Serving Oakland, AR and surrounding areas
In business since 1978
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"The actual repairs went well. The toilet was fixed by replacing a seal and took less than 15 minutes. The scald guard took less than 2 minutes to correct. The technician spent about 15-20 minutes looking at the faucet and attempting to get the leak to stop but could not get it stopped. So the technician explained he could replace the cartridge but that may not fix the problem and a new faucet would be needed. If that did not work we would still have to pay for the cartridge as it would then be "used" even if it did not fix the problem. We opted to just have a new faucet put on and as we were not given a choice in the faucet we assumed it would be the same brand/type and metal that was being replaced. He did not have one with him so we made arrangements for him to come out the next morning and replace it. He was right on time promptly at 8:00am and got the faucet replaced. The faucet that was taken off was a Moen two handle brushed nickel faucet. The faucet that replaced it is a Delta, shiny chrome and single handle. I was not consulted at all about the brand/type of faucet, they just changed it which took about 30 minutes. Then when I asked how much I owed I was told that they would send the bill in the mail. When the bill was received about 5 days later the cost was $387. I was charged $150 for the faucet and 3 hours of labor much to my surprise since the actual time the technician was in my home working was just a little over 1 hour total. The bill also stated that they charged from the time they left their building until the plumber got back to the building. Now this is the first time I have ever been charged for travel time especially for a local business. And the guy must have been crawling if it took that long to get to and from our house as we are only about 15 minutes total away from the building. Overall the work is done and the bill has been paid but I felt they were very unprofessional in that they did not explain this charge for travel time when I contacted them and I was never even asked about what type/brand/color of faucet I wanted. I will never hire Dewey and Sons again because of these things. If they had been up front with everything I may have considered them again in the future but as it is, no way!"







