Young & Bowman

Noreen C.

Kevin showed up in a mask, was friendly and efficient! Fixed the issue immediately and gave sound advice for operating moving forward. I tried another plumber in the area, but they could not come out for a while and were very focused on cost. Young and Bowman was professional and really cared about helping.

Noreen C.

Wayne L.

The main cold water supply pipe sprung a leak, and naturally it was behind the hot water heater in the laundry room. I tried calling another plumber in the area, and they couldn't come out for a week--and that was only for an estimate. I called Young & Bowman in the late afternoon, and their service technician was available the following day around lunch time. I explained that since the hot water heater was already beyond its warranty of seven years, it might as well be replaced as well, rather than having it die over the winter.

He was able to get a replacement hot-water heater from a second supplier (first supplier was out of stock), drain the old hot water heater, replace the leaky section of pipe, and install the new hot water heater--and bring the installation up to code, which it wasn't--all within three hours.

Our technician was cordial, efficient, and very able to handle the situation--in cramped quarters. The price was quite fair, considering all that had to be done. He explained that he was in our community at a house with the very same problem just three days before--and a couple of other repairs in our community in the last month or so. It certainly pays to have someone work in our house who is familiar with the ""lay of the land"" in our development. This is the advantage of having a local plumber who is just a few blocks away--rather than some chain service whose nearest location is 15 or 20 miles away.

Sue N.

Kevin was Very professional and thoughtful of us as customers by wearing a mask. Approached the problem and repaired it quickly. Explained water testing to us and tested our well pump. Excellent job.

Cira A.

our heater was not pumping out hot air. DJ was here within one day. Fixed and back to working, Efficient,professional.told us what the problem was back,diagnosed it and back to work in 24 hours.
Did not try to up sell us into more services. Would highly recommend!!

Billy R.

Be wary of the ""free estimate"" offer. They came out and started messing with our pipes, which made it worse, and then left us with no heat. I called to complain and they came back to ""fix"" the pipes (what they had made worse) and then sent me a bill for it. When I called to dispute, the woman on the phone cursed and me then sent me to court.

Joseph C.

NOT RECOMMENDED. Gave us a quote to fix our water issue for almost $4,000. Wanted to tear up my lawn and the street. Yeah right.
The problem was fixed with parts ($32.00) and labor ($190.00). Final cost was about $235.00. Forget about Young & Bowman. I would hire the Three Stooges before I'd consider going with Y&B.

Mi F.

Tried to come in and do business here and the woman at the front desk was miserable - completely turned me off from wanting to work with them. Additionally there's a dog situated at the front door - I'm not a dog person and having to navigate past a dog is not really what I want when I walk into a business. There's plenty of competition for these guys.... I'd go to them.

Steve J.

This company is so unprofessional. Once you let them into your house they will jack up the prices and it's a complete money grab. We literally caught them in a lie about their service and now in the process of suing them to reclaim money owed to us. Do not use them unless you enjoy major headaches

Jim C.

Called to ask for information and help with a non-working furnace. The technician wanted to come right away and we scheduled a mutually agreeable time. The gentleman arrived promptly ... was courteous and professional. He had my issue diagnosed in 10 minutes ... fixed in another 15 and was on his way. (I considered fixing it myself but would have ordered an unnecessary part.) The service call charge was fair ... not the least expensive but not the most. I've used Y&B in the past and they impress me as honest and reliable.

Update: Asked Y&B to service a humidifier that was leaking. Tech assessed, traveled back to office for minor part and installed. While installing minor part, he inadvertently broke a different part and left without explaining. The unit continued to leak. Charge: $180. I called to inquire about repairing the mistake and a different, more knowledgeable tech returned. This time, the unit was modified to stop leaking. Not an actual repair but I accepted it due to the unit's age. All good ... or so I thought. Two weeks later ... an invoice for $120 to repair the first tech's error. Really? I complained ... it was dropped. Dropping my review by 2 stars.

Kip M.

I have been a long time customer of young and bowman. As a contractor, I have had them on countless jobs over the years both at my own home as well as introducing clients to their company who are still customers. I called and asked them to come and take a look at a problem I had with a thermostat. After asking me to wait a week for service one of the HVAC guys came by the house, informed me that they couldn't do anything and they didn't have time on that day to help because they had another call to attend to. I asked the technician John if there was any charge for the day. He informed me that they wouldn't charge me because there was nothing they could help with. One week later I received a bill from the company for $115.00 for the service call, noting on the bill that had preformed no service. It is sad to me when companies put profits over their community. As a contractor, I understand that they have a business to run and overhead to pay. I would be more understanding if they charged me $50.00 for the call even though they didn't do anything. Their techs were here for less than 10 minutes. Young and Bowman is fine at what they do, like the 50 other companies in their area. If you want a company to build a relationship with and work with over time, I would not recommend them. After years of my loyalty to them, their only concern was profit. Too bad, in the future I will taking my business to and recommending McMackin Mechanical located in Doylestown Pa. as well. Brian is a fair and honest owner his guys are talented plumbers and HVAC specialists and he values the relationships he has with his clients.