Block Plumbing
About us
Block Plumbing is a full service plumbing company. We do new RPZ testing and repair, new construction, remodeling, additions, service work and commercial buildouts. We also provide great pricing on fixtures when they are purchased in combination with plumbing work. Only having a few employees, we are able to keep our overhead low which means lower prices to you. We will never hire out any portion of our jobs unless needed to, or asked to do so. We are Illinois State licensed, bonded and insured. We do free estimates and all work will be described before we start. All work that we perform is done as if it were our own. We will never cut corners to save a dollar. You will not be disappointed in our price, workmanship or company. Call today for a free estimate!
Business highlights
Services we offer
Plumbing, additions, backflow testing & repair, basement bathrooms, dental & pedicure chairs. fire systems & bypass valves., remodeling
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
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"He wanted to replace a shower valve without opening the wall. It backed up to a very small closet not big enough for a todler. The big deal was for two hours. The valve would have taken more than two hours by itself. He decided to do the faucet and see how much time was left. I did replace a faucet that took 45 mins. He wanted pricing to redo his kitchen and kept asking me what I thought he should do. I always like to give advise when asked. I did tell him I would come back and then never spoke with him again. even after I submitted pricing for his kitchen and ganve him referrals for cabinet companies that I use. As all big deals are concerned it is two hours of continuous work. I try to work with everybody. However whan it has been over a year, I will not be able to come back for any other work."
1) Brad was the only plumber (we interviewed several) that came up with a creative solution to solve our plumbing issue. He indicated that overhead sewers would only give us minimal benefit (we have a tri-level basement - not full), He expressed his displeasure with check valves given their propensity to fail. In the end he came up with a solution that raises the lowest point of where the sewer would enter the house to the 2nd floor bathroom. The water would come in the windows before it ever came in through the sewer.
2) Brad was punctual.
3) I felt like I could trust Brad alone in our home.
4) He clearly took pride in his work and took the time to explain everything to us.
5) He helped to write up an application for the City of Elmhurst's "Modified Overhead Sewer Program" that allowed us to split the cost with the City of Elmhurst, worked with the inspectors, took it off our hands, etc...
With respect to pricing it's hard to find a comparison to all the work he did. It took roughly 10 days to complete the job, a lot of supplies, and a couple additional contractors (concrete and electrical). They had to use 2500 pounds of concrete mix to fill the hole. The amount of pipe (PVC and copper) was significant. The number of bends/angles in the pipe were numerous. They were at all different heights with some in hard to reach places. It was a ton of work. Overall I felt like the price was fair.
"I replaced an ejector pump for the customers. The ejector pump was located under a laundry sink and partially behind a wall. I needed to remove the sink and open the wall to put the new ejector pump and new pit lid in. I closed the wall back up and reinstalled the sink. [Member's name removed] are repeat customers and I always look forward to helping them when they call."
The shut off valve for the house is now at waist level and easy to access. The kitchen faucet now works smoothly with the new cartridge.
Brad was really good about working with us because my partner and I are both handy and we did all the demolition, including jackhammering out the concrete floor to expose the underground piping we were having Brad replace. This also helped us keep our price down a bit.
Overall, Brad did excellent work (you can tell by the soldering on all the copper piping). He was neat, conscientious, and flexible. I would highly recommend Brad's work for anyone considering minor or major plumbing work at their house. Thanks Brad!!!
purchasing the deal to schedule an appointment. They had to cancel the
first time we scheduled an appointment due to another job, but was very
flexible in scheduling another appointment in a timely manner with a
time that would work for me. Handle the situation very professionally
and completed the job in a timely manner.
He went 1/2 hour over the time I had purchased thru Angie's and gave me the Angie's rate on it rather than reverting to his normal hourly rate. He also worked quickly which saved me 1/2 hour of time he could easily have stretched it out to if he'd been so inclined.
The village came out a few days later to physically remove the meter Brad had removed from the water main lines, and the inspector raved about the quality of the plumbing work that Brad did. He said the sweat joints were clean and perfect looking, the extra shut off valve was a nice touch and good quality too. He said that Brad had done an excellent professional job. It was nice to get that kind of expert opinion on the quality of the work I'd had done, and made me feel even better about using Block Plumbing.
I highly recommend this vendor.
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