J. Blanton Plumbing

Jameson L.

Steve and Joe from J Blanton Plumbing were fantastic. I was given a typical two-hour window for their arrival and they were on time, courteous, quickly identified the problem with our sink, gave a reasonable estimate, and not only fixed it, but showed me some helpful tricks on how to prevent the previous owners' clogs and mistakes. Highly recommended

Ann C.

My family and I came back from Labor Day weekend to discover a horrible burning smell, which was our burnt out water heater. Jack Blanton came out very promptly to our home, only to discover that our pipes were done completely wrong, and that our situation was actually very dangerous. He and his crew stayed for almost six hours, fixing our pipes, dealing with two different water heaters (the first one didn't fit), and explaining in detail everything that was wrong and what they did. I feel like we got a very good deal considering how much time and energy they spent on what turned out to be much more than just replacing a to water heater. We were thrilled with their job!

Leah J.

I had a plumbing emergency last night - water coming in through my ceiling at a pretty fast rate - and the plumber on-call at J Blanton identified the problem over the phone. It took a while, and although he could've required that someone come out to look at the problem (read: could've charged me for late-night service call), he stuck with it, was super-patient, and walked me through all the possible sources of the leak. Found it, fixed it, no more leak.

I will definitely be using these guys going forward. Could not have been kinder or more helpful.

Sheay C.

We had a pipe burst in the common area of our condo. They answered the phone right away, were very responsive, arrived on time, quoted us a price at the beginning, and completed the work quickly.

(The pricing seemed a little high, but I don't have anything to compare it to; we were in a jam and needed it fixed ASAP. We are just glad to have running water again and the quick response time was worth the cost for us.)

Kevin W.

Best value in town! if you want something done right the first time by a team of expert plumber/problem solvers then you need J Blanton Plumbing. My wife and I own a 3 unit building and have had our share share of plumbing issues with 3 kitchen and 5 bathrooms it's bound to happen. I've tried a number of highly rated plumbers with lack luster results and lots of follow ups to fix the same problem causing much frustration, wasted time and expense. The Balaton's do things right the first time and solve problems that my previous 4 plumbers could not fix and in couple cases could not even identify the problem. Also the most enjoyable to work with. They have saved me thousand of dollars by fixing my main drain, caught a sewer back up issue before it became a much bigger problem and even got the City of Chicago to fix a potential disaster at no cost to me. I can't say enough about how great they are as trusted professionals that give honest and direct answers to my questions. They didn't upsell just provided options and solutions to prevent problems before they occur. All this and great to work with. Call J Blanton to fix any plumbing issues or upgrades. If you have a basement in Chicago you would invite them out to check and or clean your pipes before you end up with a wet basement. I hope this helps.

M V.

I had a coupon for the place. It turns out the coupon didn't cover all of what my bathtub clog needed, but it was easy to reach J Blanton, they were quick to schedule me, on time, and, doing the minimal fix covered by the coupon, got my tub draining again without leaving a big mess behind. I was happy with their work

Kathryn C.

First, I give Jack Blanton a lot of credit for being a nice, responsive guy, who shows up on time. This is why I gave him two stars. If you have a fairly simple plumbing problem, give him a call.

I, however, had a clogged toilet that turned out to be caused by a broken pipe under the foundation of my home. Mr. Blanton came out to my house twice, charged me nearly $1500, and nothing was fixed. This is an outrageous amount for having fixed nothing.

Mr. Blanton also advised me that he could not pinpoint the issue using a camera, so we would need to jackhammer through the foundation in my guest bedroom and my hallway. I got a second opinion from another plumber, who Mr. Blanton recommended. The second plumber did all the diagnostic work for free, was able to televise and find the issue and only had to cut a 2x2 hole in the foundation to fix the problem.

Peter Z.

We found J.Blanton through Angie's List, but still feel that we got very, very lucky. Jack and Jake Blanton emailed, texted and returned calls with information and details at ease. Educating us and explaining to us the details all along the way. We were impressed with the work and customer service that we hired them again to replace our water heater.

I am the president of our condo association and not only plan on making J.Blanton our buildings plumber. I plan to call them back for my own plumbing needs.

Jonathan L.

We had been experiencing serious plumbing issues for several years, literally spending thousands of dollars trying to resolve our issue. Jack came in and assessed our situation, and showed specifically what he was going to do, as well as the cost. In his appraisal he ran two scenarios-best case and worst case...frtunately for us the best case scenario played out. Jack was fair and accurate, clean and courteous, as well as timely in the completion of his work. Great to have finally found a reliable, professional plumber!

Julia L.

I called them a few months ago about my dishwasher, and they were out there the same day and recommended someone else that could do the repair that I need. I was so impressed that they took a look at things for no charge, that when our toilet had an issue they were the first people I called. They came over, called about 20 minutes before they were going to arrive, did their work and were out of our condo within 20 minutes. Great guys to work with! Would def. use again.