J A M Plumbing & Heating

Joseph M.

Quality work but I was not pleased with the way we were invoiced. The labor was very detailed but the materials were not. We had supplied a majority of the materials for the job. When we received the bill it had one line labeled ""materials"" for a couple hundred dollars. No itemization. When questioned about it we were told that's just the way they've always done it so we asked for a breakdown. We were told we would receive one, but we never received it. If you decide to have this crew do work, make sure they are as detailed with materials as they are with labor on their invoice.

Without a doubt in my mind the materials portion on our invoice was significantly padded...a couple hundred dollars for what amounted to several feet of iron gas pipe and a cap, a couple feet of copper (we provided 90% of it) and one shutoff valve (we supplied the other five). Perhaps $50 in materials if sourced from a local jobber supply, but definitely not more than $200. There's a reason we never received the itemization...they knew they could never justify it.