We had a water pipe burst in our crawl space. When the plumber came he said there were a few leaks (5) and would cost approx $600 to fix. He was at my house for a maximum of 2 1/2 hours.. this includes investigating problem, working on the pipe and writing the receipt. After he fixed it he said that it would cost me $1000 and it would cost more but he was giving me a "deal".
Going onto their website it said that they will quote before they do the work and not go over. He failed to do that. On top of that he worked a maximum of 2 hours on the pipes.. I am not sure why it should cost $500/hour??
I feel ripped off from this experience. When we called about the price they would not lower it.. they seem to think its justified to charge that much. They also refuse to honor their own promise of up front pricing: "Up-Front Pricing: Know the price before we begin, no matter how long it takes you'll still pay the same". This did not happen! They increased the price after they finished the project.
I cannot tell you how disappointed I am with their business practices. This seems to be a company ready to take advantage of people whenever it suits them.
I gave them a 1 because they did fix our pipe, however at $500/hour wouldn't you expect the same??