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    Business ProfileforSarkinen Plumbing

    Plumber

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    3/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    4 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

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    Overview

    Sarkinen Plumbing offers plumbing services. 

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    9502 NE 72nd Ave, Vancouver, WA 98665-9312
    BBB File Opened:
    4/14/2009
    Years in Business:
    20
    Business Started:
    8/1/2003
    Business Started Locally:
    8/1/2003
    Business Incorporated:
    6/17/2005
    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
    Hours of Operation

    Primary

    M:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    T:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    W:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Th:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    F:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Sa:
    Closed
    Su:
    Closed
    Business Management
    • Mr. Tony Sarkinen, President
    • Ms. Allie Green, Office Manager
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Tony Sarkinen, President

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Tony Sarkinen, President
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (360) 882-0376
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Hiring a trusted and verified plumber can save you time and heartache

    Customer Complaints

    4 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    03/05/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    Called Sarkinen Plumbing on October 18th to have them come out due to a water leak as instructed by my insurance company when I reported my claim. ***************** advised I needed a plumber to diagnose, a mitigation company to handle drying out the water damage and a contractor to repair.I was told by the person answering that Sarkinen Restoration could handle everything (all three services) for me. Sent out **** ( manager for the ******************** who advised there was a broken angle pipe and they would be out on Oct 20th to start work.On October 24th I asked **** if he had completed the Plumber Statement that had been requested by my insurance company asking about damages and scope of work. **** advised he has never seen one of those (plumbers statement) before. Perhaps the fact that **** is not a certified plumber might be why he had never seen one.On October 20th the crew comes into my house damage involves both master and guest bathrooms as they share a common wallpulls out vanities, flood cut mater bathroom walls , break another pipe in the hall bathroom, pull some entryway flooring, install plastic sheeting and equipment and leave. Total amount of damage is an area less than 100 square feet (total square footage of my house is less than 1350 sq feet).Equipment stops within an hour of them leaving because the new guy didnt know how to hook up the equipment properly. Sarkinen doesnt come back out until October 22nd to get things running again. We get one check on the 23rd and the 24th. Sarkinen doesnt have guys to check equipment and were not able to pick-up equipment until the 29th. 9 days that was really done in 3 but my insurance company was billed for 7.Charges came to over $18,000 my insurance company has paid over $10,000I was just billed $4023.00

    Customer Reviews

    2 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    John B

    1 star

    02/25/2024

    I was overcharged for work that was performed on 1/23/24. On 1/22/24 I got an estimate on that work. I paid them $ *****, roughly half the estimate. On 1/23/24 after the work was done I was charged $3,348.10. On or about 2/4/24 I called and they said the $***** was never taken out of my account. After I got my bank statement for the full amount that was charged, I called back and was given the runaround and it took another day before I got the invoice sent to me on the work that was done. This was 2/7/24.I checked my bank account for $***** they said was never taken out and it sure was. After talking to ********* I was referred to BBB to file a complaint for their business practices. The $***** was put back into my account on 2/7/24. That was 14 days. So in effect I gave them a loan of $1600 and instead of putting it back into my account on 1/23/24 they held onto it until 2/7/24. If this way of doing business is legal, it should't be. I had sleepless night's over this. I'm a senior citizen and a veteran and I shouldn't have been treated this way. Use caution if you use this contractor. I would recommend that you don't. This review does not deserve even one star.

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