THOMAS PERROTTA

I got two bids for new water heaters in a two-family we bought in Arlington. Tom came by and gave a $1800-1900 range for two ten-year, 40 gallon A O Smith water heaters. Another company gave us an $1800 bid for comparable ten-year, 40 gallon Ruud water heaters, but though I liked the man who gave the bid, I didn't know how the plumbers who actually installed them would be. Tom Perrotta does all his own work and was recommended by our inspector whose opinion we trust. Tom and his son dropped off the heaters on a Saturday and he and his father installed them on Monday. They also hard piped a first floor dryer exhaust and installed a copper boiler relief drain. The $1800-1900 bid he gave was for the water heaters only. The whole job, including the dryer exhaust and the relief drain was $2053. I think I got a very good deal and the inexact bid was not used as an opportunity to tack on a lot of other expenses. He stands behind the A O Smith water heaters he installed and behind his own work. If you want an honest, skilled professional who will do the work himself rather than give an estimate and have his employees do the job, Tom Perrotta would be a great person to hire.