John Baethke & Son Plumbing

I recommend John Baethke & Son Plumbing all of the time. I initially started using them about 5 years ago because we were having some plumbing problems and, when I called the Plumbing Council, they recommended John Baethke & Son. I have been using their service ever since and so have many of my neighbors. They provide a 24-hour emergency service and they are very knowledgeable and "green." For example, they installed a tankless water heater in our house, which has been saving us a lot of money. Everything has turned out even better than I expected. If you need a knowledgeable, responsive plumber, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week (even on Christmas and New Year's Day), I would recommend John Baethke & Son Plumbing. more

They were very clean and gave me all my options. i was not sure about the just repairing and deceided to go ahead with a new faucet. i love it. more

This was our first experience with John Baethke & Son Plumbing and their service was very good. They were on time, very professional, and we had no problems. I certainly would recommend them and I would call them again. more

I had a kitchen faucet replaced with a faucet that I purchased myself. My old faucet was leaking and I needed to have the job done. I was charged over $550, more than the faucet cost. There were no problems with the job, and it was done quickly. Now the faucet is loose and needs repair. There are plenty of plumbers out there. Stay away from this one. Pros: They showed up Cons: Robbers more

I needed an elbow joint installed in the supply line to a toilet. I know enough about plumbing to do it myself, and figured I could do it in less than an hour if just possessed a pipe cutter and pipe threader. \r \r I had never called a plumber before, but this appears to be a very good company.\r \r Even tho I was very explicit over the phone as to what was needed, they were unwilling to give me an estimate over the phone, so I agreed to pay the $69.50 just to come out because I was fairly certain it would only be about $100.\r \r After they came to the house, I was told that the standard union contract (chicago) price for this procedure was $300.\r \r Ouch!\r \r I will never be calling a union plumber ever again.\r \r How is it that most people are willing to come out and give an estimate for free, but not union plumbers?\r \r It will be cheaper for me to throw the whole toilet in the alley and buy another toilet. No wonder our landfills are overflowing.\r \r I feel like I was just mugged.\r Pros: Probably excellent work Cons: far too expensive to even consider without being up-front about it. more

I made the mistake of paying the $75 to see how much it would cost to get a simple hot water heater replaced. They tried to sell me an emegency plumber plan and then quoted me a price that was twice as much as two other quotes from other plumbers.\r \r I got the impression that they would have done an excellent job but at twice the cost. The quoted my $1,600 and I got it done for $800. For simple jobs I am sure you can find a much cheaper plumber. Pros: Knew what they were doing. Cons: Way too expensive. more