Henrik Plumbing

They used to be great but these days when you make an appointment they don’t show up. Too bad because the guy who used to come unclog the sinks and everything was very courteous and professional. Definitely won’t be using them again.

Thank you Jerry for fixing my recirculating hot water pump !
For reasons unknown, I had someone other than Henrik install a water heater and the guy Mickey Moused the pipes, which eventually made my pump not work.
Jerry came over, checked out the situation. Ran down and got the necessary parts, and Im up and running again!
Price was right, and Jerry is super cool !!

Here’s an update to my review I posted 2 weeks ago:
I should clarify that the repiping process was completed very quickly, efficiently and seems to be done well.
Everything after that has been RIDICULOUS!
Here we are 4 weeks after the initial work was begun. The drywall patching was finally completed last week, week 3.
«Richard» is still telling his stories! It’s just hysterical. «He said the work was done yesterday» The work is done, time to pay up, yet the inspector won’t sign off on a PIECE OF MASKING TAPE THAT SAYS «PEX, DON’T GROUND» What a LAUGH! Expecting to see an actual yellow sticker… Even the inspector laughed when seeing that! The inspector wanted to know where the plumbers were, they are suppose to be in attendance at the final inspection. (looking around… looking around) Nope! They didn’t show up!
Their work isn’t done, and NOW «Richard» is threatening a mechanics lien on the property for… non-​payment? This is pushing me to the limit, but I DO have to say THANKS FOR THE LAUGH on the «official sticker» today, Henriks! WOOHOO!
See you all in another 2 weeks, we’ll see if things are finally complete at that time… LOL!
Initial Review:
Henrik’s Plumbing needs to work on their follow-​up!
We had a duplex repiped 2 weeks ago. The inspector came and the work didn’t pass.
The plumbers didn’t post a required notice in the breaker box (is this their first time doing this kind of work? no checklist or what?)
There is a water leak under one kitchen sink
The drywall repairs are weak and require another coat
Drywall in the garage isn’t even repaired to its original condition, holes open throughout.
We have tried contacting Richard, the primary «scheduler» of the work at the company. We’ve left message after message with no return call. When we FINALLY got hold of him, «Oh, I thought the work was done! Oh, I thought it passed inspection»
If Richard would answer his phone and/​or return phone calls, he would know
Don’t let this place pill the wool over your eyes. They’re messing around with us, don’t let it happen to you.
We’ve received the Final Bill but won’t be paying it for a while. If we have to get another plumber and a drywall repair guy to do the finish work, they can take their Final Bill and shove it up their own pipes!

I had my townhome re-​piped in early December. The re-​piping was fast and was well done. I’d give them 4 ½ stars for this portion (a recessed light was broke in the process). Getting Henrik to come back to fix the light, a very amateurish (orange peal to cauliflower texture and wall shadows do to the unevenness in the repair) job on the drywall and a broken faucet aerator is my issue with this company.
Today (almost two months later) is the third no show to fix this these problems. I cannot recommend Henrik for this reason. Further, if you decide on using Henrik, I would suggest putting aside a few hundred dollars to fix up any issues when they are complete as their follow-​up in non-​existent. I also would hold my final payment until I was completely satisfied. That was a mistake on my part.
Very disappointing… I took time off from work for this last appointment.
Update 02/​19/​2016 — Drywall fixed last week. Broken recessed light and aerator still broken. Henrik scheduled to arrive today.
Update 02/​20/​2016 — Electrician took care of my lighting. Very nice guy and was fast, proficient and professional. I’ve updated my rating to 3 stars. My aerator is still and issue.
I’m add this email (for context) that was sent to
on 12/​20/​2015. This identical message was left the dry wall crew.
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Hi Willy/​Richard,
Just an FYI. I left the following message on some R11 insulation I purchased and Home Depot. The insulation that was removed was left outside and got wet in the rain. Please read and let me know if you can help remedy this issues.
* * *Henrik Plumbing * * *
Some of the R11 insulation was placed outside during the re-​piping. It was soaked after the rain so please use the new insulation you see on the kitchen floor.
Also, please check and correct a couple of small items.
· One of the kitchen recessed lights no longer works. I’m sure it worked before the re-​piping as I just replace all four bulbs as two were missing when I returned.
· One of the upstairs bathroom faucet aerators (hot water) is missing. I’m guessing is was removed when the system was being flushed. Please check with your piping crew to see where they set it aside.
· The main water shutoff valve appear to be leaking. I’m pretty sure I would have noticed this was leaking prior to the re-​piping as I walked thru the job prior to it starting. Is this something that can be fixed? Please advise.
I really appreciate your fantastic work. This morning I saw a water clean-​up/​restoration companies outside my office window. I’m glad I will not have to worry about his problem again.
I can be reached at xxx-​xxx-​xxxx if you need to reach me.
Thank you!

