Pages, Yelp, Superpages etc. This isn't just me it is many other consumers that have gotten scammed by this unprofessional plumber.

Did not have this plumber do the job.

Plumber was prompt, friendly, professional, repair was satisfactory, plumber took pictures for me of pipe he repaired, which was damaged the day before by furnace installer.

The last time we used them was about 4-5 years ago when we had our water heater replaced. Brian Bohlman sent out two guys to do it. The job went fine, but we were suprised when we saw the bill of $1200.00. The water heater only cost $350.00. Also, when they installed the water heater, they had it rotated so the pilot light window was facing the wall. It was almost impossible to see in the little window when seeing if the pilot light was out or when we were re-lighting it. We didn't notice that until years later when the pilot light went out. Just this last week, the water heater Bohlman Plumbing installed 5 years ago started to leak and needed to be replaced already. I called someone else and he came out and replaced it with a Rheem water heater with a 9 year guarantee, rotated the water heater so the pilot light window is very accessible, plus fixed some other gas leaks that he found and sealed the vent to the chimney which hadn't been done for many years. His bill was $979.00. We used to use Bohman Plumbing as our primary plumber for many years, but when they expanded their business, their prices also expanded dramatically. After a couple of bills that we felt were out of line for the services rendered (water heater, kitchen faucet, upstairs bathroom) we looked for someone else.

They were prompt, responsive and did a very good job. My old water heater was 30 years old and it was not functioning. H checked it up and said that he has to replace it with a new one. I was satisfied and pleased with their service.

Except for my "chatty-Cathy" discourse, Brian really answered all of my questions. And this is the "kicker", when the Milwaukee City Inspectors came in and I reported that Bohmann Plumbing did the work, the Inspector just glanced at the work and left. I asked why they didn't do a more thorough inspection and he replied," Don't have to...his name/work speaks for itself!".

Joe the plumber told us cartridge for kitchen faucet no longer were made but upon my call to Moehn found it was and I ordered. Plumber more eager to sell new faucet than to assist in repair. When jobs allegedly over we find the half bath drain plug did not fully hold water in basin and the plumber went back to work on it. When water that had been turned off was turned back on, there was little water pressure and no hot water. Turns out plumber had turned off valve and forgot that he had, asking me if I had. While hardly aware of proper pricing, 700 dollars for this work seemed over the top. McCain needn't worry about Joe, he's doing quite well.

I called the company Friday and was surprised that they'd be able to come the following day. Their quote, based on a review of the bathroom, was based on 2 items they'd be installing. They worked from about 8 a.m. to about 2 p.m., then left w/o completing the job, saying they had an emergency sewer clean-out to perform. Most of the work was complete, but they didn't cover two holes in the bathroom wall which they had filled with plumber's putty; the faceplate for the shower control was crooked; there were broken tiles in the shower; and they hadn't told us (or asked us in advance) about the huge hole they'd smashed in the bedroom wall for access to the piping. We tried to get them to come back to finish the job but they avoided our phone calls. When we (incorrectly but we were at our wits' end) canceled payment on their check to get their attention, instead of calling us, they referred the account to a collection agency. Work is still incomplete, but we had to pay collection fees!

EVERYTHING WAS FINE.

THEIR PRICE WAS WAY TOO HIGH.

GET ESTIMATE OVER THE PHONE. IF THEY COME OUT THEY WILL CHARGE YOU $41.18 FOR A SERVICE CALL. THEN BLOW YOU AWAY WITH HOW HIGH THEIR PRICES ARE. PRICES WERE TEN TIMES WHAT I ENDED UP PAYING FOR THIS SERVICE BY A DIFFERENT COMPANY.

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EXCELLENT WORK.

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