Dave Blair Plumbing

Stan B.

Shower head broke and needed replacement. Saw Dave Blair ad in neighborhood association paper....gave them a try. Plumber came to quote the job and was very high considering it's ""ten minutes or less""
of installation labor. Commented on quote and gave him a $ with Yes or No. Took picture of shower head style and agreed to Yes$.
Tech installed shower head next day.

Zig G.

Called Dave Blair Plumbing. Got appointment same day. Tech showed up on time. Needed parts to fix it. Tech George needed to come back the next day with proper parts (rather than installing with wrong parts I might add!). George showed up on time the next day as well. When there was a minor hiccup, his boss Miguel joined him to solve the problem. No issues since they fixed the problem and it has been a week. Very happy with everything, start to finish: great phone manner, timely appointment, techs on time, seemingly fixed it properly and a reasonable price. Would use them again.

Roq G.

We called Dave Blair Plumbing in a pinch when our tub started to leak. They came out and said the bathtub stems needed replacing. They spent maybe 20 minutes max doing the repairs and charged us almost $400 (Parts cost maybe a 1/10th of that amount, so labor was the remainder?!). They also said our water pressure was too strong in the house and suggested we install a pressure regulator for $800 which we declined. About a week later, the same tub started leaking again.

We called Dave Blair to come back out and set an appointment for a Saturday morning. They never showed up and when we called them, they said they were stuck on another job. Thanks for making us wait around for 3 hours.

We made another appointment for the following Monday. Two guys came out and now changed their opinion that it wasn't the stems after all and they'd have to break the wall to see what was happening. After putting holes in our wall, they determined it was the overflow and p-trap line that was leaking and it all had to be replaced How much to fix we asked? Oh, that will be $2,000. Wait, what?? But if we acted now, it would only cost us $1800. We said no thanks to the high pressure sale and they left.

We called another local plumber who quoted us $450 for the same job and got it done. And to add insult to injury, according to the new plumber, it turns out that Dave Blair Plumbing didn't event install Pfister OEM stems but used some cheap knock-offs and they can't even tighten all the way. As well, it turns out we don't really need a water pressure regulator that was suggested by Dave Blair.

Long story short, avoid the overcharges, unnecessary upsells, missed appointments and poor quality work with Dave Blair Plumbing.

Matt S.

Just wanted to take a moment and let everyone in the area know that Dave Blair is an excellent Plumbing Company. Mago and Ricardo are great! Super friendly and professional.

They've came to my home the day before Thanksgiving no questions asked. The Company was friendly, professional and they did an excellent job installing a new faucet in my bathroom. They've also been out before to my home as well. I want to thank you again for being such a reputable Company within the Culver City Community.

Jack K.

Dave Blair Plumbing was started by Dave Blair the father more than 35 years ago. We have used him for all types of plumbing work for 22 years. He is the best, His son, Kenny has now taken over many tasks and is terrific also. For example we had a malfunctioning water heater a week ago. Kenny came. Other plumbers might have tried to sell us a whole new heater but kenny fixed ours quickly and for under $100. This is a great firm.

scott l.

The worst I've even had to deal with. Poor work, no show, broken step stones, unfinished job, wasted time and money.

Amal G.

My review is a bit overdue and I apologize for that. However, here it is: Kenny and Art are without a doubt the best plumber we have had at the West End hotel. They are not just nice and hard working, they are respectful-unlike the last plumber Dave Blair's sent us. Now that guy was just rude from beginning to end, please never send him again! Anyway, back to Kenny and Art. Now those guys deserve a raise and the best plumbers ever reward! Request these guys and you won't be disappointed! Just let them do their job. Thank you so much Kenny and Art! You guys rock!

Lee J.

I had been using Blair Plumbing for years. Their work was fine. Then last month they snaked a kitchen sink and also sealed a leak from the same sink. last week, both the sink backed up again and the leak returned. I texted the son, Kenny the following note:
""morning Kenny. This is Lee.
our kitchen sink is still blocked. and it's leaking still underneath into the lower cabinet. both of these items were recent repairs by you.
how did you want to take care of this?""
I expected a polite professional response saying he'd have to look at it and tell me whether it's a redo or new work. I was fine with either as I had always trusted him. this is the response I got back: (I've replaced letters with filler symbols for obvious reasons!)
""Go F^*~ yourself""
I was shocked. I thought maybe he was joking.
I called the father Dave (super nice guy) and he laughed and said he apologized and would look into it. still no follow up.
I wouldn't allow anyone from Blair Plumbing onto my property ever again. it was shocking and a bit scary. what a shame. someone has obviously suffered a stroke or had a brain aneurism with a response like that! A cautionary tale for all interested!

Culver N.

Called about an older floor furnace. Was told they work on these and knew right away the model and parts that would likely be needed. Sounds good so far!

Was told it would be 4 days before they could get out. Ummm, well ok. ""We'll be there Thursday at 9am"".

So here we are, Thursday at 9am. Nothing. 9:30, nothing, 10, nothing, not even a call. 10:15 I call them... ""Hi this is Dave, oh yes your ticket went out with the other guy / truck. I'll call him and find out what's up and call you right back"".

Yea, well I had an appointment I made days ago.

10:30, nothing. 11am, nothing, 11:30, nothing.

Noon, I call again. ""Hi this is Dave. Oh, yes I keep calling the other plumber, he must be under a house and can't answer his phone..."" Ummm yea, but its now THREE HOURS after my appointment, YOU NEVER CALLED ME, I HAD TO CALL YOU.

Well ""Dave"", don't bother showing up. I've wasted three hours so far, had to call you for info, you never returned my calls.

Sorry dude. I'm a life long Culver City resident, but won't be a Culver City / local business (Dave Blair Plumbing) customer.

Leslie B.

I called Dave on good recommendation from a friend. He was great on the phone -- answered right away and was very accommodating to fit my job in the same day. Unfortunately the two guys who showed up were incredibly unprofessional. I asked them if they could please park their van in the designated area nearby (after I had gone to the trouble to get them a parking permit), and they very dismissively told me no, they don't have time -- the one guy had an doctors appointment to get to. Great, so you know what, then DON'T BOOK MY APPT if you don't have adequate time to do the job! I should have sent them away right then. It was a super simple job, and yet they argued with each other about EVERTHING. Seriously, it was like I had two of the three Stooges sitting on my kitchen floor bickering like children about which valve to shut off and which piece of hardware to use. All in all, I think the work was good (I certainly hope) but I'm severely disappointed in their professionalism and I will not be calling these guys again.