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"They did a great job and I would recommend them. They wore protective gear and had to come back out to troubleshoot the gas valve and now it's working perfectly. The owner of the company also called me to make sure everything was working properly. He gave me a good price."

"So impressed they were able to come to my aid quickly and take care of my scary problem (gas leak)"

"Felix and All American have been a God send for me. They’ve repaired water leaks, gas leaks and always quick to respond to my needs. Highly recommend this organization I’m a huge fan"

"Gilbert came over right away. He assessed the problem and gave me an estimate (clearly explaining what needed to be done). He worked quickly and efficiently. I am very happy with the excellent job he did! I am keeping his number for future!"

"Johnson Plumbing are honest and fair. They provide excellent service."

Established in 1939, we do residential HVAC and plumbing the right way, not the easy way. At Goettl, we are total home comfort solution providers, enhancing the quality of life in the communities we serve. As Sadie Certified professionals, equipped with cutting-edge tools and technology, we deliver a superior customer experience, one home at a time.

"Called within an hour of asking for a quote and were willing to come at 8am on a Saturday! They arrived on time, took a look at the issue, went out and bought the piece they needed and came straight back and replaced it in less than an hour! Very professional, and they did a great job! Will definitely keep them in mind if we have another plumbing issue in the future!"

"Recently had some work done on my house.  Contractor could not get the heater to start after turning it off. UMC turned it on and made suggestions as to how improve the heater's efficiency.  They also lighted the pilot for my gas log.
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"My project started with needing to have a septic tank pumped. The pumper recommended I have bigger risers installed as he was unable to do a good job and get into the corners with the 6 inch risers that were installed. The pumper attempted to do a clean out and noticed the water not moving well so he recommended I hire a Plumber. I hired a plumber to water jet and camera the line to determine that the line had collapsed. In hindsight, I wish I would’ve found Naylor at this stage as I was overcharged by the company I hired. I made several phone calls and found Naylor plumbing to be the most informative, fair priced, and the quality of work was great. They got in and did the excavating, repaired the collapsed line, excavated the two risers, replaced them with 24 inch risers, all within one day. I will be hiring them again for my plumbing needs."

"We had several problems with our fireplace. It had started not drawing well despite the chimney having been cleaned a year before.  A lot of fire smell was entering the entire house even with an apparently clean burning fire.  Also the back wall of the fire box had a number of cracked bricks and an earlier patching job done by a former owner was crumbling.  There was similar deterioration on the firebox floor.































































































































Rich came on time for his estimate and immediately said the lower end of the flue might need to be recontoured because there was a flat spot that could cause the fire gasses to rebound downward.  He said the cracking in the back wall was probably due to moisture seeping down through an old chimney cap.  He told us at least some of the bad bricks should be replaced and any remaining cracks patched with the right kind of heat resistant cement.  He also recommended a new concrete chimney cap to keep moisture from penetrating into the porous chimney bricks.  He further suggested a vent to the outside at the back of the firebox to allow air to be drawn in to the base of the fire to assist in the drawing up of the gasses.































































































































But we were all puzzled by why the fireplace was suddenly not working as well as it had over the years. Rich asked if there had been changes in the house, like new windows or vents.  Yes!  We had moved our furnace into the attic and changed the cold air return from near the floor to the hall ceiling.  Apparently that caused an air flow in front of the fireplace that picked up the fire smell and drew it into the furnace, which propelled it throughout the house.  Problem identified!  Rich thought the air vent would solve this.































































































































Before Rich came to do the job, I tried the gas fire starter with no logs on the grate.  Surprise!  Flames rushed out of the cracks in the fireplace floor!  When Rich removed the brick around the line, he discovered a rotten pipe and no real connection between the gas line and the starter.  Another problem caused by the shoddy work done by (or for) the previous owner.































































































































Long story short, Rich arrived for the job exactly on time and spent the whole day with a helper doing all the work he had recommended.  It was noisy and dusty, but he put a tarp covering the fire box and also placed tarps on the floor.  We added coverings for the furniture.  In the afternoon we asked him to replace some more bricks so there would be less visible patching.  He managed to do this and was done before we had guests in the early evening.  We have since tried the fireplace and it works fine!































































































































We did have a little issue about the final bill, as the extent of his work had changed during the job and the effect was not clearly communicated.  We finally worked it out, but it pointed out to both of us the need to be clear about work changes.  We recommend Rich not only for his timeliness and good work, but his thorough diagnosis of, and solutions for, our fireplace problems.