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"Everything went great with Best Price Sewer & Plumbing. They were able to provide same day service. The technician, Anthony, was prompt and very professional. The price was reasonable compared to other plumbers. I will definitely use them again."

"Over the past number of years I have had a variety of issues with my basement to the point that it has become unusable as living space. The detriments included seepage, some flooding, mold/musty smell and cracked/bowed walls. Over time these problems have become more severe. An adjoining crawlspace suffered from some of these symptoms as well. I read enough to know a de-watering solution was needed. I suspected it would be a sizable project and I was wanting to hire a team with considerable experience that would take a consultative approach to the solution I needed rather than just closing another sale. Pivotal was the perfect choice. They know the technologies and the proper installation methods. I would expect those qualities with any company that is reasonably competent. The difference with Pivotal was the people. I honestly do not know how they could have been more helpful. They answered all of my questions, communicated well, they were always on time, and did exactly the things to which we agreed. Integrity is clearly a very high priority with everyone in their company. Projects of this type are extremely demanding physically and every employee who was involved in this work was up to the task demonstrating a very positive attitude and strong work ethic. I cannot say enough good things about this group of people. The work was completed 3/18/2020. At this writing we have not had any severe weather yet so this review is not about the system which was installed. Its effectiveness remains to be tested (but, I am confident my problems are solved). I do know this. The people at Pivotal are great to work with, and they made the entire project as painless as it could possibly be. One afterthought: Let me offer a bit of advice to those considering this type of project in their basement. I did not anticipate (even though Pivotal made it clear) the removal of some of the existing concrete floor creates a significant amount of dust. We had a number of things on stand-alone shelving which we moved away from the walls to the centre of the basement out of the work area. I merely hung plastic sheeting from the floor joists above creating a plastic wall to block the dust. This had minimal affect and was insufficient. I highly recommend taking the time to ensure everything you choose to leave in your basement during the process is well covered and even taped to minimize the settling dust. Most of my things were in plastic tote containers which helped considerably. But, covering those and the non-protected items with garbage bags or wrapped in sheets of plastic would have been a better choice as now I get to spend some time removing a fine layer of concrete dust from everything. A word to the wise...."

"Very professional inspection, was very thorough on what to expect with installation and products & time. Work crew was early everyday and very nice. Total time to complete was 4 days. Job was finished professionally. Very hard working crew. Good price."

"Their service was great and we are enjoying the final results of the egress window they installed."

"Christian Rodriguez and Kyle Martin did a great job installing a perimeter drainage system for us. They were both professional and courteous. Christian and Kyle also made sure that we understood the job they performed and that we were pleased with the results. Thanks!"

"I cannot say enough good things about this company, about Chris the owner, about the respect for the client that he has, the performance of the job, sincere dedication to every detail including all clean up..we appreciate ALL the HONEST communication AND Transparency during the whole process before, during and after. He the best man for this huge job. $7000 was alot of money- he understood BUT WE COULDN'T HAVE CHOSE ANYONE BETTER! THERE IS NO COMPANY (IN OUR OPINION) THAT WE FOUND FOR SEWER REPAIR TO BE MORE PROFESSIONAL, HIGHLY SKILLED SKILLED, HARD WORKING, VERY HONEST, EXTREMELY DEPENDABLE AND DEFINITELY MORE TRUSTWORTHY THAN HIS COMPETITORS. WE 💯 WOULD RECOMMEND HIM- SPROCKET EXCAVATING TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR THE BEST. HE WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY. 5 STAR ALL THE WAY. BESIDES, HE IS VERY KIND AND CONSIDERATE TO HIS CUSTOMERS - even those who ask a lot of questions about the entire process. Thank YOU CHRIS FOR BEING PATIENT AND FOR EVERYTHING ELSE TOO!"

