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Wahtola Plumbing & Heating has been doing plumbing work out of Hyannis since 1946, and it's still run by the family whose name is on the door — company president Bill Wahtola. The Better Business Bureau lists the corporation as formally incorporated in 2005, with a file open since 2007, giving it decades of history in the trade even though its online written record is thin. What customers who've actually hired the crew describe is consistent: one homeowner who called them for three separate jobs said they showed up on time and got the work done well each time — though the same review, from 2022, flagged the pricing as running on the higher side. A second reviewer left a short, glowing note in 2021 calling it simply a great company with great people, with no specifics attached. The Better Business Bureau shows an A+ letter grade for the business, even though it is explicitly not a BBB Accredited Business — worth knowing, since the grade isn't the same thing as accreditation. Google shows a 4-star average, but from just two ratings, so there isn't much of a public track record to lean on yet. For a straightforward plumbing call on the Mid Cape, Wahtola is a long-tenured, family-run option — just worth asking about pricing up front given the one specific complaint on record.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from William Wahtola Plumbing & Heating. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$290 – $710
Typical plumbing job around $500
I've used Mr. Wahtola on three different occasions. He shows up promptly and gets the job done and done well. That said; he can be quite expensive.
Great Company! Great people!
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