Joseph's Affordable

Barbara K.

Rip Off Plumber. I hired Joseph's(my regular plumber was too busy) to replace a corroded iron return pipe to the laundry room radiator. $2100. The radiator always produced very good heat because of the short run from boiler to the laundry room. After Joseph's repair, there is barely any heat coming off of it.
They installed a small pex line which didn't match the size of the iron pipe it was attached to. This restricts the flow of the circulation.
Their workman were very unprofessional. They tore the insulation off and left it in the crawl space and they left standing water in the basement. They also failed to connect another pipe in the crawl space that was detached during the repair.
I complained and they returned to reconnect the pipe and dispose of the insulation. I had already taken care of the water.
Joseph's did return again when I explained I wasn't getting much heat out of the radiator. All he did was deny.
I had my usual plumber, Rumpf, come out. He agreed that the wrong size line had been installed. Not only was it the wrong size but it was the wrong type. Joseph's installed pex line for water not pex line for heating.
I'm waiting for his estimate to install the correct pex line.

Carol C.

A short while ago Joseph did a plumbing adjustment on my baseboard heating system. He was very prompt, polite, friendly, and reasonably priced. I will definitely call him again for any future plumbing work I may need.

Joseph K.

This company is one to avoid. They will give you a quote for a job but do not expect that to be the price you will finally pay. The owner of the company quoted me the lowest price of fifteen plumbers I called. Once they get in your house the bill goes up dramatically. You will be told you need this and that. They had to come out and repair a leak which they caused and jack up the price for that part which they ruined. The final cost was more than twice the amount I was originally told. Very dishonest.

Brad O.

It was late Friday afternoon and my wife and I came home to a new Great Lake. Our hot water heater decided to die. We had our three cats floating around on planks of wood and begging is to get on the ball. I made a call to Joseph's and he personally came over in 20 minutes as my shut-off valve broke. He was able to shut it off and sçheduled a new one early Saturday. The price was around average. The only drawback was that his workman was not real friendly.

Chris M.

Joe was very knowledgeable and willing to fit me into his schedule to check and teach me about a boiler for a potential house. He worked around my work day and scheduled me for a next day appointment. Very professional and has years of experience. Would recommend to anyone that wants quality honest work. Will be using Joe in the future!

Justin C.

I had a simple leak in my bathroom on the valves. A job that should not have cost half what I ended up paying ($500 after Joe took off $50). Joe made it seem like it would be a nightmare! ""We have to take all the floorboards up and replace the pipes with new ones."" I protested his price but he insisted. I figured since he's been a plumber 50 years he knows more than me.
Truth is He looked at that leak and new instantly it'd be a simple fix.

His worker left and came back from Home Depot then cut off the 3 valves and soldered on new ones. Thats about an hour total. HE NEVER TOUCHED THE FLOORBOARDS. The price remained $550. He stated ""I said I MIGHT have to go in the floorboards. You still owe $550.""

What?!

The job should not have cost $550! I was cheated.
He also tried to get me to fix the clogged Shower drain...using the same embellishment scare tactics. Said it would cost $2300!!
I got a new plumber to do it for $300 the next day. It was a very simple fix. He cut the floor open and replaced the clogged ""Trap"".
It took a combined 30 minutes.

After my original review Joe put my name, profession and ADDRESS in his response which was deleted by Yelp after I flagged it.
Dirty.
Then he sent me a message calling me a ""Fat Overweight Slob"".

Classless.

My Profession and where i live has NOTHING to do with our dispute...And it's a violation of my rights and Yelp's guidelines.

The bottom line is i Failed to get a written contract before the work started. Now i know.

Jonathan S.

We had an emergency where our bathroom started leaking into our dining room -- on a Sunday. Joseph came out right away. Turned out we had a cracked stack that involved gutting the bathroom and dining room. Joseph hand-held us through all the steps that would happen, gave estimates that turned out to be spot-on, and recommended a fantastic contractor to repair the dining room and parts of the bathroom.

Joseph's crew are really good fellows and really nice guys. They worked their butts off in the middle of a hot summer in a sweltering, small space.

Above all in an age where so many contractors are remarkably bad communicators, this is where Joseph particularly shines. He pretty much called me every day that he wasn't on site, even on weekends.

When we had a minor issue 6 months later, he was out the next day and fixed it at no charge.

This is no average Joe. He's excellent Joe.

Ava S.

Joseph is the top of the line and my first and only choice for many reasons. Over the years, I have hired many plumbers in the area. Many don't know how to handle high end fixtures, offer cheap fixes and don't assess the whole situation. Some won't go down into the crawlspace where the pipes are! I have had major repairs issues in my condo - from sinking floors from leaks, broken sewer pipes in my crawlspace, major leaks and damage caused by ineffective plumbers who were recommended to me. As soon as I hired Joseph, he immediately went to bat for me - by calling his public adjuster to help me understand the insurance portion and following through right away with his knowledgeable expertise - he goes beyond the call of duty to get the work done right. He always answers the phone. He is thorough, understanding, and experienced.

Lisa K.

Called Joseph's Affordable Plumbing for an estimate running a water line from my basement straight up through the floor to a closet for my washer and install vent for the dryer.
Joe came out right away to check out the job and gave me an estimate. I had other estimates so I pretty much knew what I was looking at. They all told me including Joe, ""yeah this is a all day job."". I had prices from $1350-$1500. Joe's price was right in the middle at $1400 and could do the job right away. Since I lost a week and a half waiting on another plumber, I was excited the job was finally going to get done. They came the next day at 9am and were done, cleaned up and out by 12:00. There was a leak in the copper pipe that (Steve) welded. I called and spoke to Joe and he had Steve come back and fix it. I got the electrical done over the holiday and Joseph's plumbing came back and connected everything.
It's all good. Everything works, no leaks, a little pricey but so were other plumbers. I think it was priced on the fact it was a all day job but didn't turn out to be. Other than that I'm happy.

Eric D.

Had Joseph's out once to fix a thermostat in a radiator in our kid's room. He and his nephew were nice guys and did a good job at a reasonable price. We talked about doing more steam work throughout the house. Here we are a couple of months later and I called about a small crack in a hose line at the rear of our house. Joe seemed annoyed to be getting the call but said he would send someone out the following morning. After calling me annoyed that his guy called the wrong house, his plumber showed up, took a look and said it would be easy enough. He needed to call Joe to get a price. Joe then told him that it would be $225. To repair a tiny section of pipe for a hose line that's totally accessible and should take no more than 15 minutes, at most. I respectfully declined to the gentleman.

2 minutes later Joe called me and aggressively said ""are you kidding me!? You can't pay $225 after I sent someone out there!? Don't ever think about calling us again!"". Was literally yelling. He then hung up. Beware. Nothing ""affordable"" or friendly about him.

There are better options and I have someone coming out today for under $100.