Review and analyze now for company Westside Plumbing & Drains and provide the analysis in the discussed format for the following reviews: '''Would recommend to anyone in LA that needs any sort of plumbing work done, Westside has some of the lowest repair costs I've seen. Not only that, but the fastest I've ever had a plumber arrive for an emergency repair.
Edwin answers quickly and doesn't leave you wondering if someone is actually going to show up. Was very respectful to my home while he was working.
Super good guy! If you are in the LA area and have something come up whether it's a simple repair or a full water heater replacement. They got you covered! Didn't end up having them come to the house because they gave some great advice through Yelp messages and I was able to fix myself! Thank you Westside Plumbing! Best Buy strongly recommended I replace my 10+ year-old kitchen water shutoff valves before installing the new dishwasher I bought.
I live in an older condo building, with neighbors below me, and that seemed prudent. Westside Plumbing will be here in a couple of days to do some minor work on the building, which will require turning the water off to half the building.
In fact, they will also have to enter my unit to confirm their repair was successful. Rather than require the water to half the building be turned off a second time within a week, I wanted to use Westside to replace the sink shutoff valves (very,very simple, small, quick job...
15" per valve) when they were already here, and the building water was already off. I called and left very clear, specific, polite voicemails during their biz hours - at 4.45pm on Sat, and at 4.50p on Mon (their website says they're open till 5 on Sat, and 7pm/24hrs on Mondays.).
I also sent them a message on Saturday through their website. So...
as of 7:45pm Monday, no response of any kind. Zero.
Zip. Even though they will already be here Wed morning.
So, i did what anyone would do at this point, and hired someone else to come. So, -my neighbors will be unnecessarily inconvenienced TWICE instead of once.
-My HOA will have to arrange the water turnoff TWICE. -AND, my different plumber's price will surely reflect his travel time, which also would have been avoided if Westside did my tiny job while they're already here.
I don't know how they could possibly get 100% 5-star reviews on Yelp. Not even a single 4-star? Or even one 3-star? Wow! Amazing.
If it's really true. Then again, they only have 38 ratings, although they show 191 photos of jobs on their website !?!?! Seems pretty small, and pretty strange to me for a place that's been in business for a while and shows 191 pics of jobs.
Conclusion: They have been 100% UNresponsive to THREE attempts I made to talk with them. Remember,vthey are going to be in my building, AND MY UNIT, ANYWAY, for the building's job.
RESULT: 1. Frustration (Ya think???) 2.
More hassle for my building neighbors due to 2nd water shutoff in 1 week. No toilet.
No shower. No washing dishes.
TWICE. In a week.
3. Much higher costs to me, since my guy has to make a separate trip for me, and again turn off , then on, building water just for 30-40" job for me.
(Probably 4-5x as much total time I'll be charged for; and plumbers ain't cheap ) They get 1 star from me. Minus 5 stars if I had the option.
How would you react? Edwin was extremely communicative and accessible. I had a nasty clogged sink and he was in and out with great results really quickly.
Will definitely reach out to Westside for later needs and recommend to all my friends. Our drain was clogged and Edwin came over within hours of calling him.
he was courteous, professional, and fast. and most importantly, he unclogged our drain! I will be using Edwin for all my plumbing needs going forward, and I absolutely recommend him to anyone who needs work done.
A rainy day and both of our sump pumps failed. The back of our HOA complex was a foot deep in water, and counting.
The reservoir was full and the weight on the retaining wall isn't good, let alone the soon to be spilling over into the neighbors yard. We have a couple 4" pumps.
They move a lot of water a long ways. As soon as Westside rolled up, they went into crisis management.
They started pumping the water out. They went away for an hour, leaving the pump clearing our property.
We had another plumbing company come, for a second bid. He said "it's electrical" and said we'd have to replace the box and possibly the pumps.
Uh..... he did not look at anything.
Westside returned and pulled the grates off the reservoir. They said first thing is that there is a significant amount of leaves, sludge, and debris in there.
They cleaned the vaults and floats. Then, they installed a screen to catch the leaves.
Poof. The whole system works great now.
One day and a couple of great guys helping us out. They cost more than we thought it would be.
AND, I'll use them again. I trust them and they really did a good job.
Cannot say enough good things about Edwin. Was so thorough in checking and treating the 3 possible causes of my issue in the master bath.
Had to both go on the roof and under my crawl space just to pinpoint the issue. So nice, explained things thoroughly, fixed the issue and the price was more than fair.
Will definitely use them from now on. Great company.
Honest, kind work with you on every level. I'm so happy and I highly recommend West side plumbing and Rooter Thank you Westside Plumbing & Rooter! Edwin was very quick to answer my call and messages, he showed up on time the same day as my request.
I have a salon in echo park and there was a leak from one of the shampoo bowls. I had tried a few other plumbers but no one could get the solution right.
