M J Flaherty Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Services we offer
Full service plumbing, heating & a/c installation and repair. Septic work. Sewer work.
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I called Flaherty for someone to put a video camera down the drainage pipes where my downspouts empty. They only have one person who does the video work, so I had to wait a couple of weeks until he was available. Since it wasn't an emergency, I didn't mind waiting. Tim came out and put the video camera down both drainage pipes. One was blocked completely with mud and sloped toward the foundation instead of away from it. The other pipe had a separation where it should have connected to the main drainage pipe. Tim gave me my options and we decided to replace the section of pipe that was completely blocked. The other problem was remedied by bypassing the separated pipe with a length of corrugated pipe and a length of plastic pipe. The digging began on a Wednesday, and the plumber dug down about 2 feet in both areas. He dug most of the day and made the connection on the front drainage pipe. He came back on Friday and did the connection on the back drainage pipe. Then he filled in both areas with the soil that had been removed. He solved both drainage issues and did not have to remove my mature Azalea shrub or my Spirea shrub. Overall, I was very pleased with the work done by Flaherty Plumbing.
We have used Flaherty multiple times in the past several years for minor and major repairs and have never been disappointed.
open ceiling in kitchen and then install new pipes to second floor bath by rerouting them. Installed new hot and cold
water pipes from basement to second floor bath for sink, commode and tub/shower installing new valves at each
location. Panels were then put over the kitchen ceiling and wall to cover the repairs. Work was done in timely manner
and work location was cleaned up when they finished working for the day. Left the premises just as they found them
when the started the work.
The tech was in and out in 2 hours.
$287 is a much higher price than is justified in 2 hours.
Additionally, the tech handed me an "emergency work authorization form" which I was required to sign, even though the work performed was not an emergency. This is poor professionalism on the part of Flaherty plumbing and, combined with the pricing ($150/hour), will cause me to find another plumber the next time.
This work was not an emergency. As noted, it was scheduled.
We had an emergency on a Friday afternoon. The existing expansion tank on our water heater separated at a solder joint which sprayed water all over our laundry room. Our water heater was replaced about 5 years ago by a different plumbing company. When we called that plumbing company, they were not flexible with scheduling a repairman and suggested we call someone else.. wow!
We called MJ Flaherty for an appointment and received a courteous and professional response. Gary came promptly at 9AM Saturday morning. He explained what he was going to do before he started the job. He explained that the existing expansion tank was over-sized and not properly installed. He recommended a properly sized expansion tank for a 50 gallon capacity water heater. He replaced the copper lines where the expansion tank was installed - very well done.
Within an hour, Gary had everything completed. He left the area clean.
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