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    Business ProfileforPat's Plumbing, Inc.

    Plumber
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    1 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 9/29/2017

    Years in Business: 32

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    Overview

    Pat's Plumbing, Inc. offers plumbing services.

    Products & Services

    Plumbing Contractor

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    30459 Military Rd S, Federal Way, WA 98003-4852
    BBB File Opened:
    2/1/1988
    Years in Business:
    32
    Business Started:
    8/25/1992
    Business Incorporated:
    6/26/1992
    Accredited Since:
    9/29/2017
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Number of Employees:
    6
    Business Management
    • Ms. Linda J Houser, President
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Ms. Linda J Houser, President

    Customer Contact

    • Ms. Linda J Houser, President
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (253) 946-0171
      Primary Fax

    Website Addresses

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    Customer Complaints

    1 Customer Complaints

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    Customer Reviews

    1 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Chad K

    1 star

    04/19/2024

    Stay away. We hired ***'s to install a sewer clean out and replace part of the line. (1) Work wasn't to code- they didn't realize they needed to use outdoor rated pipe outdoors.(?!?!) (2) They didn't want their work inspected by the local sewer utility- we took it upon ourselves to coordinate and schedule only to have the work fail inspection. (3) They didn't apply for a permit in advance- again, trying to fly under the radar (4) They don't stand behind their work. We paid in full, only to find the issues after the inspection. When we brought the inspection report, there was no apology, no partial refund as requested. Only by our own initiative were the errors identified. We had to pay and contract with another plumber to resolve the issue. The owner of ***'s now says that "other plumber," was subbing for ***'s only after we escalated to BBB & the credit card company. But, again, we have a paid, executed contract directly with the other plumber explicitly stating that they will replace the work of ***'s plumbing. If you know plumbing code, permit and inspection requirements yourself, and can watch them like a hawk, by all means- go with Pat's, (or, just do the work yourself). If you're hiring a licensed contractor so you don't have to do all that, ***'s is not your company.

    Pat's Plumbing, Inc. Response

    05/02/2024

    As we have explained to you, multiple times, and **** at Pricor has explained to you, you did not pay a dime to have the work that we did fixed. You did not have our work inspected and it did not fail. You were informed it would not have passed when the sewer department came out to determine if the problem on your sewer line was on their side or your side, but that was not an "inspection." They just saw the work and mentioned that it was incorrect and that a permit needed to be pulled. The field inspector could not have known that a permit was in the process of being pulled at the time he was there.

     

    When we came out to install the clean-out, you did not have any working drains in your home. Under emergency circumstances like those, it is customary to do the work and start the permitting process either at the same time, or after the work is done, and leave the work uncovered so the inspector can come by later to inspect it. We did pull a permit and once we found out the work was incorrect, we were going to come and fix it. We warranty all of the work we do and if something is wrong or doesn't work, we absolutely fix it. Before we were able to fix the cleanout, you had contracted with Pricor to line your sewer line to fix the more extensive problems you were having with your sewer line. You had also indicated that you were unhappy with the work that we had done. We have a good working relationship with ****, the owner of ******, and we discussed with him the best way to handle getting the cleanout we installed fixed. Since he was going to be working on-site already, he offered to fix the cleanout on our behalf. In doing so, he included it under his permit for the work he was doing, so we canceled ours.

    In effect, we subcontracted Pricor to complete the work at your home to bring it up to code and pass inspection. This only happened because they were on site already doing further work that we don't have the equipment or expertise to do. You did not pay them to fix our mistake. They did not charge you to fix it. You know this, **** at Pricor wrote it very clearly on your invoice and he even sent you an additional letter stating that. We have both made that very clear to you. I'm very sorry you were unhappy with the way the situation played out, but you contracted us to use the water ****** on your sewer line, camera the line, and install a cleanout. We did all of those things for you. We absolutely acknowledge that the materials used for the cleanout were initially incorrect, but they were corrected and passed inspection.

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