Pipe Arts Plumbing

Kirstie B.

As a result of these reveiws I called Edgar this afternoon because our regular plumber could not come until next week. Edgar is now our new plumber! He came this evening after his day full of jobs to unclog a garbage disposal so that we could have full use of our kitchen sinks over the Easter weekend. The price was fair and his service was excellent.

Laurie P.

I first met Edgar in 2004, the day after I moved into my house in Oakland. The first night in my new house I could smell something bad, and I started calling around for plumbers the next morning. Edgar showed up in his immaculate disposal jumpsuit with an equally immaculate van, and 2 hours later, he had found and repaired the problem -- a sloppy joint that had been cut a little short and had slipped loose behind a bathroom wall. He didn't just fix the leak, he cleaned up the mess. What a pro!

So of course I called Edgar when I started my kitchen remodel. He did a most fabulous job and always left my house cleaner than he found it. His bid was reasonable, he showed up every time on time, and even came a couple of times when my other subcontractors needed help to get everything installed. The perfect plumber.

In the years since, he's done some other major plumbing art work in my home, including installing new Toto toilets (yay!) and replacing the pump in the sewer exhaust tank (major major headache). I can't say enough good things about Edgar and crew! He's a total plumbing rock star!

Candy P.

Look no further if you need a plumber! I just had Pipe Arts fix two plumbing problems I had at home today. I have had 3 other plumbers come to my house over the past 6 years for various problems but this is the first one I know I will call back. Very clean, neat, professional and efficient. I ended up getting 2 things fixed for the price of one! Very quickly as well. You would be making a huge mistake calling another plumber and you will not go wrong with Pipe Arts. Just look at his 5 star ratings. Ratings do not lie!!! I can finally not worry about plumbing issues because now I know I will get good service at a really good price!

Donald J.

Re-worked my antique toilet and installed a new clawfoot tub. He's as cute as he is skilled. Excellent.

jessica m.

This is going to be first in my list of plumbers that we dealt with this last week during a huge fiasco involving no hot water and varying estimates ranging from 0 to $900+ to get it back.

Edgar from Pipe Arts is top notch. When he pulled a blackberry out of his shirt pocket instead of a battered notepad, I knew we were in good hands.

Not only did he come out same day when I explained the situation, but he showed up with a very professional truck and assistant. They wore gloves while taking apart the burner assembly from my water heater, kept their workspace neat, and even created a tool to assist in the TLC our water heater needed.
His detective work extended to CLIMBING ONTO THE ROOF to investigate the exhaust pipe- which he discovered was incorrectly capped (not a surprise) and it was not providing proper suction to remove all that pesky CO2 from our house. (!!!)
I have the parts ordered with expedited delivery and our hot water is working for now, and we can't wait to have Edgar and his team back this week to complete the repair.

They also took the extra time to fix a botched job in our shower that was causing a very annoying and wasteful drip....drip....drip. Looking at his website and pictures I can solidly say that our needs were probably a little less fancy than what he usually handles, but it didn't seem to be an issue. I'd love to have him do some fancier work in our bathroom later this year.

In any case, this whole situation was a nightmare and we were so relieved when we got such straight answers and solutions from him. Being home repair newbs, it's so relieving to have someone like Edgar on your side. Worth every penny. And we got to pay with our Amex using PayPal!!

And off topic, but dude, Edgar is cuuute. I'm just sayin'.

Gaurav M.

My wife and I are in the middle of a kitchen and laundry room remodel. Our water heater stopped working a few days ago when we had to move it outside to get new flooring installed, and then back again later. Our contractor George Takash took a look, got on the horn with American Water Heater Company and got them to send a new Thermal Coupling Unit out to us. Days and much frustration went by waiting for the part to arrive in the mail, only to find that replacing that part didn't solve the problem.

That's when we spied Edgar and his Pipe Arts Plumbing truck across the street, working on another job. Edgar was nice enough to come over without an appointment once that job was done. He assessed our situation and came to a diagnosis and cost estimate quickly: we needed a new control module.

Edgar saved us even more time without hot water by offering to install the control module he had with him in his van. We will get a replacement control module from American Water Heater (our water heater is under warranty still) and give that to Edgar when it arrives.

Once the go-ahead was given, Edgar did a quick and expert job, checked his work, and was done. The whole experience was wonderful. Thanks for your help, Edgar!

Melissa C.

We heartily recommend Pipe Arts Plumbing. Edgar recently installed a tankless hot water heater for us, He and his crew did a great job, finished in one day and left our house cleaner than it was when they arrived.

megan s.

Pipe Arts for life!
Edgar is punctual, a true professional, quick, and worth every penny. Other professionals who have worked in our house have commented on how skillfully his work was done.
Let me explain:
We had a tough job which required running new pipes in a small space. I would imagine other plumbers not even wanting to deal with it, but he did. He installed a sink, a wall hung toilet tank, and bowl, and made sure all of them worked. Part of the job required him to build a copper drain pipe (from the toilet tank to the bowl) on sight, and so I decided to try and match my sink faucet to the pipe. Even though my faucet looks totally out of place (no one ever told me ""oil rubbed bronze"" is code for black metal!) Edgar took the time to try and match all of the valves, even the p trap! He didn't have the trap in his truck, so he installed a chrome one, so we could excitedly use our new sink, and then searched on line to fine a bronze looking one. Once the new trap arrived, he came and installed it. That's attention to detail!

rachel m.

Wow! I am so impressed and would recommend this company in a heartbeat. I thought I had a drainage problem that turned out to be an appliance issue and not a plumbing issue, but Edgar took the time to make sure nothing was wrong and then didn't even charge me!! Not to mention I priced estimates against other highly-ranked places on Yelp and his estimate was the lowest. I will gladly call back next time I have an (actual) plumbing problem.

LEON C.

I had met edgar a while back, so it was great when i needed my carbage disposal replaced. i think it was the one that came with da house. edgar laughed and said, yep they don't make these anymo. twohamsters could have done a better job. true dat true dat!!. he is truely a pro's pro. when it comes too plumbing. oh did i say i live n hayward.. thanks edgar. his prices are what they are, fair. u can't ask 4 mo dan dat.