Yuhas Plumbing & Heating

The owner of this company was contracted through W Danley electrica in South River. He came to my house and from the minute he arrived he was nasty, arrogant and according to the old bridge township inspector he didn't know what he was doing. He was going to run a gas line along the front of my house attached to the brick. The inspector said it's not legal to do it that way and it was fortunate that my wife insisted he run it under ground because that's the only way a gas line is allowed to be run. This guys been in business for years and he didn't know that? This is one of his main areas of business. That is disturbing. I also had to sue him because while he was drilling a hole for the gas line through my porch, my entire house vibrated for approximately an hour to an hour and 15 minutes and over the next few months as it snowed and melted and snowed and froze, melted and refroze, etc. cracks began appearing between the bricks and all throughout my porch and the top platform even sank a 1/2 of an inch. My house is 30 something years old I've lived here for 12 years and it had no problem until. this Guy used a dull hammer drill on my porch. I paid a professional Mason to come out and assess the damage and got a write up from him stating that it was obvious that the damage was caused by an inexperienced person who did not know how to use a hammer drill properly and was obviously using a drill bit that was extremely dull because what should have taken 30 seconds took over an hour. He said and that kind of vibration for that period of time would definitely do the damage that was done to my porch. Yuhas plumbing denied having anything to do with it and said I was just looking to get a free repair on my steps. I had just spent almost $8000 on a generator, if that's all I had to spend I would have fixed my steps first if they had been damaged prior to my generator install. And if that damage was there when he did the work, wouldn't he have been smart to point it out to me before he did the work so that he wouldn't get blamed for it? But when it's not there you can't point it out so that you don't get blamed for it you can just blame the owner later and refused to do anything about the damage that he caused. This is why I sued and won. I would recommend if you have anything more difficult than changing a faucet washer you should call someone else because anything more difficult than that is beyond this persons comprehension and could cause you major disasters and extreme expense. Like it did me. Even though I won my case in court I still only cleared $2000 less then the actual repair will cost due to legal expenses. I got screwed by Yuhas. Don't say I didn't tell you so.

Very happy with the repair, Mr Yuhas and the price. He gave me an estimate that was very reasonable . I decided to have him due both repairs. And he did all repairs the same day, promptly and proficiently both. I would recommend and definitely use them again.

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From the start when drilling through my from porch Mr Yuha obviously used a very dull hammer drill because it took about an hour to get through a cinderblock and a brick.

After the job was done which took weeks longer than promised everything was covered with snow and it wasn't until the snow began to melt that I saw the damage Yuhas had done to my porch.

It was a very harsh Winter (2014-2015) and we had almost no break between heavy snowfalls. Each time we had a small thaw I would see cracks appearing more and more and getting wider and wider on my steps and around the railings that weren't there prior to Mr Yuhas working on my porch.

After everything thawed enough to see how much damage was done, I was shocked that my porch was crumbling so badly. I called Danley Electric who I had hired to install my Generator and who in return subcontracted the plumbinmg part of the job to Mr Yuhas. 

Danley sent Yuhas over with his best friend (claimed to be a mason, but is doubtful.  He provided no nmae, card or ID of any kind. He was obviously nothing morte than Yuhas' friend.

When I introduced myself they began insulting me, they laughed at me, and said they thought the whole situation was funny and to sue Danley.

They said the damage was there when the did the job.  I don't know how his friend who claimed to be a mason would know that since he had never been in  my yard before.

I didn't know what to do until my landscaper stopped by and said "what the h*** happened to your porch"? I explained what happened and that Yuhas claimed the damage was already done. He said that's an outright lie and I'm a witness since I'm at your house and on and around your front porch 45 to 50 weeks a year, I know and will swear to this damage was not here.

Since my landscaper said he would go to court with me I contacted the contractor who installed my landscape lighting several months before and asked him to stop by.  He agreed and came by.  He also stated that when he installed the landscape lights he had to drill through an area 6 inches from where Yuhas drilled and there was no damage to the porch and he was able to drill through easily in about a minute using a sharp, proper hammer drill bit which is key to preventing damage.

The contract also said he inspects every structure before beginning any  work on it for this very reason.  If there is damage he doesn't want to be blamed for it and he said that if the damage yuhas claimed was there had actually been there and he didn't make me aware of it, he's at fault for not doing so. It's like a car rental not inspecting a car you return and then blaming you for the damage they caused driving it back into the shop.

He further stated that due to the severity of the damage he would have declined to do the work until the damage had been reaired because it is in danger of possible collapse and anyone who would work on these steps in this condition has no idea about working with masonry and shouldn't be allowed to work in any capacity in construction.

I had Yuhas put a claim in with their insurance company.  The Insurance Inspector was here for hours and whenhe wasd done writing up his report, his statement to me was thtat he could tell by the pattern of the cracks that the originated from the point of where Yuhas was drilling and the he was recommending that the company pay for the damage.  A few weeks later I received a denial letter and when I called to ask why the woman from the insurance company told me they denied it because Yuhas claimed the damage was already there.  So their inspector with dozens of pictures that show an obvious pattern od damage hold less weight than Mr Yuhas who doesn't know how to use a hanmer drill.

