John Hulse Plumbing

It was after the Texas snow storm. As you know lot of Texans were having issues and plumbing issues were on the top of the list. I wasn't an exception.nnThe snow storm was over and all seemed to be well. But after 4 days as things stated to return to normal, I spotted a leak on the side of the foundation in the location where the outside hose bib was located. Thankfully the situation wasn't desperate as the leak was small. But it was troubling enough I had to find a fix.nnInitially I went through my warranty company. They sent a plumber who looked at the issue and told me that the leak was with a broken pipe under the foundation, offered no proof of that whatsoever, but quoted me several thousands of dollars to fix the issue. This sent me shock waves and shattered my peace of mind.  It sounded like a big rip off and I was questioning myself if I should believe these people.nnFortunately I had time on my side (as the leak was small) and I started contacting other plumbers in the DFW with the hope I could have one to come out and take a look at the issue and provide a second opinion for a quote or a fix.nnAmong the several plumbers whom I contacted only a couple responded (as all plumbers were too busy due to the work following the snow storm)  and John Hulse was one of them.nnAfter looking at the pics I had sent him and using his best judgement on the issue he gave me a ballpark quote of $289 to fix the issue. I asked for his availability and he was available to come the next day at 10 a.m. It was a big relief for me.nnJohn showed up exactly at 10 a.m. the next day. He got to work immediately. He first fixed the hose bib by replacing it and seeing if that would fix the issue. As it didn't he wanted to see if the leak would be from the pipe connected to the hose bib. He cut the drywall from the garage side and also removed a small piece of concrete to access the bottom of the pipe. Woohoo!!! - he located the leak at the bottom of the connection. He then fixed it, insulated the pipe. For all the work he charged $325.nnI could confirm that this fix worked as the leak was stopped and the water started drying off around the foundation. It completely dried off in a couple of days. What a big relief that was.nnI was lucky enough that the leak wasn't under the foundation. But I was also lucky to have John come and look at the issue because he was dependable, honest, straightforward and did his best to find the root cause of the leak and then did the fix.nnBottomline John was no nonsense guy, patient, easy to work with and left no stone unturned in his work to fix the issue. He was honest and told that if it is a leak under the slab it is out of his scope of work and I will have to engage someone else who does that kind of work. Yes, that honesty is very critical to work with any technician or business.nnI don't want another plumbing issue. But if it happens I would definitely engage John to do the work.

John replaced my water heater a few years ago, and I was so impressed that he's now my go-to plumber. He recently replaced a pressure release valve, as well as helping me with an issue on my washing machine.nJohn charges fair prices, and more importantly does things right. He shows up when he says he will, and is a pleasure to work with. Also he handled all of the city permit stuff (something I've had to do myself with other contractors).

I have had John's expertise repair a water heater and when it finally died due to the nature of our water here, he installed a new one. His attention to details and safety/codes was outstanding.

Hot water heaters x 3, cracked pipe under the foundation, leaky outside water spouts, now a hot water recirculating pump are all things I have hired John to do over the past 10 years. They were all done quickly and done correctly and at a reasonable price. I usually only write reviews for services I am not happy with but John has earned a 5 star review.

We are so thankful for John Hulse! He has helped us with big and small projects. Timely, reliable and courteous. Would highly recommend!