B Bohmann Plumbing

Golf T.

They came and installed a new sump pump.Within a few months it malfunctioned and spewed water all over the area. They came again and installed a second pump. Shortly after, we realized the cords for the pump had fallen into the crock (because they hadn't secured them properly) and were blocking the float. After moving the cords the pump once again failed and spewed water all over. When we called for service we were told (in a VERY RUDE MANNER) if we wanted immediate help we needed to call another contractor. We highly recommend avoiding this company at all costs. If I could give lower than a 1 star rating I would.

Jean N.

Great service! On-time, professional, cost effective. Needed a new sump pump, explained all the option and didn't make my feel horrible for picking the option I did. Even when I started to question my choice they reassured me what I picked would work for our house.

Peppy S.

This plumbing company is a TOTAL SCAM. Tried to pull off a truck load of lies to scam me out of a ton of money.
He said he would give me a quote through email, then suddenly wanted to come look at the job again? I already knew there was some BS on it's way. First got told the bathtub was once replaced, that was the opening line of the rest of the BS to follow. The bathtub is actually original! Then I got told the original stack set inside the CIELING for the upstairs toilet all had to be changed out to a bigger one, that it was too small. A 4 inch stack is NOT small!! THEN he denied that he said that to me as soon as I brought my male friend inside the room. lol. Then he said the downstairs ORIGINAL TOILET was NOT vented, even though it does in fact have a vent upstairs.
To top it off he was extremely RUDE and told me not to interrupt him, like I was a small child...!!
Both my friend and I caught him out in a ton of BS, and sent him on his way. Wish I hadn't paid the $60.00 fee in the first place. More BS!!!!
I never would have called these jokers, but they were listed as Cudahy plumbing, then found out they have adopted other company phone numbers. If that isn't a scam in itself I don't know what is.
Stay away from them!!! I don't even think they are actual plumbers. I'm willing to BET they would have asked for money down and then never do the job!!!!

Sarah S.

On 1/2/2015 they installed a hot water heater that was manufactured on 2/10/2009. Obviously, this didn't last long and had to be replaced recently. Of course, they also didn't return any phone calls or respond to a request from the BBB. If this is they type of service you want then go for it--Good luck! I highly recommend you avoid this company and hire a different plumber!

Terry G.

Poor customer service. Called for an estimate and was told that there would be a $59 fee that would be credited to my account if I accepted the estimate. Told him that I was checking around and other plumbers were willing to provide an estimate without charging a fee and he hung up on me. Don't waste your time on this guy.

Patty D.

This guy is a scam! We were told by We Energies after an inspection that we had several very minor leaks in our gas lines in the basement. They were so small that they left the gas on, said the tenants were in no danger and gave us a month to get it fixed.
Our tenants called Bohmann for an estimate and they were told $3,500. I told them this guy was crazy! Then he asked them for $65 for the estimate.
I called a licensed heating and cooling guy to check it out and he did everything for $450. We Energies said everything looked great - no more leaks, and nice repair work.
Bohmann had also charged my friend's mom $950 to fix a drip in her kitchen faucet a while back. Forced her to buy a new faucet and said if she didn't buy theirs, they would not give her a warranty on the job. She is in her 80's and had just lost her husband and was living on a fixed income. If I had known this was who my tenants were calling for an estimate, I would have warned them. I replaced their $65.

Lauren Z.

Called Bohmann Friday morning asking if they had someone who could come out to put in a warranty replacement part that Rheem had sent me for my hot water heater. The man in the office said sure, no problem we can send someone out tomorrow morning. They then called me later in the day saying they could come out that afternoon to do the replacement because someone else cancelled.

Brian Bohmann came with a woman named Sally and I brought them down into the basement where the hot water heater was and gave him the part that Rheem sent to replace (it was a thermopile).

He told me it would cost $316 for him to do the work to replace the part! I said that doesn't seem right. The hot water heater itself is probably only worth $500. He became very ruined and insisted I then had to pay the $65 ""service call fee"" for him coming out. $65 for him to walk into my basement and walk back out.

No one had ever mentioned to me there would be a fee just for him to come. Not on the phone when I made the appointment and not when we got there. I literally had to pay him $65 for him to come to my house and leave.

I then had another plumber come and replace the part for $50 and he did it in 30 minutes. Brian was going to charge $316! Do not use these people! They will rip you off!

James B.

If I could give zero stars, I would. I was charged about $650 for a $200 repair. They charge by tier - offering full service all the way down to ""quick fix"" or something like that. Even the quick fix is way more expensive than it should be. Also, the technician clogged the sink and then charged me to fix it. I had no choice at the time as this was a rental property. I called the owner and he was extremely rude to me and hung up on me as I was trying to explain the situation. I can't imagine this experience going much worse. I cannot say enough bad things about this company.

