Pat
Can I just say how *unimpressed* I am with my experience with the Hill & Co. group?! I had a pair of guys come out & take a half-assed look around, then the older, chubbier journeyman sent the younger, skinnier apprentice under the house to poke around at the plumbing (he forgot his flashlight & had to be handed one). They tried to convince me that I needed to upsize my whole gas line, "for code." They even had me convinced & up-sold, until I asked the next 2 plumbers about it... They were *absolutely* trying to take advantage of someone who didn't know better. Anyway, they quoted me $9,2k for a simple Tankless Water Heater swap. I though that was too much, so I called around. An outfit called Yarbrough & Sons sent a technician named Cole Hobson to come out & do an estimate for a Tankless Hot Water Heater swap for me, and not only did he do a *thorough* bathroom, utility closet & crawl-space inspection, he came out of the crawl space (looking like the undead 🧟♂️), went looking for a shovel, & then went *back* underneath the house to trench out access to allow him to get where he needed to go, to see what he needed to see! I should add that Cole & I are both bigger guys (like the Hill&Co Journeyman), & I would not have wanted to have to do what he just did. And he did it enthusiastically & professionally, all for just a free estimate! Very impressive! Unfortunately, a guy from a "2 guys in a truck" outfit came in right behind them & immediately underbid their quote. But I was so impressed by Cole, that I called Yarbrough & Sons, & I asked if they could match/beat the other offer? And, guess what, they did! So, we were pleased to get to book the project with them & are having it installed next Monday (So long as I can get my Electrician to come upgrade the power outlet box over the weekend 😅). For the record, they beat out Hill & Co.'s (who was Angie.com's 1st recommendation) initial quoted price by >45%, coming in at just