Monday thru Friday Plumbing LABOR RATES
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
We ONLY work
within the Portland City limits.
We
try to maintain the lowest cost to our customers. We have the lowest show-up rate in town when
the plumbing job is close to the shop, which works well for your small
repairs. The first
1/4 hour charge should allow us to diagnose the problem, and give you an
intelligent estimate of the cost of your plumbing repair or project. In
some cases where the plumbing repair can be made in 15 minutes or less,
that is all the bill will be.
All
jobs requiring more than 15 minutes on the plumbing job will be estimated
on the spot if possible, and you may accept or refuse the
quote. We are a family owned plumbing company and we are the fastest plumbers
in town. We hussle when we are on the job. We
do NOT work on commission (like
many service shops). If you have any questions please call the shop and talk to Nick.
Office # 503-252-8800
$39.95
First 1/4 hour for Plumbing Service Calls
Regular Plumbing Rate
Per Hour for service calls $82.00 per hour
Overtime
Labor Rates for Plumbing Service Calls
Work after
5:30 PM Monday thru Friday and all day Sunday - 1 ½ x normal daytime rates
Work after
8:00 PM Monday thru Friday and all day Sunday - 2 x normal daytime rates
ESTIMATES
FOR REPAIR WORK
We
will be happy to give you a firm price on most projects upon request,
once we see the job. Yes, you have to pay for that time. You will
be charged on a time + material basis unless we have a contract. We are happy to give free estimates on major plumbing work (typically $2000.00
or more) including Water Lines , Re-piping & new bath additions
etc.
If you need a free plumbing estimate on smaller
plumbing repairs we will be happy to give you an estimate over the phone based
upon the information you give us.
Keep
in mind that estimates are only estimates. They are not contract
pricing. Plumbing repairs can quickly "turn for the worse"
when old parts fail or conditions change upon further inspection.
Plumbing contractors charge
for the time spent on the job even if the time is spent walking
through the house discussing the problem. Consultation time is
chargeable, waiting time is chargeable. We charge for all time
from the time we show up to the time we start writing up the bill.
Please manage both your time and ours wisely by being home when
an appointment time has been set. If we get stiffed on an appointment
we generally will not re-book and your name and address gets entered
into our infamous BLACK LIST.
Equipment
Charges - Some plumbing services require the use of specialized
equipment which we charge for on a per-use basis.
1 1/2 and
2 inch drain lines less than 15 feet length - $45.00 (electric
drill snake)
A plumbing sewer snake is expensive and requires constant maintenance to insure
reliability. There is extra time spent cleaning & repairing
these machines - that is why we charge an equipment charge.
Only
authorized persons may order work
Only the property
owner or their agent (manager) can request service on the property.
If you are a tenant, you must get the owner or owners' agent to
give us authorization. If the owner cannot be reached and it is
an emergency, you must tell us that you are not the owner and
explain the situation. We assume that if you call us and request
service that you are the owner. If you give us the work order,
you are responsible for the bill!
If
you call us and order the work - you pay us - we do not bill third
parties.
We do not
extend credit to anybody except the Pope and a few local property
management accounts. The bill must be paid when we are done unless
credit has been established prior to the work order. Checks, Cash,
Visa, MC and PayPal are OK.
If you are
a single mother with 5 kids, or a senior citizen, have no heat,
no hot water, no money and no job - talk
to Nick - miracles have been known to happen......
HOURS
We
normally work Monday thru Friday 9:00 to 4:30
We do monitor the phones during off hours.
We are willing to work off hours when we can - however, we are
not always available after hours. Leave a message if we do not
answer or if after hours, we do not call you back in 30 minutes
assume that we are gone or booked up until the next normal business
day.
If you are
flooding - call another plumber if you have to or call the fire
department or 911.
Sorry, but
blocked phone numbers will almost always get routed to voicemail
only as we are getting many unsolicited telemarketers that tie
up our phones. So if you want a live person to answer - unblock
your phone if possible!
TYPICAL
PLUMBING REPAIR COSTS
(For information
only--your cost may be different!)
Material &
Labor included - Portland, Oregon
Garbage
Disposal - ISE
brand recommended. Replacement options: Good/Better/Best
$280.00
Badger V /$385.00 #333 /$465.00 #777
Add a garbage
disposal to a sink that has never had one - (varies) $600 and
up, depending upon height of drain outlet at wall and depth of
the sink. Don't forget that disposals need electricity (the plumber
doesn't run electrical wire!). To lower the drain in the wall
typically costs $600.00.
Kitchen
Faucet - Replace with New American Standard Installed:
$380.00 (faucet costs vary - this is the American Standard
Reliant all brass, 3 hole, single-handle, no spray). Chicago faucet 2-handle with wing levers, Installed: $690.00. Moen or
Delta single-handle, no spray, Installed: $250.00
If you want
a really cheap faucet we suggest you buy it yourself and we will
install it for you - but you will have no
warranty from us if it doesn't work well or it leaks. We
charge all time associated with customer supplied material problems.
(Please
do NOT purchase a $19.00 kitchen
faucet off the hardware sale table and expect it to be anything
but a liability waiting to happen.) Buy a name brand brass
faucet - Please!
Water
Heater - Easy access to the heater means best price. Our water
heater installed costs are for 1 man, very accessible situations.
Thru-the-house access can add $125.00 or more. Basements, stairs,
narrow hallways and stairwells add time, maybe a helper and cost
more. If you have white carpets over which we have to haul out
the old one - you will pay for tarps and extra time. Water heater
prices are 50 gallon electric installed for $637 or 50 gallon
gas installed for $787.
Water
Lines - underground
1 inch pipe from water meter to basement - typical cost $1375
for 40 feet or less and $11.00 per ft for boring machine and $91.00
for a permit. with no obstacles to digging! Cost varies with ground
hardness, obstacles and distance (its a time thing). Rockeries,
retaining walls, concrete walks, large rocks, landscaping all
dramatically change the cost. We bore the pipe in the ground,
we do not trench, when we are finished you can hardly tell we
were there. We don't landscape or patch concrete.
Toilet - Replacement cost $445.00 white Kohler or American Standard with
seat. New Toto toilet $570.00. Flange repair extra if required.
Hauling old one away extra $50.00 Replacing an old lead bend $600.00
PLUMBING WARRANTIES
We guarantee
the quality of our plumbing work for 1 year.
(This does
not mean that we guarantee that a washer change-out on a faucet
will last a year as we have no control over how long a washer
will last in your old faucet). All plumbing parts are guaranteed
for 90 days. Most electrical appliances and devices are not warranted
by us - but some manufacturers have warranties. (We have no control
over the performance of electrical parts - but we will assist
getting replacements if needed). Most water heaters have replacement
only tank warrantys past the first year by the manufacturer.
We will guarantee
water heaters - both material & labor - for 1 year if we supply
both the water heater and the installation.
There is no
warranty on customer-supplied items. If you want a warranty on
a garbage disposer or faucet then you should buy it from us. When
you supply the part YOU are responsible for paying any labor charges
if it has to be repaired or replaced.
There
is no warranty on drain cleaning. We open a clogged drain, but can not guarantee that it won't plug
up again.
Updated November
2007
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Nick Deleganes
Waterline
Man Plumbing
Phone: 503-252-8800
E-mail: nick@waterlineman.com
Call NICK, Portland Oregon's Expert Plumber today for your plumbing needs.
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