Doug Q.

I called Bohmann Plumbing because I had a badly plugged up drain pipe to the basement drain. Their plumber opened up a binder with a list of 5 options of various repair descriptions and listed prices. Their top option had some warranty included and was priced at over $5,000. The lowest option was termed a ""band aid"" option at a cost of $1323. Even the low option seemed too much, but I had the day off for the appointment and really just wanted to get it fixed. As crappy as it sounds to choose the band aid, the description seemed like it covered what was needed and I agreed. It amounted to about 3 hours work and some plastic materials from under the kitchen sink to the basement drain directly below. He said he had a faucet on the truck and I knew I'd need one soon, so I figured I might has well do that too. It was $467 for a faucet and about another hour labor.

As I made payment, the plumber's phone rang. I heard a voice say, "" Did you ask about the water heater"". I assume it was his boss, and I'm thinking that they are fishing for another expensive repair. Bohmann Plumbing had installed my water heater in 2008. When the plumber asked if I wanted to have him check how my water heater was functioning , I almost said no. But then I thought, what's the harm? I wasn't about to authorize work, but I'd see what he would say out of curiosity. The first thing he did was open up the relief valve. He said water should have gushed out and since it didn't ther could be a problem. He asked if I wanted to replace the water heater. I said no and he left. A day or two later I went downstairs and saw the floor was all wet from water leaking from the relief valve. I played with the valve a couple times to see if I could stop the leak, but it continued. I called Brian Bohmann and left a message that I had a leaky valve since his plumber opened it up. He called later and set up an appointment for the next morning. The same plumber showed up for the appointment. First thing he does is open his binder with the 5 options again, the top one being a full replacement and the bottom ""band aid' option was replacing the relief valve at a cost of $385.

I said I had no problem until he opened the valve and I wasn't happy that I now had an issue where there was none before. I was feeling a really bad vibe about this company and told him I would call another plumber rather pay him to repair a problem he caused. He then began to write up an invoice to bill me for a service call. I told him I couldn't believe he expected me to pay since his action created the reason for the call, especially after all the money I already spent. He said he could just write ""customer refused payment' on the invoice. I then decided I wanted to just close the book on my dealings with this company and paid the service call fee.

I then called another plumbing company after searching reviews to make sure I got a company with a good reputation. I explained to their plumber what was done by Bohmann's plumber. He said there is no good reason to manually open a relief valve, and that a plumber would know that opening the valve could likely displace the seal causing leakage. He said simply tapping on the valve can usually work to move the seal back in place. He did that and It seemed to work. I found later there was still a small amount of water leaking, so I gave the valve a couple taps with the back of a screwdriver and the entire floor dried up. Problem solved. I did ask the new plumber to show his company's price on a valve replacement and it was only $235 compared to Bohmann's $385. He could have easily sold me the valve, but was honest enough to show me a simple fix. He also told me the installation Bohmann had done on my water heater was improper, and wouldn't pass a home inspection. He said a flexible hose they used was not code and that all gas lines need to be metal. He noticed that the flexible hose they used was bracketed onto the water heater with screws and said you should never puncture a water heater tank for any reason. He also said brass fittings should have been used to connect the unit to the copper water pipes and they were not.

Matthew M.

Terrible way to do business, great way to scam people. Stay clear of this company.

I called Bohmann because I cracked a 3 inch nipple while trying to remove a broken shut-off valve for my dishwasher. I explained the issue over the phone and informed them that I needed a new valve and a new 3 inch nipple.

2 plumbers showed up to my house to address this issue (how do 2 guys fit under a kitchen sink at once?). They first provided me with a $1600 service to replace the parts and warranty them for 2 years. Then I was offered the $504 ""band-aid"" fix. They wouldn't break down the cost and I informed them that I was expecting to receive a list of what the parts cost and the number of hours/labor rate. When asked if all plumbers would charge me $504, their response was ""We don't know what other plumbers cost"".

I declined the work and then the one plumber began rattling off the parts I needed to purchase, as if he was attempting to confuse me. He then said ""Do you still want to try fixing it yourself?""

I sent the plumbers on their way after paying the $62 service trip charge. The same night I had another plumber address my cracked pipe. $31 worth of parts and 1 hour of labor later, problem solved.

Bohmann clearly tries to give you sticker shock ($1600) and then offer an over-priced unnecessary alternate solution, in hopes that after seeing $1600 you'd jump all over a $504 repair.