Sovereignty Plumbing

Flapjacks M.

I've used Sovereignty twice, with great results.

The first time was when my water heater had an internal part start to dissolve into crumbs of plastic that blocked up my faucets and shower (an issue with the 90s models of the brand). Jacob and his crew came and found that the heater had been installed without a permit by a prior owner and had never been inspected. They made a good recommendation for a new one, brought it and installed it without a drop of water spilling on the floor, drilled through the external wall to run a new pipe through it, and cleaned up after themselves really well. When inspection time came, they came back and were very courteous and helpful to the inspector, which helped. The slope of the original vent had to be changed, and Jacob regretfully showed me where a wire conduit pipe had to be moved, which meant the work could only be done by a licensed general contractor. I asked if he could recommend one, and the guy he named did a great job and the second inspection was passed with ease. I really appreciated Jacob's guidance, since I knew nothing at all about water heaters, San Francisco permits, etc. at the time.

The second time was this year, when I needed a new kitchen faucet and a toilet tank valve replacement. Jacob came with his helper (who was friendly to me and paid attention to Jacob's training) and bought the right kind of faucet, returned, and had both jobs done in a total of two hours. Again, they cleaned up completely, and I'm very happy.

In both cases, my home ended up in better shape than it had been even before I needed to replace the appliances in question. Jacob is ""my"" plumber.

Todd H.

Jacob, the owner and sole employee of Sovereignty Plumbing is possibly the most dishonest and unprofessional businessperson that I've encountered in the Bay Area. I purchased one of the deals that he was offering on the Angie's List website. The deal was for one hour of plumbing services for $117. After the purchase I sent an email to follow up and to schedule the work. After the email, I called and left a voicemail. I didn't receive a call back. The next day, I called again and left another voicemail and followed that up with another email. After finally getting Jacob on the phone I described the job and I told him that I needed to have a plumbing permit pulled for the work. He gave me a quote of $275 for the time and materials and $250 for the permit. After I told him that I had purchased the $117 deal that he offered, he came up with a whole bunch of bogus excuses for why he didn't want to do the work. I told him that he shouldn't offer the deal if he wasn't going to honor it. He basically said that he didn't have to honor the deal and that it didn't matter because he could just go make the money off of someone else.

Luckily, I found an honest plumber who did the work in an efficient and professional manner and who only charged me for the time that he actually worked plus the materials ($30) and for the actual cost of the permit which was only $169. The following week I had my inspection by the plumbing inspector from SFDBI and the work passed without any problems.

Jacob of Sovereignty Plumbing was simply angry because he wasn't able to rip me off by getting paid $245 an hour and by over charging me for the cost of the plumbing permit. On top of all of that, I still haven't received a refund for the $117 plumbing deal that I bought! What a shady character!

Jim G.

Thank you to Jacob...quick and great work getting my toilet working again by replacing fill valve and water supply line. Friendly, courteous and knows his stuff.

D M.

Yesterday, I had a dishwasher installed by a Home Depot arranged subcontractor. The installers left after they declared the dishwasher leak-free. Well, the first time I ran the dishwasher, there was a huge leak. Home Depot said they could send out the installers again in 4 days to fix the problem. I was reluctant to wait this long, especially for someone who did the job incorrectly the first time.

I searched yelp for ""dishwasher installation"" and came across Jacob at Sovereignty Plumbing. I called Jacob and he talked me through the fixing the problem immediately. It turns out, the Home Depot installation team forgot to reattach the air gap. Easy fix.

A professional consultant and a class act - Thanks, Jacob! I now have a plumber I can trust.

Jennifer L.

Quickly solved clogged drain/faulty stopper mechanism. Was professional, very courteous.

Lois D.

Jacob from Sovereignty Plumbing called to tell me he was on his way. He came right at the appointed time. He quickly took out our old toilet, cleaned the floor and installed the new one. The hose coming out of the wall was non standard but he managed to figure out a way to get it to work. He was speedy, efficient and courteous. I would definitely recommend this company to future clients.

Beth P.

I recently had a new vanity delivered and installed by Sovereignty Plumbing Company and I can highly recommend them. From coming out to taking the initial measurements they were on time and Rose the office manager emailed me in advance confirming the appointment which I really appreciated as we're all busy these days.
After the measurements were taken my vanity, sinks etc were ordered and again Rose confirmed the installation appointment via email (& a 2 hour window - great) and the installer Jacob showed up on time and called me when he was about 30 min away from my house for a heads up. I appreciated that as I often ""run"" quick errands in my neighborhood & this way I can make it back on time vs. waiting for hours at home in a given 4 hour time slot. My old vanity was dismantled and taken out and the new one installed but as it turned out the sink was not the right size, the person who put the order together had packed up a sink that was too large... Jacob called the store to alert them of the mistake and returned the sink that afternoon - it was a Friday afternoon so I was a bit nervous to be left with a mess all weekend and having to take more time off work on Monday - which really was not possible for me, too busy at work right now. Jacob put my fears at ease when he told me that he could come back Saturday morning with the correct sink to complete the installation. Saturday morning the job got completed as promised (again with a confirmation email from Rose Friday afternoon and a call from Jacob when in route on Saturday morning) so I'm a happy camper. Service has been great and the work is top notch, now in love with the bathroom which I just tolerated prior to this.

A P.

We bought a new dishwasher from Lowe's. Sovereignty was their installer. Jacob (or Jerry-I'm sorry I didn't catch his name) came out on a Saturday (!) at the appointed time. He hauled off our old dishwasher, cleaned the nasty junk underneath, checked the plumbing and fixtures, installed the new one, double checked that everything worked, cleaned up after himself and was gone in an hour. Very efficient and courteous. Would use them again!

Daune F.

My installer Jeffrey came to my house and was very professional. My house is in San Francisco and because it is old there are always things that need to be retrofitted when putting new items in it. Jeffrey was great about making it all work perfectly. I would hire him again in an instant!

Ann S.

I purchased a dishwasher at Loew's and they sub-contracted Sovereignty Plumbing to install it. I was given a two hour window and Rose called about an hour before to ask if the installer could come a bit early (of course!). Jeffery was my installer and he was very efficient, friendly and neat. He even removed his shoes before entering the house. He did a great job and I'm very happy with the results. I'd be happy to use this company again.