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Hold your wallet better yet hide your wallet even better never call James [redacted] Beutjer PlumbingI would not let this guy in my house to change my toilet paperNEVER CALL THIS GUY I am over years old and have had a number of projects over the years and have dealt with many workers / companies for our projects Some good ones and some bad ones BUT this guy was the absolute worstWhere to start The project was new tile for the bathtub/ shower walls and new tile for the floor As long as the walls were exposed we figured a new shower fixture and hardwareSo that’s why we needed a plumberWe called James [redacted] Beutjer Plumbing, he came by to look at the job For the shower fixture he said 130/hour and he would install our fixture but would not warranty it but if we had him provide the fixture it would include a warranty We said ok as long as it was brushed nickel, he have us models to pick from and we picked one He also suggested as long as we were doing this work why not a new tub and toilet My wife and I early on debated this but wanted to keep cost downI asked him how much and he said for the tub delivered and 2-for a toiletPlus labor about 3-hours guys, for the tub & shower fixture and another hour for the toilet and finish shower hardwareBUT he would know for sure once everything was removed and he could see everythingRED FLAG It worth noting that this project was purely for cosmetic reasons the bathroom was years old and style wise a bit dated BUT everything worked fine, and we have been in this house for over years and have never had a problem We did some quick math and figured for the plumbing work of new shower fixture and with the added toilet and tub about in material and 1100-in laborSo, the day comes to remove and install the tub and James Beutjer says he can’t because the tile guys did not remove enough of the subfloor to get the tub outSo he at least does the initial shower fixture work and leavesSo we have a meeting of the tile guys and James Beutjer PlumbingHe says he needs the floor removed at least so far back so he can not only get the tub out but also to cut a bigger hole around the toilet are to see what going onWHY I have no idea and that the collar / flange of the toilet has to go above the tile so he needs room to work and possibly raise the pipeThe tile guys mentioned that they have never seen the flange on top of tile BUT the plumber says this is “ to code” He also mentions that X amount of the wall needs to be cut out to make room for the tub removal and installHe NEVER mentioned this up front NOW I got drywall work to do outside the tub areaSo, our tile guys prep the area to the plumber’s requirementHe comes with TWO other guys so we now have plumbersThey remove / install the tubBUT he puts in Chrome hardware in the tubThen he moves to the toilet sees some dry wall in the toilet drain area ( some must have fell in there from the extra drywall removal) within eye sight and hand length to pick outBUT sends one of guys back to his shop to get a camera scope to see moreHe then says our drain is not pitched right and he needs to cut a long hole in our kitchen ceiling and go to our master bath which is right behind the bathroom we are working and remove part of that wall to “ SEE MORE” At that point we said enough and it was time for him to leaveSo the only work he did was put a new fixture in the exposed shower area remove /install the new tubAnd provided the tub BUT with the wrong tub hardware installed Total bill $BTW his time clock starts from when he leaves his houseHe had one guy just be a goffer and was sitting around most of the time We I called him out on this he said he mentioned all of this up frontTo finish the project we STILL had to buy install the shower hardware, buy install the toilet and replace his wrong tub hardware

Hold your wallet better yet hide your wallet even better never call James *** Beutjer PlumbingI would not let this guy in my house to change my toilet paperNEVER CALL THIS GUY I am over years old and have had a number of projects over the years and have dealt with many workers / companies for our projects Some good ones and some bad ones BUT this guy was the absolute worstWhere to start The project was new tile for the bathtub/ shower walls and new tile for the floor As long as the walls were exposed we figured a new shower fixture and hardwareSo that’s why we needed a plumberWe called James *** Beutjer Plumbing, he came by to look at the job For the shower fixture he said 130/hour and he would install our fixture but would not warranty it but if we had him provide the fixture it would include a warranty We said ok as long as it was brushed nickel, he have us models to pick from and we picked one He also suggested as long as we were doing this work why not a new tub and toilet My wife and I early on debated this but wanted to keep cost downI asked him how much and he said for the tub delivered and 2-for a toiletPlus labor about 3-hours guys, for the tub & shower fixture and another hour for the toilet and finish shower hardwareBUT he would know for sure once everything was removed and he could see everythingRED FLAG
It worth noting that this project was purely for cosmetic reasons the bathroom was years old and style wise a bit dated BUT everything worked fine, and we have been in this house for over years and have never had a problem We did some quick math and figured for the plumbing work of new shower fixture and with the added toilet and tub about in material and 1100-in laborSo, the day comes to remove and install the tub and James Beutjer says he can’t because the tile guys did not remove enough of the subfloor to get the tub outSo he at least does the initial shower fixture work and leavesSo we have a meeting of the tile guys and James Beutjer PlumbingHe says he needs the floor removed at least so far back so he can not only get the tub out but also to cut a bigger hole around the toilet are to see what going onWHY I have no idea and that the collar / flange of the toilet has to go above the tile so he needs room to work and possibly raise the pipeThe tile guys mentioned that they have never seen the flange on top of tile BUT the plumber says this is “ to code” He also mentions that X amount of the wall needs to be cut out to make room for the tub removal and installHe NEVER mentioned this up front NOW I got drywall work to do outside the tub areaSo, our tile guys prep the area to the plumber’s requirementHe comes with TWO other guys so we now have plumbersThey remove / install the tubBUT he puts in Chrome hardware in the tubThen he moves to the toilet sees some dry wall in the toilet drain area ( some must have fell in there from the extra drywall removal) within eye sight and hand length to pick outBUT sends one of guys back to his shop to get a camera scope to see moreHe then says our drain is not pitched right and he needs to cut a long hole in our kitchen ceiling and go to our master bath which is right behind the bathroom we are working and remove part of that wall to “ SEE MORE” At that point we said enough and it was time for him to leaveSo the only work he did was put a new fixture in the exposed shower area remove /install the new tubAnd provided the tub BUT with the wrong tub hardware installed Total bill $BTW his time clock starts from when he leaves his houseHe had one guy just be a goffer and was sitting around most of the time We I called him out on this he said he mentioned all of this up frontTo finish the project we STILL had to buy install the shower hardware, buy install the toilet and replace his wrong tub hardware

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