Showing posts with label Ball Plumbing 360-647-2255. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ball Plumbing 360-647-2255. Show all posts

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Bellingham drains

Bellingham has some very talented artists here and sometimes they try to do plumbing. Luckily, Bellingham also has plumbers who think in straight lines and downhill slopes.

Okay, there were other problems in this app, like the holes in the tee (first pic) in the wall that destroyed the wall and a few pieces of equipment (washing machine, etc) tied into the drain, but still it only took 5 hours from arrival to departure for me to do it correctly.

Not forgetting the holes in the drain tee. That was huge.

Before Ball Plumbing:

After Ball Plumbing:


Thursday, July 24, 2014

Bellingham Chamber of Commerce

Ball Plumbing is back at the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce! We took some time off during the Great Not-A-Recession Depression, but things are looking different now, so time to get involved again.

Ball Plumbing hosted the Chamber's radio show for a number of years and hopefully we will be able to do it again.

Bellingham Chamber Page

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Bellingham Water Heaters

water heater expansion tank and circulation pump
This work of art is seven years old. It is looking and acting a lot older, though.

The unit of the right sprung on Sunday afternoon and I bypassed it to get the house hot water. There are a few major code and common sense violations in the current set up, so we're looking at different options for replacing the system. Quite a mess.

Bellingham water heaters


Friday, June 27, 2014

Another Bellingham sewer clean out

This sewer clean out was a little more manageable than the 15' deep one we did last month.

A good sewer clean out is installed as close to the house as possible, which some plumber did back in 1989. Where he went wrong was to install it 12" below ground level and then put the stairs back over it.

I found the old clean out after selling the new homeowner on installing a clean out in order to clear the whole house sewer stoppage. Turns out the stoppage was at the joint the other plumber installed for his clean out.

All is good now. I did use the old clean out to clear the stoppage and installed the new clean out above ground level in front of the steps.

Got eaten alive by mosquitoes, too. I got 12 huge bumps on my arms from the li'l vampires.




Thursday, May 22, 2014

Sewer Clean Out Bellingham, Wa

Anyone who has had the a sewer stoppage has heard the question, "Do you have a clean out?"

This is a sewer clean out Ball Plumbing installed recently. Yes, it's 15' deep!


Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Revamped www.ballplumbing.net

I got tired of the ridicule about the "baby poop brown" colors, the dead links, and the references to 1995 design.

I found and destroyed most of the "baby poop brown" except for a few locations where the color code was hidden by original coder.

I put the prices on their own page (www.ballplumbing.net/prices.html) and added a Specials page (www.ballplumbing.net/specials.html)

Nothing fancy, but better that it was this morning.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Wrong County listed in Craigslist Ad

This is our ad on CL. Notice the Skagit County in the first line. While we do business down there---all contractors work there---the CL ad is for Whatcom County.

So yes, we do work (and live) in Whatcom.

Plumber (Ball Plumbing)

Since 2005, Ball Plumbing has done plumbing and rooter work for homes and businesses in Skagit County.

Our website: http://www.ballplumbing.net

Find us on AngiesList, BBB, and Google.
All our plumbers are state licensed.

100% Transparent Pricing!

+Labor Rate: $88.00 per hour (charged to the closest 15 minutes);
+Service Charge: $45.00 Service Charge (local travel and truck charge);
+$45.00 per hour per additional worker (charged to the closest 15 minutes);
+Parts, equipment, and tax are extra.

Minimum: 1 hour plus Service Charge: $133.00 ($88.00 per hour plus $45.00 Service Charge);

Contract Price: We can give you a contract price or a NTE when we see the job. The estimate cost is $88.00.


360-647-2255 (BALL)



Ball Plumbing
  • Location: Ball Plumbing
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Posting ID: 4184798979
 
Posted: 2013-11-11, 7:54AM PST
 
Updated: 2013-11-11, 7:57AM PST
 

Friday, November 8, 2013

Ball Plumbing's Reviews

Ball Plumbing Angies List Reviews

Reviews....how many of us have their work critiqued on the internet? It's a little daunting, to say the least.

Here are the reviews from Angies List, the good and the bad.




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Bellingham WA 98225
Company ID: 2018330
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Review Date: December 14, 2012
Member: 

Bellingham, WA 98229
Categories: 
Plumbing
Water Heaters
Services Performed: 
Yes
* More Weight is given to a review where work has been completed.
Work Completed Date: 
December 13, 2012
Hire Again: 
Yes
Approximate Cost: 
$1,000.00
Home Build Year: 
1994
Description Of Work: 
Replaced leaking 26 year old Hot Water Heater/Tank
Member Comments: 
From the point of first call to Ball and completion of the job was about 5 hours.  This included Robert first estimating the job and then picking up the heater.  Very professional, job estimate and final cost was within a few dollars.  I would highly recommend the company.