It's been an ongoing issue with the same leak for a few months, and Edwin was the first plumber to get it right. I appreciate his knowledge, his attention to detail and his professionalism.
I will definitely be recommending his services to anyone who needs it. Thanks again I found this guy on yelp.
he had good reviews; called him. he was able to get back to me right away and came out the same day.
He was great. no fuss.
no muss. did the regular service on my tankless water heater.
cleaned out the build up of muck and deposits. reasonable price.
covid 19 careful. just all around a nice, easy, positive experience.
I recommend him highly. a good guy.
Bennett Called Edwin at 4:30pm on a Saturday. He was on another job but said he'd swing by afterwards.
Quoted me a price of $285 to replace a leaking toilet valve. I said yes.
Two hours later, the valve was replaced, and he took an outdoor hose that was stuck off the fixture. Hard to find a good plumber.
A+ Edwin was awesome! Showed up same day that I called him, and took care of the problem in no time. Highly recommend! These guys were great.
They made it to my rental property within a couple hours of me calling and took care of the blockage in the main. Easy to reach and very communicative.
I highly recommend! Great customer service very professional they worked in the kitchen plumbing and main line reasonable prices.They were here within 20 minutes from the time I called and went straight to work. I also liked the cleanliness of the job considering the extent of the work.
Very Humble people VERY IMPORTANT NOWADAYS!!! Thanks Again Edwin Great company. Honest, kind work with you on every level.
The car selection not the greatest at the time, however, great service. I highly recommend.
Linds Allen . It took me a month to realize the sewer sump pump at the back of my property was not working.
Not knowing what lurked underground, I needed help fast. Edwin came to the rescue.
Other plumbers on Yelp indicated they had knowledge of sump pumps. But Edwin was clearly the most knowledgeable when we first talked.
It was well worth waiting until the next day when he was available. Edwin showed up exactly when he said (rare in a contractor), showed me what the issue was, explained what was required to fix it.
He also provided me with options to save some money. It turned out to be a big job.
The original sump pump was improperly installed 2' underground with the access pipes over the lid, making it impossible to open up the pump to see inside. Just to see inside took an hour, digging and cutting away the pipes.
The pump was filled with roots. After discussing my options, Edwin returned the next day with a new sump pump.
He recommended installing an alarm to prevent the same problem in the future. At first I opted out on the alarm to save money.
But later realized he was right; an alarm would help me maintain the new pump instead of replacing it every few years (a much larger expense). He also suggested installing a plate above the pump to avoid having to dig out the 2' of soil each time annual maintenance is done.
Edwin goes beyond what you'd expect - he's researched getting a plate made! Edwin is a gem: very thorough, helpful. He explains how everything works in an easy to understand way.
He even sent me photos when I was not on site. And he's clean! I didn't have to clean up after him.
It's assuring to find a contractor as honest, friendly and reliable as Edwin. I've started an "Edwin To-Do List".
I'll be calling him again and I strongly recommend you do to. Quick responses, great service.
So happy we found Edwin at West Side Plumbing! He's helped us out on many occasions, small medium and large jobs he's been fantastic! I have been having a serious drainage and backing up issue for the past few weeks in my backhouse where some tenants live. After some DIY attempts to fix it and no success, I went ahead and requested a quote right here on yelp.
Edwin was quick to respond and easy to talk to about the problem. He and his team then came over to assess the situation, and figured out that the main sewage line has some bad blockage.
He gave me a fair price for the Hydrojet and camera service (which i opted for over just snaking to ensure the clearing of the line). They got the job done within about an hour and the line was cleared up! Overall I am very satisfied with the service.
Edwin is a great plumber and thorough professional. He took on a great challenge in helping us get on line into our new house during the Covid-19 LA lockdown.
His expertise and dedication are valuable to anyone needing courteous service and great results. They are the BEST! Great work! Very skilled, and wonderful communication.
Always priced fair for the job and makes clients feel like they ARE the priority. Thank you Westside Plumbing! Great service and very responsive (even came back on a Saturday when we needed).
Helped us with high end shower and toilet fixture and all seems to be working perfect. Highly recommend.
Recommend this plumbing service 100%. Everytime I would call other plumbing services they would take forever to come out and see the problem and not even try to do anything that same day.
Edwin came out the same day I called, made the inspection and gave me a quote. It was very reasonable and my sink drain has been clog free ever since.
Thanks again! I reached out to my neighbors to get a recommendation for someone to come and unplug my shower drain. Within a couple of hours the whole thing was done! Edwin was fabulous, courteous, and very careful during this time of Covid.
