pinkpajamas
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I thought I'd throw this one out there. My boyfriend and I recently bought a 1920's condo unit in a six-plex. From what we've learned by chatting with our building neighbors, one very well regarded plumber, Let's call him " S," who is "knowledgable about the building, etc, etc" comes to work on the property. Supposedly, S can do no wrong. Golden.
Whatever! Golden boy S charged us $175 to unclog our crappy toilet, then quoted us $500+ to install a new toilet that we provided ourselves, a simple situation that another plumber, "J," did splendidly for $200. I think S is bilking our neighbors, using our building as a kind of cash cow.
So yesterday, I'm chatting with two neighbors about clogged drain pipes, and they tell me that S has strongly advised them to call him to open slow bathtub drains, etc. because the pipes are "old" and you can't use anything else to open them.
Guys, I've owned and rehabbed a turn of the century house, as well as a 1920's apartment building before, all with "old pipes" and I've always used Thrift, TO EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS. What's the deal?
The building is in pretty great shape. True, we do have a lot of galvanized, which will have to be replaced at some point, but honestly, who doesn't? I know that doesn't refer to our drain pipes, but is using a little Thrift here and there so bad??? And is S the dirtbag I think he might be?
Tell me true!
Whatever! Golden boy S charged us $175 to unclog our crappy toilet, then quoted us $500+ to install a new toilet that we provided ourselves, a simple situation that another plumber, "J," did splendidly for $200. I think S is bilking our neighbors, using our building as a kind of cash cow.
So yesterday, I'm chatting with two neighbors about clogged drain pipes, and they tell me that S has strongly advised them to call him to open slow bathtub drains, etc. because the pipes are "old" and you can't use anything else to open them.
Guys, I've owned and rehabbed a turn of the century house, as well as a 1920's apartment building before, all with "old pipes" and I've always used Thrift, TO EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS. What's the deal?
The building is in pretty great shape. True, we do have a lot of galvanized, which will have to be replaced at some point, but honestly, who doesn't? I know that doesn't refer to our drain pipes, but is using a little Thrift here and there so bad??? And is S the dirtbag I think he might be?
Tell me true!