Smelly Mel's Plumbing

Flying B.

Quoted my 80 year old mother $1600 for a hundred and twenty foot snake that the next highly rated company charged $200 for. Trying to take advantage of people in ""high income"" area is my guess. Assholes.

Food E.

5 stars: The technician (Dominic) was on time (came at the beginning of a 3 hour window), friendly and courteous (answered all my questions regarding the repair), and did a good and efficient job (replacing a leaky valve).

Minus 1 star:
I initially made a Friday afternoon appointment - I even left work 3 hours early to wait for them. No one showed up after three hours of waiting, and I had to call to find out that the technician's previous job was taking extra time, so they had to reschedule me.

William R.

Great service. Professional workmanship. Called in the weekend in a major pinch. Nobody showed up. Called smelly mels. Technician had leak patched up very quickly. Came back out and finished job. Excellent job!!.

Heather B.

I highly recommend Smelly Mel's, their techs are so incredibly professional and the owner was so helpful. The tech was on time. The tech wore bootees on his boots, he treated my home with respect. He made the leak we had look brand new. The tech was so friendly and understanding that I have a little baby so he made sure everything was super clean and done promptly. I will always use them. Thank you again Smelly Mel's

Michelle D.

Great service! Travis is the greatest! On time and quality work!

Jonathan S.

Travis and his team at Smelly Mel's were terrific. Very upfront about expectations and service options. Final recommendation was for the basic option and they did a fast efficient job completing the work and providing recommendations for future. No pressure, just honest insights and straightforward advice for a multi-unit buildings needs. Will absolutely continue using them.

B C.

Great customer service and solved my problem quickly. Highly Recommend this company. Thanks Chris for resolving our issues.

Chris H.

Was a slightly hesitant to call a company with the word ""Smelly"" in its name but since my problem was a ""smelly"" one (backed up/clogged/broken sewer line) I took it as a just a funny/memorable name and gave them a call as a 2nd opinion/estimate. The first company could not commit to get out to do the job (required trenching and replacement) in a timely manner (within 3 days) while Smelly Mel's did. Not only that, but they came in less expensive and yet did a fantastic job (cement work was flawless as was the plumbing itself). Willie (one of the techs I dealt with) was funny and communicated all of the issues and progress well.
I highly recommend them!

Timothy C.

Long story short, I just purchased a house and discovered that I needed to replace the sewer lateral before the city would approval our building permits. Smelley Mel's originally replaced the sewer lateral about 8-9 years ago for the previous owner, so I was confused on why it needed to be replaced again. It turns out the city had changed their code and a section of the pipe needed to be replaced in order to solve a standing water problem. After receiving many different quotes, I went full circle and went back to Smelley Mel's for advice. Travis took the time out of his busy schedule to actually sit me down and explain exactly what needed to be done, what the city expected of me, what the process was going to be, how long it was going to take.... Every single question that was floating in my head was answered to my satisfaction. Not only that, Travis gave me a really good quote.

Once the estimate was sent to me, communication was a little delayed due to the holiday season, but we eventually got something down on calendar and travis's team started the repairs. They were super professional, on time, and curious to respecting the property and my neighbors. They were awesome to work with and left the sidewalk looking like brand new. I would highly recommend anyone who has a sewer lateral issue to work with Travis and his team.

Jenny R.

Mike at Smelly Mel's just made my day.

Our garbage disposal was broken and for all the troubleshooting, I just couldn't figure out how to get it to work. We were trying to get by without it, but eventually our dishwasher got backed up. What to do?

First, I called the number on the garbage disposal and thankfully they could dispatch someone to my house the next day. Second, I looked up the company on Yelp.....and was a little worried about the single review at the time. They'd already agreed to come, so I figured I would give them a chance.

The problem was a 5 minute solve and just required having a special tool to release a clog. I thought....ugh, how much is this going to charge, and the answer was nothing because Mike said it required minimal effort. I was so surprised and frankly heartened that we still have some humanity in how we treat people. Smelly Mel's and Mike have a new fan and I will definitely call them first for plumbing problems.