Founded in 1988, Duane Blanton Plumbing, Sewer & Drainage Inc. has been serving the Round Lake are in all their plumbing needs. We are a family owned and operating plumbing and service company thats looking to provide you with the high quality service every customer deserves. Call us now to help you when you plumbing needs!
& Sinks, Backflow Testing & Certification, Bathroom Remodeling, Burst Pipe Repair, Clogged Toilet Repairs, Drain Cleaning, Ejector Pump, Emergency Plumbing, Faucets, Fixtures, Garbage Disposals, Gas Line Repairs & Leak Detection, HVAC, Hydrojetting, Repiping, Sewer Line Repairs, Showers & Tubs, Slab Leak Repairs, Sump Pumps, Tankless Water Heaters, Water Filtration Systems, Water Leak Detection, Water Softeners
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"THANK YOU FOR VOICING YOUR OPINION OF OUR SERVICES. I DID TAKE THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE YOUR COMPLAINT. THIS IS WHAT I FOUND. IT WAS ON A SATURDAY THAT YOU CALLED. YOU WERE ADVISED OF THE $180.00 CHARGE AND YOU AGREED TO IT. THEN UPON SENDING OUR PLUMBER TO YOUR RESIDENCE, NOBODY WAS HOME. ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 12 MINUTES AFTER HE LEFT, YOU CALLED BACK AND STATED YOUR PHONE WAS NOT WORKING AND YOU WERE IN THE BASEMENT CLEANING UP FROM THE FLOOD. YOU APOLOGIZED, AND WE UNDERSTOOD. OUR RECORDS THEN INDICATE WE SENT OUR PLUMBER BACK TO YOUR SITE, WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WATER BACK ON FOR YOU, AND ISOLATE THE LINE TO THE RADIATOR FOR YOU. HE THEN ADVISED YOU TO CALL A HEATING PROFESSIONAL. SO IF OUR RECORDS ARE ACCURATE, WE MADE TWO TRIPS, DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM, ADVISED YOU HOW TO REMEDY YOUR SITUATION, WHILE TURNING YOUR WATER BACK ON AND ISOLATING THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK ON YOUR HEATING SYSTEM, ALL FOR $180.00. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS AN ACTUAL CARBON COPY OF WHAT TOOK PLACE. IF IT IS, AND YOU STILL FEEL YOU HAVE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY, WELL THEN I ACCEPT THAT WE ARE NOT WORTHY OF YOUR BUSINESS. IF OUR DISPATCHERS ARE FABRICATING THINGS OR JUST SIMPLY NOT POSTING THE RIGHT INFO. TO THE RIGHT JOB, I NEED TO KNOW. EITHER WAY, I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE TO NOTIFY ME OF HOW OUR SERVICE WAS AT YOUR HOME. I CAN BE REACHED AT 847-328-8100.SINCERELY, JACK BLANTON JR."
"THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE TO ANGIE'S LIST. I FEEL IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING YOUR SITUATION. IN FACT, YOU DID CALL AND REQUEST A PRICE TO HAVE A 3/4" T ON YOUR DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEM LOCATED IN THE CEILING IN A VERY TIGHT DELICATE AREA REPAIRED. UPON LOOKING AT YOUR JOB AFTER REALIZING WHAT ALL WOULD HAVE TO TAKE PLACE TO ACCOMPLISH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEAKING T I DID IN FACT TAKE THE TIME TO WORK YOU UP AN ESTIMATE OF $1134.00. IN OUR CONVERSATION YOU ASKED HOW LONG APPROXIMATELY SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD TAKE TO REPAIR, IN CONVERSATION I TOLD YOU THAT IT IS HARD TO GUESS ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS BUT I WOULD GUESS THAT IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY SIX HOURS. YOU CALLED IMMEDIATELY UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE JOB. YOU WERE QUICK TO JUDGE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WAS SPENT MAKING THE ACTUAL REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH YOU NOT ONLY OBTAINED OTHER ESTIMATES YOU HAD AMPLE TIME TO CHOOSE NOT TO HIRE OUR FIRM TO MAKE THE REPAIR. FURTHERMORE IN YOUR COMPLAINT YOU HAVE STATED THAT YOU HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM ME VIA EMAIL OR PHONE IN ONE MONTH, YET THE BILL WAS $1134.00 DISCOUNTED TO $864.00. THIS ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE THAT VERY SAME DAY. ALTHOUGH YOU CLAIM OUR MAN ONLY WORKED THERE AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES, WHAT ABOUT PICKING UP THE MATERIAL, PICKING UP THE THREADING EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIR WITHOUT EXCESSIVE CABINET REMOVAL, DRYWALL REMOVAL, ETC. WHAT ABOUT THE TRAVEL TIME TO YOUR PLACE, RETURNING ALL THE EQUIPMENT, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES WITH IT? YOU CLAIM THAT YOU ARE A BUSINESS MAN, BASICALLY IN THE SAME BUSINESS I AM, AND YOU CHARGE X-AMOUNT OF DOLLARS WHILE ACHIEVING A 30% PROFIT MARGIN. IN OUR CONVERSATION I EXPRESSED TO YOU THAT I AM MERELY ATTEMPTING TO ACHIEVE A 12% PROFIT MARGIN. THIS JOB WAS NOT A TIME AND MATERIAL JOB, IT WAS IN FACT A SITUATION WHERE WE ARRIVED, QUOTED A PRICE, WON THE JOB, COMPLETED THE JOB, DISCOUNTED THE BILL, AND WE STILL ARE NOT WORTHY OF BEING HIRED TO DO WORK FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE. I ACCEPT THAT. ALSO I TRY WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL TO BE FAIR, RESPECTFUL, AND PUNCTUAL, ALL WHILE DOING A GOOD JOB. OUT OF ALL OF THIS I WAS NOT ONLY RECOMMENDED TO YOU BY ONE PERSON, BUT YOU CLAIM I WAS RECOMMENDED BY TWO. MY ONLY WISH IS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE VOICED YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT TO ME PERSONALLY RATHER THAN TRYING TO HUMILIATE ME FOR ALL TO READ. SINCERELY, JACK BLANTON JR."
"THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPINION OF THE SERVICE OUR COMPANY PROVIDED, TO REMEDY THE BATHTUB AND LAVATORY ISSUES IN YOUR MASTER BATH. YOUR OPINION MEANS EVERYTHING TO US. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO BOTH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR NOT ARRIVING AT YOUR HOME WITH THE PROPER TOOLS TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT. HOWEVER, I AM PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO MAKE ANY COSMETIC REPAIRS WHAT-SO-EVER. WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING DROPPED DOWN A DRAIN, IT CAN BECOME VERY COSTLY. NOT ONLY TO THE PLUMBER BUT ALSO TO THE DRYWALLER, PAINTER, ETC. WHILE I WAS THERE I EXPLAINED TO YOU THAT I COULD HAVE MADE THE REPAIR THEN, BUT I FELT THAT THE TOOL I REALLY WANTED TO USE UNDER THE WHIRLPOOL TUB WAS NOT ON MY TRUCK. WE AGREED THAT I WOULD RETURN THE NEXT DAY. I AM SAD THAT YOU FEEL OUR SERVICE WARRANTS "NO” TO EVER HIRING OUR COMPANY AGAIN. HOWEVER, YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND IF YOU EVER HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART WE WOULD BE HONORED TO SERVE YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS AND AGAIN, I AM SORRY WE FELL SHORT OF YOUR EXPECTATIONS. SINCERELY, EXCEPTIONAL PLUMBING SERVICES"
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