OverallA
PriceA
QualityA
ResponsivenessA
PunctualityA
ProfessionalismA



Review Date: September 14, 2012
Member: 

Bellingham, WA 98225
Category: 
Plumbing
Services Performed: 
No
* More Weight is given to a review where work has been completed.
Work Completed Date: 
July 13, 2012
Last Modified Date: 
September 18, 2012
Hire Again: 
No
Home Build Year: 
1950
Description Of Work: 
Ball Plumbing gave me an estimate to fix a leaking pipe I had in my kitchen.
Member Comments: 
He estimate was a little too high.  I just didn’t go for him.  I think plumbers are incredibly overpaid but they do have a gross job.  He was bringing up a lot of issues that were potential problems.  I just didn’t think it was that complicated so I let it go.  He did come by and give me his time but I found another plumber to do the job.
Transcribed from a telephone interview
Company Response: 
We're a small, private company that values good customers and we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. 

Our prices are totally transparent and listed on our website: http://****/services.html

Please go there before calling us.

OverallA
PriceN/A
QualityN/A
ResponsivenessB
PunctualityA
ProfessionalismA



Review Date: July 26, 2012
Member: 

Bellingham, WA 98225
Categories: 
Plumbing
Water Heaters
Services Performed: 
No
* More Weight is given to a review where work has been completed.
Work Completed Date: 
July 23, 2012
Last Modified Date: 
August 03, 2012
Hire Again: 
No
Home Build Year: 
1910
Description Of Work: 
Water heater installation
Member Comments: 
So I saw the posting on Angie's List with the good rating and the coupon. I called Ball to help me finish/connect a water heater I had replaced. They first admonished me for not buying a good water heater and touted their own. (OK, I went cheap but I got a name brand.) He then told me they would install it but wipe their hands of it afterwards because they didn't like the brand of water heater. Why would I blame them for the internal failings of a water heater anyway? It just sounded like they would do a crappy job and then not guarantee anything because they didn't provide the water heater. But this is the best part...I said I saw their coupon for $66 an hour fee. They told me, "Well, there's a $45 show up/diagnosis fee." And then they tell me, "And that doesn't include parts and labor." So what does it cover! At that point I was so frustrated I ended the conversation. If you don't want to do the job just say so! Watch for the "bait and switch" on that coupon.
Company Response: 
All our prices are listed on our website: http://ballplumbing.net/services.html

The coupon reflects our normal hourly rate for most jobs. It's not a discount deal.

The initial phone call is as much an interview with you as it's with us. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.

OverallD
PriceD
QualityN/A
ResponsivenessN/A
PunctualityN/A
ProfessionalismD



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Review Date: July 24, 2012
Member: 
Categories: 
Plumbing
Water Heaters
Services Performed: 
Yes
* More Weight is given to a review where work has been completed.
Work Completed Date: 
July 23, 2012
Hire Again: 
Yes
Approximate Cost: 
$1,450.00
Description Of Work: 
They replaced a broken water heater in the garage. It needed other stuff like like earthquake strap, expansion tank and new gas connection and a few vent turns. They cleaned up and disposed of the old one.
Member Comments: 
It went as well as can be expected.   The job took longer than I thought, but I chose to go with a quoted price over the hourly rate, so I saved some money there. The hourly was 66 plus a service charge of 45 not including the water heater.

It looks good with brass parts and quality parts and the water is hot for the first time in years.



Review Date: October 10, 2011
Member: 

Bellingham, WA 98225
Categories: 
Plumbing
Plumbing - Drain Cleaning
Sewer Cleaning
Services Performed: 
Yes
* More Weight is given to a review where work has been completed.
Work Completed Date: 
October 01, 2011
Hire Again: 
Yes
Approximate Cost: 
$2,600.00
Home Build Year: 
1926
Description Of Work: 
Robert promptly diagnosed and fixed an old (70 yr) sewer  main in the yard of our vintage rental property. His quote was very fair in comparison to others and he worked with my husband and subtracted my husband's labor time out of the final cost. He also fixed a rather complex do-it-yourself gone wrong plumbing situation in the basement of the same house and was prompt and price appropriate with this service as well. Robert is a funny, quirky guy who will not hesitate to tell you what he thinks, but he seems to do good, solid work and he was professional. I will use his services in the future. 
Member Comments: 
I
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OverallA
PriceA
QualityA
ResponsivenessA
PunctualityA
ProfessionalismA
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