Marcin Kuczynski
3 years ago
Shawn's a hard worker, takes care of emergencies. I was always willing to pay a little more for drain cleaning because of his promptness. We've had other jobs quoted and he's been above average from his competition. Like most tradesman, if they don't have the right tools and have to sub out some of the work, their costs go up.
Edit: Shawn offered to come look at a job to provide a better quote which he estimated between 225-300 (it's $70 for material and to rent the tool to do it alone, I'm handy and can do a lot of this basic stuff, decided not to waste his time) He could have rescheduled, I wasn't trying to be petty with the review, I think it's a nice review based on my experience. He wrote a very nasty text in response (unprofessional) and since we won't be working together I wanted to share my thoughts for people making decisions on work they need.
For drain cleaning, really the only thing Shawn was equal value to everyone else, so we used him for convenience since he lives a few blocks away and was always willing to come. Shawn uses a cutter drum setup which is quick and easy to setup and use (10-15 minute job - $125-150 for us) but if you have root issues a spring type auger is more robust, and does a much better job, especially if you only have a 3 access like we did. Hard to find those old machines used by plumbers these days, the guy prior to Shawn retired so he was our first call based on distance. I called one other guy, same prices but he couldn't get out as fast. My original guy, with spring loaded charged $100 (45 minutes job due to longer setup, much better results, had it really good) We used Shawn for 6 years, 3-4 cleanings a year. I think his other reviews speak for themselves.
Edit2: Shawn's sewer line replacement to the side walk was 5k, two other quotes at 3750 and 4400. He had to call his excavator guy to discuss the cost and scope based on the porch setup. I didn't get the impression it was his employee or equipment during the conversation. The 10k total was another 5k from sidewalk to street connection. I did not quote the full line replacement with other companies.