Plumbing
17 miles from downtown of San Gregorio, CA
Ovidiu Predescu says: „During the pandemic I learned a lot of new skills, including basic plumbing ones: changing shutoff valves, replacing faucets, unclogging drain pipes etc.
While attempting to replace a garden hose valve I accidentally cracked a 70 year old, completely rusted galvanized pipe. Unfortunately for me that pipe was the main pipe entering my house, which meant I had to shut off the water for the whole house.
Unpleasant to say the least, especially since this happened on Sunday, while raining. None of the plumbers recommended by my friends on Facebook answered my calls for help. I decided to try my luck with a Google Maps search for a plumber. Andrew picked up the phone and told me he can come in 2 hours, promise which he kept. With contractors, plumbers and electricians I learned to not rely on such estimates, so this was a good sign.
After some back and forth, Andrew proceeded to dig a hole to look for the problem. He cut out the rusted pipe and its elbow connection, installed a new compression fitting into the main water pipe coming from the street, re-did all the water connections using copper pipes and the ball valves I had picked up from Home Depot. I had water back on to my house at 7pm that Sunday, a feat I did not think was possible!
He also came out the following Tuesday to investigate a water leak under the house. My wife kept hearing unusual, constant water sounds in one of the bathrooms, which turned out to be a little puncture in a copper pipe under the house. Andrew fixed that leak as well, without me being at home.
Overall I’m impressed, it is very rare to find a good plumber, and one willing to go the extra mile to fix problems...“ Show more