Now I had no choice, since Yuhas and their bargain basement insurance company who refuses to pay when he damages your property, I hired the #1 Mason on Angie's List In Central/Northern NJ to inspect my porch.  He thoroughly inspected my porch showed me where Yuhas actually tried to cover a crack he created with a small anout of cement that matched the color of cement Yuhas used to cover the hole around the pipe he installed.  He also pointed out that the contractor who drilled a hole for wiring for my lighting drilled a clean hole with no problems.  The hole Yuhas drilled cracked & crumbled the cinderblock all around the hole which is a tell-tale sign of using a dull drill bit and attempting to used brute force rather than a sharp drill.  He also said the ndrilling should have taken no longer than 30 seconds whendone with the correct drill with the correct drill bit that is sharp.  He said the is obviously not what happened her.  He asloe said if it took an hour and caused as nuch vibration ans we told him it did (our house vibrated heavily for an hour +) There are even cracks that developed inside the house between my kitchen and dining room that the person operating the hammer drill did not know how to use the tool.

Bottom line is YUHAS is a horrible business person, he's willing to lie to your face to cover himself and doesn't have the common sense to use a drill properly.

I will be heading to the County on Monday to enter my lawsuit against Danley & Yuhas on Monday to file my lawsuit.

My two witnesses and expert opinion will surely make Yuhas eat his lies.

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We have used this business before and continue to be satisfied. The service was completed on the same day as called and for a fair price. Our hot water heater was evaluated for future problems as well.

very efficient quick response got the job done as promised would recommend to everyone.

Don't hire this man!!!

Overall, the experience went well. The plumbers were incredibly prompt and arrived when they said they'd arrive, and they got the job done quickly. The price was reasonable. The only issue that I've had is with the sprayer in the kitchen sink; it leaks but it wasn't due to faulty installation, it's just the sprayer quality. I would recommend looking at the quality of the product before any installation. Overall, I'm satisfied with their services.

Turned up on time. Fast, efficient and polite. Prices are steep compared to other quotes.,,

The proprietor came out and looked at it himself and said they could fix it without replacing the sink. He was funny, pleasant, and patient with my child. He was prompt and did something that was difficult and in a fast manner.

He's local, and he's available. He's a very busy man, and he did a really good job. He cleaned up after himself, which was good. I had some questions afterward, and he was very accessible. He and his employees are polite and nice. He was very good, very professional and he worked really hard. He left the place really clean. He's not cheap, but in my region there's no such thing as a cheap plumber. He worked efficiently.

I called another plumbing company first, they sent a young guy to fix it, but, the problem occurred again the next day itself. So, I called them, they said the work is guaranteed for a month and he would send someone to fix it. The person did not come on the day he was supposed to come, but, when I called to remind them, then the guy came and still could not fix it. Then, I called Yuhas plumbing; they explained what the problem was and fixed it right away. They actually changed a part and I have had not problem ever since.

After replacing our old washing machine we found that the cold water valve leaked when fully open. We called Yuhas for the repair but had to wait a few days as they were tied up with some other major work. When they came, they quickly replaced both the hot and cold water valves and we haven't had any problems since.

Had some trouble getting a response at first since Mr. Yuhas was on vacation. Once I did get to speak with someone they came when they said they would and finished the job quickly. I had to call them back a second time because there was still some leaking under the sink. They took a look and made some recommendations about the use of the spray nozzle and we haven't had problems since.

They came right away and fixed the problem. I really appreciated how prompt they were in addressing the problem and fixing it. They also did a very good job cleaning up when they were finished. I was very satisfied with this company and I would recommend them.

Found Yuhas Plumbing on Angie's List. Called on a Wednesday. Plumber (possibly Mr. Yuhas) showed up very promptly within the time he indicated on the following day, was pleasant and polite, and performed the work efficiently. Price seemed fair for the work done.

I needed to have several smaller plumbing projects done, but was getting what I thought were astronomical estimates from other plumbers. Mr. Yuhas arrived when stated. He gave me a detailed estimate that was less than half the cost of the last estimate I received from another area plumber. He arrived when stated and had the job completed in short order.

Mike Yuha responded to my voice mail message within 90 minutes and then arrived at my home less than an hour later. He fixed my problem in just a few minutes and cleaned up before he left. He was professional, pleasant, and efficient.

THEY WERE ALWAYS ON TIME AND PROFESSIONAL. THEY WERE VERY EFFICIENT WITH THE TIME THAT THEY HAD TO DO THE WORK. EVERYTHING WAS DONE ON TIME LIKE THEY TOLD ME AND THEY MADE SURE TO CLEAN UP THEIR MESS.

WHEN WE CALLED, THEY WERE AT OUR HOUSE IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB AND WE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. THEY WERE VERY CLEAN AND I WOULD HIRE THEM AGAIN AND RECOMMEND THEM.