On Wednesday, we were quoted $382 to repair/replace an outdoor faucet ($30 part), and an additional $592 to add a shut off valve ($20 part) on the inside wall. We had already demolished the wall ourselves to gain access to the plumbing (since it was wet and needed to be removed anyway), and told them that we'd like a plastic access cover ($60 part) to make future repairs easier, but they said they weren't able to install one.\r
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They even shut off the water to our home before turning on the faucet to see where the leak was coming from. This and the price felt scam-my, so we paid them the $49 trip fee to get them off our property. We will not be inviting them back. We only invited them in the first place because we thought the copper pipe connecting to the faucet may need repair because we found it wrapped in duct tape from a previous repair (and thus, may have needed cutting, which we don't have the tools for).\r
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Thank you for reminding us why we've started doing everything ourselves!
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