Emergency
Medina Emergency Plumber: A Second Opinion Saved Over $3,000
By Mike Mackin, Owner ·
When Robert in Medina saw sewage backing up onto his basement floor, he did what anyone would do. He grabbed his phone and searched “emergency plumber near me.” A corporate chain, the kind that pays its plumbers on commission, sent someone out and quoted him over $7,000 to replace a bad section of drain pipe under the floor. Something felt off, so Robert called us for a second opinion.
The problem, and what it really cost
Our diagnosis matched theirs. A section of the home’s original cast iron drain pipe, running under the concrete floor, had failed and needed to be replaced. That part was never in question. What our tech could not see was how the same job added up to more than $7,000.
So we priced it the way we price everything. Material. The labor to cut and break out the concrete. Room for the unforeseen problems that show up once you are below the slab. Testing the new pipe. Patching the concrete back. Cleanup. Added up honestly, our price came in at about half of the chain’s quote, saving Robert over $3,000 on the same repair.
The fix: stay local
Like any business, we work to make a profit, and we are not here to judge what another company charges. But the homeowners in Medina, Doylestown, Copley, and across the Akron area are our neighbors, and hopefully our customers. You do not take advantage of a neighbor because they are in a bind and searching for help at the worst possible moment.
So shop local. Get a second opinion, especially on a big emergency repair. Buy from the people who actually live and work in your town.
Robert’s case ended in a replacement, just at an honest price. Another Medina homeowner called us about a weekend sewer backup she had been told meant a collapsed line, and that same day second opinion found no emergency at all. Both start the same way, with someone actually looking at the pipe.
An emergency plumbing call is exactly when it is hardest to slow down and think, which is exactly when a second number matters most. If you are in Medina or nearby and someone has handed you a big quote to replace a drain line, call 330-825-3686 before you sign. We find the real problem first, price the fix in writing, and the dispatch fee rolls into the job if you go ahead. Real job ranges are on our pricing page.