Milwaukee Gas Line Installation

STAFF WAS QUICK, EFFICIENT, AND CLEAN. CAME TO INSTALL GAS LINE, ARRIVED WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD, INSTALLED THE GAS LINE, LEFT NO TRACE. EXCELLENT SERVICE. HAVE ALSO CALLED TAAGEN FOR COMMERCIAL WORK. RESPONDED QUICKLY AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING.

Rozga Plumbing installed an gas line to a newly purchased BBQ grill. They installed it within 24 hours of my call and their price estimate was within $20 of the actual bill.

We were switching from an electric range to a gas range and needed to have a gas line installed. We chose Ideal Plumbing based on our experience with Pieper/Spring City Electric which is a sister company of Ideal Plumbing. Service was scheduled for 8am. I received a call from the installer at 7:15am on the day service was to be performed asking for clarification of the project. I explained that a gas line needed to be dropped in for a new range, that the gas source was not far from the installation site, and everything would be easily accessible. Plumber arrives at 9am. He did not mention during our earlier phone conversation that he would not make the scheduled time. Fortunately, the electrician from Pieper/Spring City that was scheduled for 9am arrived early and was able to get most of his work done by the time the plumber arrived. The work was completed in two hours. I took it upon myself to clean up the installation site while he packed up. After the plumber left I checked the basement to make sure everything was in order. The area in the basement just below the installation site was only partial cleaned. Now, I will say that some of the mess was probably attributable to the electrician. However, I can see why he, the electrician, might not tidy up the worksite given another installer is literally doing work in the same area he just finished working in. That being said, there was sawdust on the top of the clothes dryer, tile, plaster, and small chucks of wood tucked into the dryer handle, and debris, including pieces of left over pipe, on the floor. I'm fairly confident any obvious debris was swept off the dryer top by hand into an adjacent garbage can. Call me crazy but I feel like you would/should try to return the worksite and affected areas to the original state as best as possible. If you don't have a portable vacuum or broom to clean up the mess please feel free to ask to borrow one and I will gladly oblige. It looked like some of the smaller pieces of pipe that were installed were "repurposed" as they were very rusty. Now I'm all for recycling and reusing things, but I feel like if you're going to reuse/repurpose pipe you should ask the homeowner if that is acceptable. Maybe this is industry standard and I'm just not aware this is a normal practice, however it leaves me wondering if rust on the inside of the pipe gets pushed into my new range will it do damage? I was charged $265 for supplies which included approximately 12ft of new gas pipe, 4 smaller pieces of questionable gas pipe, 4 elbow joints, 1 T joint, a valve, and a plug. When I priced out what this would have cost had I gone to Home Depot for supplies it would not have exceeded $50. Mind you I full well expect the price that I pay to the plumber for supplies to be inflated, but over 4X more? The kicker was when I was handed the invoice. I was billed for three hours of work when only two hours were completed. I was expecting to be charge around $400 and was billed almost $700 even after being given $25 discount for being an Angie's List member (even though I never mentioned I was one). I was told I was billed for the time it took for him to get supplies before he arrived. What?! Is that normal!? Hindsight being 20/20 I should have asked him to quote out the job before hand, but the estimate I had in my head was absolutely in line with being charged for two hours of work as I was aware of their rates. Needless to say I shared my shock at the price and compared the work done to when we had a gas line installed for the clothes dryer which was completed at a fraction of the price and was essentially the same work. I was told this was because he did not use a flexible gas line and the install was a bit more complex. Meh. I spoke with the district manager to see if this is experience is normal (because it just doesn't feel right). The manager, Mike, was very understanding and willing to listen to my concerns. I hope to provide an update once he is able to look to the matter further. I do hold myself partially accountable as I should have questioned the quality of the pipe and pushed back on the price as it was all unfolding. The plumbers late arrival unexpectedly worked to my, and the electricians, advantage. So, after all is said and done I have my gas line and the actual work completed is acceptable. The quality of the supplies used, phantom billing practices, poor worksite clean-up, and lack of punctuality are big misses as far as I'm concerned. I'm more disappointed than anything as we've had such a great experience with Pieper/Spring City. Moral of the story: All sisters are not created equal and you need to be your own best advocate.

It required two trips. The service technician was very polite. I am not convinced he had much experience in installing gas lines. The connection had to be moved twice before getting it to fit properly. I expected the company to know where to put a gas line for a stove and I would not have to define it. The service company is one of the more expensive per hour services out there and I expected more. The first person to come out to give me an estimate was on time and very knowledgeable. The scheduling team was very good at communications. Other back office team were not. I never received an explanation of the nearly $400 materials charge. I am trying someone else for my next repair job.

Initially scheduled appointment to have above services competed same day. We found out that we purchased a water heater with power vent. Paul explained the benefits and difficulties of installing the power vent and helped us make the informed decision to return the power vent and get the passive version. Installed gas line for stove quickly and easily and waived extra charge for the return trip of installing the new water heater 10 days later. Very happy with service.

I wanted old gas pipe replaced/upsized. Castleman showed the most interest and knowledge of all bidders. Their quote was the most precise and descriptive of all the bidders - I knew exactly what I was getting. The topper was that they were also the lowest bid. They laid done runners, so my stairs/carpet were protected when they went in/out. Work was completed in good time and quality of work was very good. Would hire again, if needed.

The company was very responsive to getting the work scheduled and completed. I asked for the angie's list advertised discount, and they did honor it after I persisted. I wonder if that influenced the way the work was billed, but I am hopeful that it was all done honestly.

Mike came to see the job. He sent me an estimate via email. I likes being able to communicate over the internet. We agreed upon a starting date. It rained so it was canceled. I thought it would be rescheduled, but I had to call back and leave a message so that it could be scheduled. I hoped they would contact me.Luckily it didn't rain again because the next time Mike came it was completed and we were able to eat steaks that night!

From the beginning of the process calling Vince, he responded immediately. He fit me into his schedule right away and showed up promptly. Everything was installed and fixed perfectly, these guys are absolute pros at what they do. If you want something fixed and done right, call Vince Ingrilli & Sons Plumbing Co Inc, they simply will get the job done right the first time.

They were very prompt and courteous with my email request. Gave me a quote, and stuck to it, no hidden charges. They got someone over the very next day that I very much appreciated. The installer was on time and courteous. My only compliant was that he did not clean up his mess. The wood shavings from the whole drilled were left behind and metal shavings from the pipes and other odds and ends were left behind. I have pets and it was a big concern to make sure that everything was cleaned up so they didn't get hurt by anything. If the work area was cleaned after the job I would have gladly given them an A rating. The actual workmanship and craftsmanship was beyond reproach.