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Find a Location

Genteel Plumbers has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Genteel Plumbers

      1314 22nd Avenue San Francisco, CA 94122

    • Genteel Plumbers

      1855 45th Ave San Francisco, CA 94122-3909

    • Genteel Plumbers

      1314 22nd Ave # 007 #007 San Francisco, CA 94122-1647

    Business ProfileforGenteel Plumbers

    Plumber
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    1 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Genteel Plumbers offers plumbing services.

     

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Genteel Plumbers has 3 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Genteel Plumbers

        1314 22nd Avenue San Francisco, CA 94122

      • Genteel Plumbers

        1855 45th Ave San Francisco, CA 94122-3909

      • Genteel Plumbers

        1314 22nd Ave # 007 #007 San Francisco, CA 94122-1647

      Location of This Business
      1314 22nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122
      BBB File Opened:
      4/14/2017
      Years in Business:
      7
      Business Started:
      1/1/2017
      Business Incorporated:
      1/1/2017
      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.
      BBB records show a license number of 1025814 for this business, issued by Contractors State License Board. The expiration date of this license is 4/30/2025.

      These agencies may include:

      Contractors State License Board

      9821 Business Park Dr

      Sacramento CA 95827

      (800) 321-2752

      http://www.cslb.ca.gov

      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Number of Employees:
      10
      Alternate Business Name
      • The Genteel Plumbers, Inc.
      Business Management
      • Mr. Graham Jones, Owner
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Graham Jones, Owner

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Graham Jones, Owner

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      Customer Complaints

      1 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/17/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      We have a rental property in ************* and relied on this business to provide plumbing repairs over the years, especially kitchen garbage disposal. We have replaced this disposal several times and even went to the extent to re-pipe and correct several connections. We were quoted $889 to replace the garbage disposal in November 2022. We did not agree that this was a fair price and the business offered to refund $200. We wanted this to be resolved and decided to proceed with a new garbage disposal for $689 under the impression that this would be a one year warranty. On April 17, 2023 our tenant informed us that the disposal was not working. I contacted the company as I was shocked that the disposal was not working after only 4.5 months. They basically told me that I refused to buy the warranty and that they will not investigate why it was not working and said that they would come out for $89 to investigate. I asked if they guaranteed their work and the manager told me that when you buy the warranty. No attempt to work with a customer who has paid them several hundred dollars and did not want to make it right after several attempts to ask why a brand new disposal stopped working after 4.5 months.
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      Customer Reviews

      1 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      SD S

      1 star

      08/06/2021

      DO NOT HIRE!Terrible company. Terrible customer service. I called them to unclog a couple of drains and cap a gas pipe. They capped the gas pipe and charged me twice what others thought it should cost, but because it was a safety issue, and it was holding up other work, I agreed. They unclogged the trap for the dishwasher. It took 5min and they charged me 200 (that is $2400/hour) and then told me i could do it myself next time (whaaat?). They never unclogged the shower drain. Told me I was wrong. Now, a few weeks later, I am showering in standing water. Called them. Their solution? Come out again and charge me more money for the shower. Absolutely no accountability (I'm sorry YOU are unhappy, not I'm sorry we failed to do our job properly the first time).

       

      UPDATE: After substantial pressure from social media (this post and one on another site), Genteel contacted me 11 days later and offered to unclog my drain free of charge.

      Thank you,

      Genteel Plumbers Response

      08/18/2021

      Hello *******. We love our customers. :-) . We will go above and beyond for all of our customers. We want to make everything perfect for you. Please feel free to reach out so we can make you happy. :-)Matt(833) ****************************************

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