I'm so happy and I highly recommend West side plumbing and Rooter, ask for Edwin! Edwin was the best, he worked with me on payment, simplified everything, and messaged me right away when I had a question. I'll be sticking with these guys because you can tell they care about the work and your satisfaction more so than those larger companies that will find ways to overcharge you and do crappy work! Thank you Edwin for coming through this was totally a 911 call.
I appreciate your business and great customer service. Thanks to you my gas line is working properly in my home now.
Best of luck in your business! Will refer you to my family and friends These guys are awesome. My hot weather heating wasn't working and they diagnosed it (via telephone) and were at my house in Silverlake within 90 minutes to execute a seamless repair...and less than budget and a bit less than they quoted over the phone.
When does that happen? An awesome experience all around! Edwin and Carlos absolutely went above and beyond. They worked late, trying all options to fix our issue.
They were totally independent and I felt like I was in good hands the whole time. It was a fairly urgent issue with the shower and I felt like they really understood and cared.
They even took extra time at the end to review the issue and show me what they had done. It was really nice to understand what the problem was and what they did to fix it.
They saved the day. Great service very cool came to my house and helped me with my toilet that was overflowing and wouldn't flush.
Came same day in less than an hour and got the job done and it's very appreciated it. Would and will call again if having any other plumbing issues.
Thanks guys I had a huge plumbing problem with my toilet and it was super difficult to fix but Edwin was very punctual and supportive. He got the job done efficiently and with quality.
He gave a couple options and we decided to go forward with the best one. I can definitely see the hard work and passion! I will for sure refer him to anyone I know with any plumbing issues.
I highly recommend and support this business. My main sewer line was backing up so I decided to call west side plumbing & rooter on Memorial Day weekend.
They arrived at time they said they would. There was a big mess in my house unfortunately there was a broken pipe.
Edwin came with a plan he walked me threw the whole process step by step. Highly recommend Edwin and his crew they very professional.
Will definitely be calling them back. Westside plumbing and rooter went above and beyond.
I have a property that had a gas leak and they came and fixed it. Quickly and efficiently.
They also helped one of my tenants when her gas wasn't working. I didn't even have to be there.
They will be my go to plumber is the future. Edwin Martinez came out to quote an extensive project - adding an outdoor sink with drainage, creating an outdoor spigot for hose and setting up a drip system line.
He was very professional, friendly, and worked hard for two days to get the project done. His craftsman ship was excellent.
He also noticed two other issues around the water heater and fixed those free of charge as well. He was generous with his time and expertise and could not say enough good things about him and about West Side Plumbing.
Will always return here. I contacted Edwin on a Sunday afternoon and he showed up shortly after to fix our plumbing issue.
Highly recommended Edwin came by today.. He provided a quick quote, came by shortly afterwards and offered a reasonable price.
He wasn't able to quickly fix our issue and we are remodeling soon so we need to decide what to do. He explained the situation clearly and gave us a good price for the work he did.
We will definitely call him on the future. Thank you.
Edwin and his colleague were really great. They were able to come over 10 minutes after I called and quickly figured out what was wrong with our shower.
Thanks for the help and advice. Would definitely recommend and call again in future.
West side Plumbing showed up in the evening during the middle of a party and went above an beyond the call of duty to fix the problem. After hours of work the kitchen was back in business.
Very impressive. Thank you.
Edwin did a great job on a gas leak detection and repair for our house in Rancho Park. He was very responsive, gave great updates throughout, and made sure the job was done right.
Will definitely use Edwin again. Contacted them through yelp and they were available to solve our gas dryer issues by the next day! Edwin was a huge help, definitely recommend their service.
I am so lucky that I found West Side Plumbing. Edwin went over and beyond to help me fix the faucets in my bathroom, and his price was the best over all the other estimates.
I really appreciate Edwin's help, and I will definitely call him again when we need a plumber. Edwin is great at getting back to you and providing updates.
I appreciate his professionalism. Great service, quick and clean.
Had a backed up sink and the gentleman showed up within an hour of calling for service. Highly recommend! I Needed a plumber at my property do to a water pipe that was ruptured.
I came across west side plumbing & rooter and spoke to Edwin they walked me through the process and told me where to find water shut off valve to property. Water was shut off & had west side plumbing come out to fix problem.
These guys are very knowledgeable and professional. I definitely will be recommending them to fam and friends.
I will be calling them again for any future plumbing problems I may have Thank you guys!! west side plumbing and rooter came out to my property to look at water heater that was leaking and gave me a great qoute on replaceing my 40 gallon water heater. cesar and edwin were very professional and knowledgeable and got me to understand how a water heater works.i highly recommend this guys and will call them for future projects.
Edwin and Carlos did an awesome job in the bathroom sink. I been having the issue for couple of weeks and they took care of my issue immediately.
Very professional. knew what he was doing and helped me unclog my drain and redo the pipes.
came and began work promptly and cleaned up any mess he made very good work highly recommended'''.
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