This company is by far the worst company I have ever encountered! A sales guy came to my house to give me a quote for a repipe and he spent 20min talking crap about his competitor, it made me feel extremely uncomfortable. This company is very unethical and not professional. I got multiple estimates for the project and their competitor was very professional and never once trashed another company.
I would highly urge you to not use Henrik Plumbing they seem like they would be a nightmare to work with!

this guy wasnt who he said he was… the website that i went to was a different plumber… these guys are con artists. The plumber couldn’t explain why the truck he drove up in had a different name on it then who I had looked up online and called ! IO sent that scam artist on his way

If I could give this company zero stars, I would. They are BEYOND unprofessional. I called for a repipe estimate they sent out their estimator Willie, at first he seemed nice but instead of focusing on my leak he spent 20 min trash talking his competitor and telling me not to go with them. His behavior is highly unethical, no company should be bashing another. He was also very pushy and trying to get me to sign on the spot after I repeatedly told him that I was getting more quotes so my husband and I could go over them.
A few days later I get a follow up call from Richard and he did the same thing as Willie and talked crap about his competitor! They are so unprofessional, how can a company function like this? Richard was even more pushy than Willie! It made me feel extremely uncomfortable and nervous to go with them. I spoke with their competitor that they spoke ill of and never did they once trash talk the way Henrik Plumbing does. Suffices to say, I went with their competitor. They made me feel extremely comfortable and their company was very professional and completed the job in a timely matter!
I urge you to get more quotes before you go with Henrik, they are a nightmare. I could only imagine how awful they would be if we signed with them.

Finished job on 6÷4÷13. Very Professional, accommodating, neat, polite, sensitive to the fact that elderly and disabled needs were met. Richard was on top of paperwork whenever I had a question (not only e-​mailed response but followed up with a hard copy. Joseph (foreman) was top notch. Very happy with the completed job!

Had Henrik repipe the house and place a new line out to the meter in the parkway. The guys doing the repipe were fine, the guys doing the drywall repair were moody and constantly angry. When the plumbing was complete I threw the drywall guys out of my house and finished the job myself. This week I had another plumbing company replacing all the sewer lines under the house and they were nice enough to drag out all the old galvanized pipe left by Henrik. Henrik plumbing does decent work but their supervision is terrible.

I had a slab foundation leak in my home, so I had a choice of having someone jack hammer my floor to find it, repair it and then repair the damage to my home (flooring, island, cabinets, etc.), or I could have my home repiped with copper pipes not foolishly encased in concrete beneath my home. I called Cole Services plumbing and the guy came and quoted $ 11,000 to repipe my home. He made sure to ask if I had someone give me an estimate first, I foolishly said he was the first plumber I ever spoke to. He saw me as a sucker. He wouldn’t even give me a written estimate stating I would try to get a better deal elsewhere. I thought a slab foundation leak was no big deal, and told him I had a $ 1500 budget for the job. He told me he would charge me that amount simply to find the leak without repairs. I knew $ 11,000 was crazy, but he tried to assure me no one would do the work his company would do. Dealing with this large amount of money and time it’s obvious I needed a second opinion and estimate. I called Henrik Plumbing after reading reviews at Unilocal,and the person I talked to was kind and even gave me a ballpark estimate over the phone. He sent a plumber to my house to check it out. Unlike the plumber from Cole who didn’t look at anything (simply stood in my kitchen and talked nonsense), the plumber from Hendrik Plumbing actually looked at everything including my bathrooms, kitchen and even the laundry connection in the non attached garage. He even threw in a free refrigerator connection, so I could actually have ice/​water from my fridge. He advised that repiping the house was a better choice because simply repairing a slab foundation leak was like putting a bandage on what could be a lingering, serious wound.
The plumber from Henrik Plumbing got right to the point and said this is the best price I can offer, and it was in the same ballpark as the person I spoke to over the phone estimated. I quickly signed the contract on the spot because I was told the whole job that included a total repipe of a two story, two bathroom home would be $ 5,500. This was «HALF» the price the con artist from Cole Plumbing gave me. Henrik sent a crew of men, and in one day they totally repiped my home putting pipes in places (above ground) that had never been before because the old pipes were in the slab foundation. The men knew what they were doing, worked hard and did an excellent job. Another crew came after the city inspection to do the patch up work, and did an excellent job repairing my walls and ceiling where all the new copper piper went. I had to paint over the patching myself (nothing that spending a few hours after buying paint from Home Depot couldn’t remedy). Hendrik gave me a new shower head and valve/​trim included in the price, and I even replaced my broke garbage disposal for $ 300. I’m so thankful I came across Henrik Plumbing. Their employees are prompt and professional, and know what they’re doing. Having your whole home repiped is not an easy endeavor, but I’m glad I got Henrik to do it. I know my home has more value now, and I don’t have to worry about spending hundreds of dollars in wasted water per month leaking or not having water at all because of a slab leak foundation. I was «GLAD» to pay after the work was done because I know I got a good value and excellent service. I highly recommend Henrik Plumbing because they truly know how to repipe a home.

