United Building Services
About us
United Building Services (the original Company was started in 1941) is a full service Heating/Air Conditioning/Plumbing service Company-family owned. We provide both residential and commercial services. We service everything from HVAC to water heaters and boilers. We offer repair/service/design and installation. Our service fees are reasonable-we have a one hour minimum charge of $90/hr residential and $95/hr commercial. We have no additional fees. We do not employ sub contractors for our basic services.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Services offered; Heating/Air Conditioning-all types,plumbing services/replacements,boilers,water heaters,piping repairs/replacements-gas & water,duct cleaning-residential/commercial,system design and replacement for HVAC and ductwork.
Services we don't offer
With regard to plumbing we do not offer drain cleaning services beyond 25 ft.
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- Financing Available
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On 9/1/15 I called the owner of United Building Service Mechanical for a free estimate on an A/C repair for my duplex in Citrus Heights (about 1 hour from me). Technician (Cecil) went out on 9/3/15, called and said he knew exactly what was wrong, and that the repair would cost $169.50. I gave my OK. One hour after Cecil left I got a call from the owner who stated " I just got a call from Cecil and he only put a band aid on the repair and it will REALLY cost ANOTHER $800. So when do you want to schedule that?" I replied "Are you crazy? I'm sure that's illegal. If you had told me the truth that the repair would really cost almost $1,000 I would have gotten other estimates!" When I received the invoice the entire work order was totally unreadable (model #, serial #, "new part" installed, and what work he'd done). I immediately called the owner and said I needed a TYPED work order. After several phone calls I have yet to receive that. Since the A/C still needs repairing I shouldn't have to pay the $169.50 for misrepresentation.
After receiving a demand letter from a collection agency this month I called them immediately. After explaining the situation, they put me on hold, called the owne,r and came back to me and said "the owner says that since they DID put a band aid on the A/C, they want to be paid." He then started threatening me about what he/they could do to my credit if I didn't PAY RIGHT NOW. I said "don't threaten me" and hung up. That's the last I heard from him/them.
Licensing
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