
Armstrong Plumbing Inc.
About us
Armstrong Plumbing and Remodel is an established company serving the St. Louis County, St. Charles, and St. Louis City since 1989. We are a family owned and operated business led by David Rolwes, a master plumber and drainlayer whose dedication and talent have made us one of the most requested service companies of our kind. Our mission is to meet our customer’s individual needs, with specialized professional services and quality craftsmanship. This company was built with dedicated employees and a solid reputation. Licensed, bonded, and insured, with 24 years of knowledge. We have the experience that you and your family can rely on.
Business highlights
Services we offer
If its plumbing - we do it...commercial and residential. Faucets & sinks, code corrections, disposals, drain cleaning., excavations, frozen pipes thawed, garbage disposals, in-line camera, main stack replacement, rehabs, remodeling occupancy violations, sewer inspections, sewer lines repaired, shower enclosures, stacks repaired, sump pumps, toilets & tubs, tubs – faucets, water & gas repiping, water heaters, water lines, water pressure, water services
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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The main service representative and his three employees came to the job site.
After discussing the repairs that needed to be done with me and approval of the
estimate, the job was completed in about 30 minutes. While the price seemed
high at the time , according to the invoice , the standard rate would have been
$1121.60.
I am very satisfied with their performance and the professionalism of the
serviceman.Called to have a shower fixture installed. Technician arrived on time was very thorough in his explanation of what needed to be done. Completed in a timely manner.
After I completed tiling the shower the technician returned at no additional charge to complete the installation of the faucet and shower head.
I would and will use Armstrong for all my future plumbing needs.
- My total cost for Armstrong?s work was $1,525 or $508 per hour which equates to $254 per worker per hour!!!!. Absolutely outrageous!!
Furthermore, during Laclede?s follow-up inspection to restore my gas service, the inspector noted that gas leaks were still present in the system, at a couple of valves in the area where they had been working. Fortunately, the Laclede technician was able to tighten the fittings and thereby stop the leaks and any danger that might have existed. When I mentioned this fact to the Armstrong?s office secretary, she relayed a message from the owner (who was also on the job) that they had checked for leaks and didn?t find anything. I found this hard to believe but if true, thought for what I?d ended up paying, they would have been more thorough. -
Bottom line: Not only do I think that Armstrong?s charge was exorbitant but also feel that they took unfair advantage of the situation. Fair is fair but this was ridiculous in my opinion. If I?d had the opportunity to review comments by some of their other clients (i.e. Angie?s list earlier this year, for one), I would not have hired them. And while this was a hard lesson for me, I?m hoping that it serves as a cautionary tale for anyone who is considering hiring them.
"Thank you for the opportunity to respond to our customers comments. We received a call from “Mr. X” regarding his gas leaks and that Laclede Gas Co had come out and turned off his gas. He asked when the soonest we could come out. We knew he was out of hot water and heat so we got out to his house quickly. We gave him an estimate to repair his gas line leaks. He authorized for us to do the work the next day. We collected a down payment, he signed the service ticket for us to proceed with the work. We do not charge hourly we charge per job so the customer knows up front what the price will be and that it won’t change from start to finish. We wish Mr. X would’ve gotten other estimates and compared our pricing. We have not had a price increase since 2007. We arrived on time the next day with two of our licensed , bonded and insured plumbers and tested his gas lines with a monometer testing system. We found his gas leaks which involved 20 foot lengths of pipe. We took the whole piping system apart, repaired the leaks and put all the fittings, couplings and unions back. This particular job had difficult access and all of his piping was covered with drywall where the leaks were. We retested with the monometer test and it showed no leaks. Laclede Gas was called back out and approved our work. If there were any leaks they would not have passed us. We figured the job as a half day. When our two plumbers finished an hour earlier, we refunded Mr. X $400.00 from the original proposal. We felt this showed honesty, good character and integrity and he was pleased with that. We are truly sorry that Mr. X is dissatisfied. We’ve been in business since 1989 and our plumbers are professional, courteous, highly skilled and dedicated to great customer service. The majority of our business is repeat customers and they are very happy with our work and service. We’ve only had two complaints with Angie’s list and all the others have been an A rating. Again we are very sorry Mr. X and thank you for sharing your comments. Also, Thank you Angie for giving us the opportunity to respond."
Armstrong offers a special plan to their customers that, while not free, actually ended up saving us money overall and it includes a complete plumbing inspection of our home whenever we want in the coming year.
I would definitely hire them again!
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