AAP All American Plumbing
2024-04-29T20:40:07.173Z
New service performed 4/17/2024
AAP Home Services again gave me quality service at a reasonable price. My 60 year old home had a severe scale build-up in the shower drain's cast iron pipe that required a complete rebuild of the drain to the sewer tee. Journeyman plumber Michael Alcantar of AAP came out to snake the drain. He first tried to snake from the drain itself, then from the roof, and despite his best efforts, was unsuccessful in clearing the blockage. The scale blockage (which looked like concrete in the drain to me) could not be unblocked.
Michael gave me a couple of options to fix the drain which included hydrojetting the line, or drain pipe and shower replacement. As the shower was in bad shape anyway, I opted for the complete drain and shower replacement.
While the cost was substantial, I found it to be reasonable given the amount of time and work it took to complete. Michael's work was outstanding, despite it's difficulty. Michael had to jackhammer through the original 60-year old foundation, and dig, dig, dig the old cast iron drain pipe out of the ground and replace it with the new drainpipe. Then he rebuilt the shower stall. This included laying the base of the shower over the now filled in ground where the foundation was jackhammered, and assembling the new fiberglass shower stall. He also had to rebuild the incoming water pipes and do what looked to me like expert carpentry to provide support for the new shower stall. It also required some drywall installation above the newly built shower stall. Finally, a new faucet was installed to complete the task.
The job took about three days. I marvel now at the finished product.
Michael did have just a bit of help (thanks also to Chris and Alex, as well as Carlos, all of AAP Home Services), but Michael was there during the entire project, and did the majority of the work. I would say that he completed the job, mostly by himself. I could tell that Michael takes great pride in his work. He worked hard throughout each day he was at my home, and even stayed very late on the last day as the project was nearly finished
At the end of the job, Michael took the time and effort to clean up thoroughly, and my bathroom looked wonderful again.
Michael's retrofit work on my shower to fix the drain which was just not draining properly, was done expertly and as quickly as possible.
This is the fourth major plumbing job I have had done on my 60 year old home by AAP Home Services. They always solve my plumbing issues with a minimum of fuss and at very reasonable prices. I will always call AAP Home Services when I have plumbing issues at my home.
My thanks to Michael Alcantar of AAP Home Services for the outstanding and absolutely beautiful work done on my drain and new shower stall.