Pete's Plumbing

I have renovated over twenty properties in several Minnesota counties. I work with several plumbers and most of them are honest and ethical. I believe at one time Jeremy was honest but is now using his companies reputation to over charge customers. I called Jeremy because I needed two copper pipes installed for a water softener. I explained that I would install and setup the water softener. Over the phone he quoted that his charges would be under $200.00 to install two copper pipes. Jeremy arrived at our property and worked from 3:00 pm to 3:20 pm. I then engaged Jeremy in conversation and he required $225.00 for twenty minutes of work. I challenged his extreme charges and he continued to claim that he is the cheapest plumber in the area. He explained that other plumbers complain that Jeremy is too cheap and hurt their pricing. This places Jeremy's hourly rate at over 600.00 an hour. Jeremy then handed me a time and material invoice for $225.00 and demanded full payment. I paid Jeremy in full but this is a warning that this company is defrauding and cheating innocent people in Anoka county. I intend to file a complaint with the department of commerce and other agencies to require that plumbers be regulated by government agencies. Plumbers such as Jeremy are overcharging and are worse than the most expensive attorney.

Jeremy from Pete's Plumbing is amazing to work with! He was busy in the summer, so we had to wait a few weeks to replace our outside tap but he has honest pricing instead of the inflated pricing you see everywhere else right now. He took the time to even slope the tap's pipe to ensure that it drained correctly! We then recently had a leak in our tub's drain and he was able to come out the next day to quickly fix it. He is a life saver and I look forward to continuing to work with him!

He was very good. Plumbers are never cheap but he is a nice local person.