"The service I received from Family Waterproofing was phenomenal.  Our basement rarely floods, but after a week or more of continual rains last summer, we got our first puddling, which kept my wife and I up in shifts for a few nights in a row working a shop vac to prevent any major damage.  We called Family Waterproofing, and Ken came and looked at our situation.  It was obvious from talking to him that he is extremely knowledgeable about basement flooding problems, and about the available alternatives for dealing with them. After his inspection, which included the basement, as well as areas of the exterior, he took his time to make sure I understood his findings (not only describing, but also SHOWING and diagramming the problem for me). It was clear that he was not trying to sell me an expensive system than was more than I needed (a full interior drainage system would have probably cost upwards of $6000 for us, while the final bill for the work that Ken and his crew did was less than 1/5 of that).  I can't tell you how reassuring that was in convincing me that he was the right contractor for the job. I'm not even sure another contractor would have come up with the solution he did, let alone suggest it as preferable to other (more expensive and disruptive) solutions. He even worked with me on a solution that avoided having to move a basement wall (something that caused my wife and I reluctance to have the work done at first after Ken's initial consultation... more on that below). The crew that did the work was also knowledgeable, respectful, and fully explained and showed what they had done, and the office staff was responsive and actually returned phone calls in a timely manner (shockingly, something that not all contractors in this field seem to be able to do).  I cannot overstate how satisfied I am in my dealings with Family Waterproofing! <br /> A little more background on the work we had done:  essentially, Ken's finding was that our existing sump basin was too shallow to keep up with water from our exterior drainage tile during heavy rain (our home was built in the mid-1960s with a poured concrete foundation surrounded by exterior drainage).  Because the inlet from the drainage system was too close to the bottom of the pit, our sump pump couldn't kick on until there was already significant buildup in the drainage tiles, leading to slow leaks around the perimeter of the foundation during periods of heavy, continuous rain.  He initially suggested digging out our sump basin to be deeper, and installing a new, higher-volume pump.  It sounded great to me, but unfortunately our basement is partially finished, and there was a bathroom wall that was too close to the pit area for Ken's crew to do their work.  He told me that he'd be happy to do the work if we had the wall temporarily moved for them to have enough room, but with all the plumbing and carpentry that would involve, my wife and I decided to hold off on the job and see if we could solve the flooding problem by addressing grading issues on the exterior of the house.  Fast forward 6 months without issue, and we get another period of protracted, heavy rain, and sure enough our basement floods again, even worse than before.  I call Ken up to revisit the proposal he'd left us with, and ask whether it would be possible to dig a second, separate pit, rather than expanding the existing one, to get around the bathroom wall issue. We talk it over and make arrangements for him to come back and take another look at the situation (it's obvious to me that Ken takes pride in his work, and is nothing if not thorough).  He sees that a cross-over pit solution will work, and can be put in place without moving any walls.  Happy day!  It also means that our existing pit and pump can remain and serve as backups to the new primary system.  I was impressed that Ken was willing to think outside the box to get around our space constraints, while not sacrificing the quality of the solution.  It remains to be seen during our next heavy rain whether the work Family Waterproofing did will completely prevent my flooding (my engineering background, along with Ken's descriptions, lead me to believe it will), but I know I made the right decision in hiring them. Short of installing a complete, very expensive new drainage system, Ken made it clear that one cannot absolutely ~guarantee~ an end to the flooding, but he made it clear, without unrealistic promises, that the odds are very much in our favor, and that, at any rate, a new deeper pit would be a necessary part of a larger system anyway should we need to install one down the road, so this will never be money wasted). I truly felt that Ken's knowledge and honesty were on my side in dealing with this stressful and potentially very expensive episode. <br /> In closing, if you have any issues with basement flooding in central Illinois, go with Family Waterproofing.  At least have them out for a consultation.  You'll be glad you did. "

"RJ Graham Plumbing was working on a job and scheduled me in for right after they finished the job. They arrived at 4:15, right after they finished the previous job, and worked until after 8 pm until the install of new 50 gallon water heater and all connections and parts were installed and old hot water heater (that died that morning with water all over the furnace room and laundry room floors, which fortunately is concrete and has a drain) removed. They did an excellent job. This company is reliable and we have used their services before."

"Ken showed up within 90 minutes of my call. Installed new supply valves and checked (and fixed) my work on the rest of the installation. They were in and out of the house within a half hour. They did great work."

"We had a leak in the sand trap on existing water meter. This was from original construction of when the house was built. I looked at the reviews on angie's list, and decided to try A1A  since all reviews were A. This was the first time I had ever used them. I called them on the 1st and Nate said they could be here on the 2nd, witch was Friday. Nate gave me a approximate time he could be here and would call when he was on the way. He showed up when expected and I showed him what needed to be done. He cleaned up the old plumbing mess that was here when we bought the house in July of 2014. I am very particular in quality of work to be done, and they exceeded my expectations. The job was completely cleaned up and was very neat. Both Nate and JR were very polite and very knowledgeable in what they were doing. The price was much lower than I expected. What a great company to use for all of your plumbing needs. I will use them again should the need occur. <br />"