Did my research, company sounded good. Great reviews on this site. Had them over for an estimate and got a price for the job. Not too bad. Plan was to put in a tankless water heater, and on that visit, get them to mark where on the basement floor to jackhammer up (I was going to do this myself to save some $$).
First job day comes up, no one comes by. Apparently too many emergencies, plan for next day.
Next day, new hire (great guy) shows up and doesn't really know what to do. Plan for a week later. Ugh.
Job day. Finally. Guys are rushed. Work itself is good, but they left the old hot water tank in the backyard despite saying they'd take it away. Commented at the time they were leaving that it smelled like gas. Told it was because they bled the line and that it will go away, call if it doesn't. Open all the windows, wait. Also told that they didn't have time to mark where to jackhammer.
Still smelled a bit come evening but definitely better. Got a few hours sleep, woke up at 5AM feeling awful (headache, dizzy). Go down to the tank and do my own soap test (they apparently did their own). Bubbles galore. Call at 5AM and am told it will cost $150 to get a technician out. Frustrated, I just say "get someone here asap". 7AM rolls around, I'm walking around outside waiting. No one showing up yet. Call the office. They hadn't dispatched anyone. Guy from job the previous day (great guy) comes over and fixes the leak. I soap test it, looks ok. Worker hauled old hot water tank away in his own truck after getting upset that it wasn't already gone. Thank you!
Go away for a week. Come home to a house full of gas. Soap test again. Bubbles. Call them - they come first call and quickly this time.
Told to make appointment for the rough-in. Told that I should just rent a jackhammer for the day and that it won't be a problem. Today is job day. Worker over this morning, draws some lines on the ground and says "jackhammer here and here... Might need to do more later, but let's start with that. I'll call you in a bit to see how things are going. Going to take a few calls and come back later". That was 9AM. Finished my part by 10AM. Waiting... 2PM. Call the office - "oh, he's too busy... can he come tomorrow". Told the office that he needs to stop by tonight since I have to return the hammer in the AM or I'm out more cash for the rental. He never showed up.
The people i've dealt with are all nice, but holy crap they can't keep things together. I would not recommend these guys to anyone because while they do some reasonable work *eventually*, the frustration is just not worth it. Maybe they're too busy for their workload. I don't know. Really nice people, but I'm just a little disappointed.