Max Sheppard asked:
Your husband, daddy, boyfriend, down the street, down the hall, or next door neighbor have done everything they know how to do and that pipe is STILL leaking, and you’re STILL having to turn the bathroom sink faucet on with an adjustable wrench. It’s time to call in a professional plumber.
That should not be a problem, right? After all, the local phone director has about 6 pages of its Yellow Pages listings devoted just to plumbers. So, open the phone book, close your eyes, and point.
Not quite. Unless you point at several, and call them in the order in which they were pointed to. Then, that would be a good idea, because you would be able to compare prices.
Just make sure when the prices are being read out, there is not a category that reads, “Fixing what your __________ (fill in the blank) tried to”, and the dollar amount is double that of the other services. Granted, the plumber may deserve that amount, but it’s not really a fair thing to do. (Only kidding. No reputable plumber would do that.)
Once you have narrowed your choices down to one, make sure that he (or she-you never know these days) is a licensed Master Plumber. Yes, there is a difference. Master plumbers stand above the rest, because unlike any other plumber, they have specialized accreditation that only they could receive.
Don’t be afraid to ask for a “consult” visit to obtain an estimate of the repair work, then call around afterward and compare that plumbers price with other businesses. They might tell you, “Yeah, that’s about what I’d charge,” or they might say, “No, I’ll do it for $___ less.” As long as they are reputable, you have just saved some money.
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