Toto's Plumbing

OK.....Some of the roots remain, not to Toto's fault ( the pipe is very old and out of date )

The job went fine. Benjamin and Jorge arrived on time and did good work for a fair price.

Raul was very knowledgeable and efficient!

After purchasing our home, we needed to bring the private sewer lateral into EBMUD compliance. We called Toto's after a bad experience with a previous contractor for the same issue. Toto's determined from a camera check that the line should have been in good shape, so they would do their own test. They were pretty clear about the pricing: it would be a certain amount to do the test. If there were a problem, it would cost more to repair it, but they had a clear maximum cost. The pricing clarity was important to us. A previous contractor had quoted us $1,700, then raised the price to $5,000 to replace the line when they found a leak. Toto's maximum was less than that to replace the whole line. They did find a leak, but they were able to fix it for significantly less than the replacement cost. They did the work well, verified that it would pass the test when the EBMUD inspector came, and it did indeed pass. They were easy to work with the whole time: responsive by email, phone, and text. My only complaint, which is pretty minor, was they banged up some of our deck and forgot to replace a couple of the deck screws.

Toto was the only plumber willing to do a full accessment of the situation before making a recommendation. Everybody else I hired wanted to be paid for every bit of work without results. Nobody could make any logical assessments and made recommendations that I could agree with. Toto is a breath of fresh air and he did everything he could to make a informed decision on next steps, all complementary. He quoted the best rates and after completing the job and we still had the problem he made a guarantee that he'll make it right without additional cost. I'll hire Toto again in a heartbeat and wouldn't hesitate to referral him. If I hired Toto first I would have saved thousands of dollars.

Raut is amazing. I initially found him on Angie's list over a year ago and he has fixed multiple clogged drains, placed a new water main and then installed both indoor and water filters. There was a manufactures defect on one of the filters and Raul had to come back two times to make sure it was fixed correctly. He was never frustrated with the manufactures defect and always willing to help fix it. He did all of this with no extra charge. I recommend Raul without reservation. I will never use another plumber.

They did a great job. Love those guys. I would definately hire them again.

Perfect and professional

Went great. The job was handled professionally and with a minimum of inconvenience to us.

Excellent, they were prompt, professional and courteous. They cleaned up after the work so well you can't tell where they worked. Even the decorative gravel was putback in place! They will be my plumber for life! Thanks Raul.

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Here's the thing: I was annoyed at first because Raul called me 15 minutes after his "latest" time window to say he'd be another 15 mins. late.
  BUT when he did come, he was so pleasant/apologetic for lateness, fixed my shower completely in about 10 minutes and refused to take payment because he was late . AND he played with my dog (who loved him.)
  I ended up having to force $35 on him for his service.
  Bottom line: He won me over -- and won my dog over -- completely. He is a prince among plumbers!

The provider came out and gave a free sewer lateral inspection, carefully explaining what he saw and recommended services.  He wasn't pushy and took the time to explain what was needed.  

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Toilet installed quickly and professionally and the old toilet removed.

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My regular plumber wasn't available so I called Toto's a half hour before they opened to schedule a sewer line cleanout. Expected to leave a message to get someone out later in the day but Raul promptly answered and said he'd send someone right out! Wow! Another Raul (not the owner) and Israel showed up shortly afterwards, figured out the issue quickly and commenced to work. Pulled out some interesting items and explained exactly what the tenants had flushed down the toilet (it's a real art deciphering some of the odds and ends he comes across - how'd he know that plastic gunk was the remnants of a baby wipe?).
Both workers were prompt, expert and knew what they were doing. Tenant mentioned her tub was slow and they quickly snaked up wads of hair. They cleaned up after themselves, tested the system and presented me with a very fair bill.
We would recommend them wholeheartedly and expect to use them again!

tMy house is over 90 years old. Building was different back then-- and there is always a history of repairs that remains a process of discovery for the new homeowner. Toto's Plumbing did their work with excellent engineering knowledge, care to aesthetic detail and the flexibility and great communication skills required to meet the challenges and surprises inherent in such a building.
 1) Clogged main sewer line. Toto's Plumbing responded punctually and unclogged the pipe. Their video equipment was the best I have seen--for the first time the light was bright enough and the resolution good enough to see what was going on. The explanation was lucid and professional. Although I knew I needed a new private sewer line to the street, I had put it off because I had not found a service that I felt I could trust with a big job like that. The clean out was quick and efficient. Toto Plumbing's professionalism, punctuality and excellent equipment convinced me that they should be able to do a good job. We scheduled a date for a trenchless sewer line. I also asked them to look at a second floor sink, which seemed to have a clog far down the line.
     
