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Two customers on Angi described handing G & R Plumbing & Heating a deposit for work that never happened. In a February 2005 review, one paid $3,000 to start a job, the job stalled on a city permitting issue, and after Rob agreed to return the deposit only $600 came back and the calls went unanswered. In a December 2004 review, another said Rob did two small jobs well and on time, then took a $400 deposit for a bigger third job and never did the work. The Woburn company's written history is entirely from 2004 and 2005, all on Angi, and it is split. Three customers from that period had good things to say: a July 2005 review called him straightforward, reliable and committed to the job, a December 2004 reviewer said he was professional and "definately knows his trade," and an October 2004 customer said G&R handled some small non-plumbing items too and did not try to sell services they did not need, such as relocating pipes. Unreturned calls come up again and again in the complaints from the same years: a December 2004 customer was still waiting on a promised fixture price follow-up and a front porch stair repair, a November 2004 review said a hole was still left in the home from unfinished work, and another November 2004 customer said the work was done on time but calls went unreturned and no receipt was left. A November 2004 water heater job drew a detailed account — a promised 7 am return that became 10 am, no word until the customer called at 2 pm, the thermostat finally installed around 3:30 pm, and solder droplets on the tank's finish. An April 2005 review said Glenn, the "G" of G&R, was gone and warned against Rob's plumbing and bathroom remodeling work. The company's Angi profile describes all plumbing and heating, residential and commercial, and claims over 30 years of experience. Angi currently shows 1.0★ from 33 ratings.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from G & R Plumbing & Heating. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$290 – $710
Typical plumbing job around $500
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Rob did a great job. He was straightforward, reliable, and was committed to the job. Would highly recommend to anyone.
If you are reading this and have not hired G&R Plumbing yet, then don't. The G (Glenn) of G&R plumbing is gone, and He was the only knowledgeable one of the two. Rob will sound like he knows, but when the work starts , you will be sorry. His Plumbing skills are bad and anything else (Bathroom remodeling) is a joke. His way of handling situations is to "turn off his phone" and hide. He will not show up for a scheduled start time and then you will not hear from him for days. He can manage to work for days and nothing will get done!!!! BE SMART, LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR A REAL "PROFESSIONAL"Show
Boiler or Radiator Heating System - Install or Replacedid not complete project on time -- project left unfinished.
I would highly recommend NOT dealing with this contractor. I gave them a downpayment of $3000.00 to start a job. The job was then put on hold due to a permitting issue with the city. I contacted Rob and explained this to him and asked if he could return my deposit until I got the issue squared away. He said ok and since then I have only received $600 in return. This started at the end of November. He does not return any of my phone calls. The one time I did speak with him indicated severe financial hardship. A clear warning sign of a troubled business.
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