Advanced Repipe Specialist

Dawn D.

Ramiro takes your concerns seriously. He repiped our 70+ year old home in one day. During the inspection phase, he found some very serious breaks in our iron sewer pipes. The following week they replaced those as well.

Cathy A.

We recently had our whole house repiped because we had Kitec pipes and many homes in our area had pipe failures. We received quotes from 3 companies and decided to go with Advanced Repipe Specialist because we received recommendations from 2 homeowners in our area. Ramiro, and his crew, were very professional and completed the repipe in a couple of days followed by the inspection and patching and texturing, for a total of about a week. We are very satisfied with the job they did and now have peace of mind that when we leave our home, for any period of time, we won't have to worry about our pipes breaking. Veronica, in their office, was also very helpful and knowledgeable too.

Dee R.

We developed a leak, somewhere in the master bathroom- shower. House is 15 years old, and bathroom was remodeled 4 years ago. Had a regular plumber in 3 different times: recaulk- no change, new shower valve cartridge- no change, drilled hole and ran camera- witnessed a water drop gather behind wall on shower head pipe- remove reinstall, caulk- no change to leaking status. My bedroom carpet behind the shower wall was still wet.
Called Advance Repipe, and they quickly set up appointment. Diagnosed the dreaded Kitec plumbing, and gave me a very fair estimate. (I had suspected the Kitec, and already had MUCH higher verbal estimates) Got a written contract and Ramiro and his crew were able to start the next day. (We have a handicapped individual who has a huge problem using the non-leaking tub/shower in the second bath) That day, Ramiro also recommended that he open the wall behind the shower to verify the valve. Sheet rock looked streaked, as through there had been water leaks, and I decided to have Ramiro replace it at the same time all the replumbing was re-done. Since the water heater was 15 years old, I replaced that at the same time.
The crew worked extremely hard that day- and got the house ready for ""rough-in"" inspection by the city. We had to wait for 3 days for the inspection, which included a weekend. Inspection was on a Monday, and on Tuesday, Ramiro had his folks back in. By noon on Wednesday, all was patched, and ready for me to paint.
Although whole house repipe is a very stressful situation, Ramiro did everything he said he was going to do, and in the time period he originally laid out. I would definitely recommend Advanced Repipe Specialists if you need your water pipes replaced. They worked hard, did a good job, and the price was very fair, considering the amount of work that goes into the job.

Alan S.

I'm thoroughly impressed with these folks. We did a complete repipe of our 1961 built home and Ramiro and his crew knocked it out in two days. Working with Aaron with the estimate and scheduling was a breeze. I highly recommend these folks. AAA+++

Michael F.

The work was impeccably done. Could not even tell where the walls were cut out. Plus my house is 4600 sq ft and it was done in just a few days. Ramiro and Advanced Repipe Specialists were great to work with. Would definitely recommend.

Mike

Ben C.

UPDATE:.
Unfortunately, I had to hire another plumber to finish the job. Summary of Advanced Repipe Specialist is below:

PROS:
* They worked really hard
* Great sheet rock work
* No leaks
* All new fixtures (look and work great)
* Fast and friendly quoting; Bill was very knowledgeable and efficient

CONS:
* They abandoned the job:
- I had to hire a new plumber after 10 months of no work
- I had to spend an extra $3,000 to finish the job
* They promised 1-2 day max to complete the first phase of plumbing work, but it took 4 days. That was difficult because I had only scheduled two days off work to keep the house open for them to work there.
* They left trash (excess pipes, pieces) under the house. It took me about two hours of crawling under the house to clean it up, which was required to pass inspection.
* Pipes were not secured correctly. Pipes fell down after plumbers left with no willingness to fix it. Another plumber was required to fix it and pass inspection.
* Too much up-selling, when working on plumbing
* The contract says the plumber will be there for inspections, but they did not show up.

Aparna S.

Please avoid using them at all costs!! Would give them 0 stars if allowed.
The only good part about them is that the estimator was a sincere older gentleman who was polite & did a good job. After that it was all downhill.

We had contracted them to replace all the pipes & drains for the house. There were multiple delays in plumbing work & 2 failed city inspections. Finally we, as owner had to change the permit to our name & work directly with the city to get the site inspected & approved. We were given an original estimate of 2 weeks to complete all the work but it dragged to 10 weeks. During the process they left the work site open for 5 weeks in between with a huge dug out in our front lawn. We had to worry about the safety of the kids.
In addition, they drilled a hole into our kitchen outside wall & left that open even after the work was completed. Worse nightmare!!

Brewster B.

Yes I'm a fan and would recommend them. They just finished a complete repipe of our entire home. The water was off on the 1st day from around 9 am and back on around 6 pm. Our house is only 11 years old but we never got almost instant hot water until this company replace and insulated all the hot water pipes. Now it's nearly instant hot water all the time. They recommended new valves for our washing machine and had to reroute an outdoor faucet which was completed in a timely manner. There were a couple of minor delays in the complete job but Veronica in their office was pleasant to deal with and kept us well informed. And by the way, the total price was approx. $3500.00 less than 2 other bids we had acquired.

MIchael H.

I called Advanced Repipe Specialist to get someone to come and give us a quote to replace our water pipes. I spoke to watch sounded like an older gentleman and told him my schedule to make an appointment. It was Monday and he said he had an appointment for Thursday but at a time I would not be able to make. He then said he will did not know if he could make an appointment for Friday morning at 9 AM he would have to check your schedule and let me know and I did not hear back from him.

Friday morning comes and the doorbell rings my wife and I were not expecting them as we have not heard back regarding the appointment. I mentioned that he did not confirm and he said oh you're the one I forgot to call back. I said apparently so he apologized and proceeded to take some measurements and look at what we needed to do. He then said he would have a quote for me within the next couple days. I gave them my email address and look forward to the possibility of doing business with them.

It has now been over two weeks and I've not heard one thing from them. I do not know if this is a regular behavior but after one miss hap I would think they would have a bit more vigilance for a potential customer.

I don't think this is a company I feel safe working with.

Curtis T.

My parents needed a complete re-piping of their water pipes, plus a new water main to the city's water connection. I called various plumbers to get estimates. Bill from Advanced Repipe specialist was very professional and gave me a folder full of information and the best quote. On the day we agreed upon, Ramiro and crew were out at my parent's house and in one day replaced all the water pipes with new copper pipes. While I'm not a water pipe expert, I do a lot of home repairs by myself and the materials they used appear to be top notch (brass fittings, stainless steel connectors) and I was impressed with the quality of work. Going under the house is tough, dirty work, but they put down floor protectors to keep dirt contained and made quick work of this big project. I wanted to give them 4.5 stars, but this is my first yelp review and I don't know how to score a 1/2 star! The only reason I am not giving a full 5 stars is a few minor hiccups in the process. 1) The water heater gas wasn't turned back on so I called PG&E to turn on (quick and free); 2) the wire netting for the crawl space ventilation was cut to give access to install copper pipes and while the wire was bent back into place, I felt it should have been sealed to prevent rodents from entering crawl space; 3) after installation of water pipes, there was a week delay in completing the project (patching drywall and filling hole in front yard due to a problem with permit (city error). Once the permit was corrected, they did great job of patching drywall holes. I would recommend anyone using this firm (or any other contractor) to inspect work and use new connections before final payment.

They appear to be honest, hardworking people and I definitely recommend this company. It's been about a month and the water pipes and faucets are working great! In fact, I have asked for a quote from Advanced repipe to install a new tankless water heater in MY home. Thank you Ramiro, Bill and crew!