2) Trenchless sewer line. The city of Oakland has a new sewer certification process. Toto's took care of the certification and the marking of the various utilities to the house. Their estimate of the time required for that prep work and start time that was right on target -- three weeks later. They offered to take care of any clogs that developed in the meantime for free, but I did not need it. Toto's told me to expect three holes in the driveway and one on the street. Ultimately, due to the fact that I had at least three different kinds of sewer pipe, including cast iron -- which resulted in the buckling of a small section of concrete, more concrete was taken out of the driveway than originally planned. However, each slab was removed with precision and care. The new sewer line and all of its connections look quite robust with far fewer joints where roots can find their way in. Two new cleanouts were installed: one at the rear of the house at the first line out (my original cleanout was half way down the line) and the other at the sidewalk, as required by the city of Oakland. The concrete was laid down on a well tamped surface, and attention was paid to putting the joints in to match the older concrete. The material used in the street was recycled road concrete, well tamped with new road surface.
    
3) Locate, diagnose issue, repair and install trenchless line to line out of second floor sink. Toto's discovered that the sink line to the second floor bathroom was separate from the toilet and shower. They found the line in the front yard,  running from the front steps and completely detached from the main line -- and judging from the "repair" materials, something that happened many decades ago (and probably several homeowners- even though I have been here almost 20 years and the last homeowners equally long). The sewer pipe under the front walk was completely clogged with roots. Totos connected the sink line to the main line with a trenchless sewer line (which was was the least traumatic thing for my front yard plants) and a cleanout at the front steps. Two small concrete slabs in the front sidewalk, right next to the bullnose steps had to be removed. The crew removed these small slabs with precision, avoiding injury to anything else. The concrete was replaced with attention to matching the color of the older concrete.
                  
4) Duration and Miscilaneous. Projects 2 and 3 took four days, and for one or two days there were the necessary piles of clay in the driveway and on the street. The team was smart and street safe during the project and tidied up when they left at the end of the day. Now the project is done, the concrete is curing, and you would not know that the piles of clay ever existed. These guys are a class act, and the money was well spent. Thank you to Raul Sr., Raul Jr, and their team.

Toto's Plumbing was spot on excellent!  I called Raul at Toto's plumbing in the late afternoon and, even though it wasn't an emergency, they came the next morning right on time, 8:45AM.  He gave me an estimate over the phone for snaking my kitchen drain, which was a very deep clog that I couldn't reach with my hand snake - $150.  Raul and his guys were very courteous, kind, and efficient.  Instead of starting through the pipe from under the kitchen sink, they went in through farther down the pipe in my basement.  They finished in minutes, checked the water flow down the drain, checked for leaks, and thoroughly cleaned up. They were out the door by 9AM, and Raul only charged us $135 because we saw them on Angie's List. I'll be calling Toto's Plumbing for all my plumbing problems in the future.

I was completely satisfied with how they responded to an emergency request for service. I'm sure they were very busy but came quickly in the rain, diagnosed the problem immediately, took action, and were completely prompt and professional.
I had used them in our previous home in Berkeley to replace/upgrade the sewer line as after an inspection it was determined the line needed to be replaced. That job also went very well, completely according to Toto's estimate (and I did get other estimates, theirs was the best) all work done was first quality from start to finish. Would use them again. 

Poorly. He showed up irritable raising the cost of his original estimate by almost $400.00, after we discussed the exact specifications and parameters in depth, prior to his original quote, with no changes in the specifications. I believe he does not keep track well of any of his projects, and is clearly not professional. Would never use again nor recommend

It went very well. They were prompt and courteous.  I would used them again as well as recommend them to others.

Raul showed up on time, attempted to open an exterior clean-out and could not do it - likely because it had been painted over several times.  So he moved the dryer which was in front of the wahter drain, climbed behind it, , snaked it a very long distance, and waited until I tested it with a full load of water. During the process he encountered an obstruction - no not a sock - it was a plastic scrubee from the kitchen sink about 15' from the washer drain.  
His quote was $40 less than two other drain clearing services.  I think the price,and service deserve all Excellent ratings.

It went very well. The team was professional, they were fast, they were courteous. They quickly fixed the bathroom sink, then moved to the hot water heater where they needed to add several feet of pipe and attached it to an outside drain. They handled this quickly as well. They finished up by installing the new faucet we got for the kitchen sink.
There was only one hitch: in unclogging the sink, they clogged the bathtub. This is why I gave them a "B" for quality.
However, I gave them an "A' for professionalism because Toto's sent the crew back the same day we discovered the clogged drain and they unclogged it at no cost to us.
So I would definitely use them again.

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