If you want to be ripped off, call Bishop. My wife called them to have some bathtub drains cleared. The woman at Bishop said that there was a flat fee to unplug drains, but could not give that info on the phone, the plumber would need to see the problem. Not understanding the concept, I guess, my wife said OK. So these two plumbers come out, I guess to vouch for each other in case of a law suit. Anyway, after agreeing to pay a $79 fee just to show up, my wife was told it would be $300 to unclog the drain. She though he meant all the drains (there were 3). After 1.5 hours of work, he presented her with a bill for $900!!! She said WHAT? He said 3 drains, $300 ea drain. She called me at work and I flipped out. The plumbers finally dropped it to $575, which I refused to pay. I called 4 different plumbing companies in my neighborhood to see what they would charge. The most expensive was $110 1st hr and $25 ea add'l quarter hour., including the snake/rod charge. I offered to split the difference with Bishop, but the owner is a mad man and put a lien on our property. That's Bishop. Stay away.
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