We called this place to unclog the kitchen sink 3 months ago. The guy was very prompt and fast. Before I could ask him to check the drain in the front for me, he was done and ready to leave. I asked him for a receipt for the job, he told me he would be right back and next thing I know he already drove off. We got the no balance due bill in the mail a week after.
Anyway, 3 months after this odd incident. The sink is clogged again. I called them and told the guy the sink was unclogged only 3 months ago. Before I can say anything else, he accused me of putting random thing in the sink. Dude, really? He didn’t even know how the sink looks like at this point. And he also told me some people have their sink unclogged every month. WOW. I was speechless. And he told me their warranty on unclogging kitchen sink is 24 to 48 hours. I just told him it’s alright, I don’t need their service anymore.
So $ 150 to unclog your kitchen sink every month is normal to these guys. No, thanks. I will call someone else.

After scoping out all the reviews on Unilocal that I could find for re-​piping/​plumbing, I contacted three companies I found on Unilocal,one being Henrik. I was undecided whether to re-​pipe or use the new Pex option, or coating the pipes to prevent leaks. I won’t go into all the details, but I decided to go with the copper re-​pipe, using Henrik Plumbing. I did get a couple different bids, and must say Henrik’s pricing was very competitive, he even beat another plumber I had used in the past and was happy with, by $ 1,000. Here is who I dealt with. Mona was the scheduler, always proactive and professional. Willie was the one who came to the house and gave us the bid, he called himself a master plumber, and answered all my questions which were many, and ultimately everything he wrote down in the contract and even items that were discussed and promised (not in the contract), were honored. These guys had a phrase that brought a smile to my face quite a bit, it was the answer to all my worries — «No Problem». During the process whenever questions came up, I spoke with Richard, and again, the phrase, «No Problem» was his answer to all my concerns.
My job took about three days to re-​pipe, and three days to restore drywall to paint-​ready condition. I have a two-​story, 4 bedroom, 3 bath large home to put this in perspective. The 3-​man crew for the re-​piping were amazing — they were able to access areas that seemed impossible. The 3-​man crew that restored the drywall were very talented as we have textured walls and they blended them perfectly. My only note is that the spackle does make a bit of a mess, but nothing that couldn’t be cleaned up easily. I would recommend Henrik’s to anyone thinking of re-​piping, they know their business and were very honest. I rate them a 4.75 (just because the spackle is messy).
Chuck and Pattie
San Pedro, CA

Henrik Plumbing recently installed a new main sewer line and I couldnt be happier. Very professional operation thoughout the enitre process. I would certainly recommend Henrik plumbing.
Gary the sales person came to our house to bid out the job. He explained the work to be done, presented us with a comprehensive packet about the company, etc., answered all of our questions and gave us a bid onsite. I had a couple of other bids and he was able to work with me on the price. He was the most professional out of all of the bids I received and ultimately won my business.
When it came to the day for them to start the work Eddie and his crew arrived on time, explained what they would be doing and got to work. Like a well oiled machine the crew stared digging up the front yard taking care to take the top layer of the grass off so it could be laid back on once they filled in the trench. This was a welcome surprise as I was just expecting to see dirt there until the grass grew back. The crew was polite, clean and thourgh. They finished the job by 6 PM that same day which I also want expecting. This wasn’t an easy job either, they had to dig the old cast iron sewer line out from under the front porch (a job other plumbers told me would include busting up the porch) and then replace the dirt under that section once the new pipe was in. Eddie was even kind enough to replace the ball cock in the toilet for no extra charge since the old one was filling up too slow.
If your looking for a repipe or main sewer Henrik Plumbing is the way to go.

I do not have a great electrician, I do not have a great handyman, I do have a great plumber. I’ve been using Henrik Plumbing for several years now, and I have always been extremely pleased with them.
They are very prompt — same day service for a couple emergencies I’ve had — very well-​priced, and always do an amazing job.

This is my first review of anything, ever. I have, however, turned to Unilocal and similar sites to find stuff in my neighborhood, so when our house’s fifty-​year-​old pipes gave out last week I frantically hit the review sites. I didn’t find as much info as I would have liked (I suspected that a major re-​pipe and big bucks might be involved) and I made a mental note that when I got through the process I would add my two-​cents, whatever the outcome.
Based on one or two reviews and the proximity factor, I called Henrik Plumbing. It was late afternoon. An extremely courteous and helpful man named Mike listened to my sad story (at this point we had shut down the water supply to the whole house) and dispatched a guy to our place within an hour. He looked the job over, told me exactly what would be involved, and ultimately quoted us a price. Big job — our pipes were encased in the slab foundation, so no small fix would really do the trick. The re-​piping of our house would require opening some walls and running supply lines through the attic.
When the man left I called our regular plumber — who was unavailable to do the work — to check Henrik’s price. Our regular plumber is, shall we say, frugal. When he heard the estimate he was surprised to hear how reasonable it was and told us to make sure they used the correct copper, etc. (they did).
They sent a two-​man team the next morning. They were on-​time, meticulous in their prep (drop-​cloths, runners on the floor, etc,) and got to work immediately. The re-​pipe portion of the job was done by the end of the day, and they brought the job far enough along to give us water in the kitchen and one bathroom. The next day the job was finished by late morning. In addition to a first rate piping job, these men were scrupulously careful of the furniture and other stuff in our house. It was monstrously hot in our attic, apparently not a problem. They tidied up before leaving and left the house as clean — or cleaner — than they found it. And — big surprise — the job ended up coming in $ 200.00 cheaper that the estimate!
This left only the holes in the walls (interior and exterior) to be patched — also included in the price. Henrik offered to send plasterers the next day (a Saturday) but we opted for Monday. By the end of Monday all holes were nicely patched and ready for paint. Plasterers were also very respectful of the stuff in our home, the floors, etc. And they even touched up a few places that had nothing to do with the re-​pipe!
So I can’t say enough good things about this company. Polite, friendly people, great work on time, reasonable prices. No kidding…

For anyone who’s had crap water pressure, you know the pleasure of literally running around in the shower to get wet. It was blowing my mind to stand there sometimes for up to 3 minutes to get hot water — can you imagine all that water wasted?
The shower was getting to be less and less of a pleasurable experience, and with the colder weather coming, we knew it was time to bring in the big guns.
Our house was built in 1952, 50 years before we moved in, and we think that the house has never been completely re-​piped, maybe just in a half-​assed manner in bits and pieces.
My husband came across Henrik on Angie’s List as a re-​piping specialist (so these aren’t the guys to call when you have too much hair in your drain.)
What we liked about them was that they don’t subcontract out, they handle all the permits and they work quickly and efficiently. We have 1.5 baths plus the kitchen sink and the washing machine hook up and it took them about 10 hours total to do the work.
Guys are here today doing the wall-​patching, since they had to make some holes in the walls in our closets and under sinks and such to get at the pipes.
My only complaint would be that the guys they sent didn’t speak a whole lot of English so there was some miscommunication (or non communication) about things while they were here, but we managed to work everything out.
Our shower is absolutely kick-​ass now with water pressure that blows you up against the opposite wall, and you can flush a toilet or run water elsewhere without scalding the person in the shower.
Good shower? Good shower.
I’d highly recommend these guys if you’re in need of some re-​piping.