Everest Plumbing

We asked for estimates for a required sewer lateral from several companies. Everest had the lowest price and also five stars. They offered to do the job one week later. They showed up on time at 8:30. They did the work and were done ahead of schedule. Everything was cleaner than it had been before the installation.
They handled all the permits and they notified the city that our sewer lateral was in place. Ten days later we had our $ 4500 bond back from El Cerrito. Everything was smooth, and Tsering and his office staff were a pleasure to work with — everything they said they would do, they did. Even the patch on the street looks good.

Contacted them today to get help with our suddenly non-​functioning water heater, received a fairly quick call back from Tsering who says they no longer do any «inside» plumbing work, they only do outside sewer lateral work now. Who knew? So unless you need a sewer lateral replacement, don’t waste your time calling these guys!

I had Everest out to my El Sobrante home to do the trenchless lateral replacement. They were fantastic! Tsering did everything he said he would, when he would (in one day!), for the price he quoted. My brother hired another company to do the same thing on his house… that company started the job on Saturday, left it alone on Sunday, came back Monday, but here it is Tuesday and the street still isn’t patched. I had a tiny concern about Chas. B. review saying that they left some rubble… I mentioned that to Tsering and I had no issue with it here. Nice patch in the street, yard is clean… no complaints at all.

Everest did a nice job on our sewer lateral, came when they said they would, communicated well, passed the on-​site inspection, and didn’t damage our landscaping. They also matched the lower bid of another company.
But… they did leave small-​rubble construction waste in some of our landscaping under one of the bushes near the street, which was kind of a bummer.
(Edited: We first thought that they had perfectly seeded construction rubble into our rock landscaping by evenly sprinkling it across our landscaping, but it turns out we have some similar, but different material than from their job. So it really just was the spot near the street.)

My husband and I just purchased a new home in Richmond View and needed to get a Certificate to the City of Richmond for Sewer Lateral Clean out and needed to do it 15 days after the closing of escrow ! We called many places to get estimates, calling Everest Plumbing was the best thing we could have done ! A very kind and professional man named «Tsering”(the T is silent) came out to see the property and gave us a fair bid. We told him that we have a dead line to get the sewer work done and he was able to finish the work that same week and in one day !! I highly recommend Everest Plumbing for quick and great service.

We have used Everest Plumping twice. Each time they were on time, very polite and efficient. Their fees were fair and reasonable.

I had a water heater emergency on Sunday afternoon so I called the guys at Everest plumbing. They quickly sent someone out start work and relay information to the other plumber who was buying the new water heater. They worked extremely efficiently and allowed me to continue what I had been doing before the incident happened. I felt very comfortable having them in the house and they did not intrude whatsoever. They did a great job bracing the new heater and installed beautifully brazed copper piping. Even with the unanticipated additional pipework and bracing I was still charged the original estimate price. Everest did an amazing job and got everything operating better than ever!

This company is great! Upon buying a home and moving to El Cerrito my wife and I needed to get a new sewer lateral completed. I am not sure what the deal is but when we were getting quotes we had some super flaketastic plumbers out there. Anyway, Everest was amazing. They show up when they say they will, their work is fantastic and they offer a very competitive price. Our job was not at all easy as it entailed pulling up part of a porch, running a line across the street and digging a trench in the drive way of our neighbors across the street. No small chore. I cannot recommend this company highly enough.

I had called Tsering at Everest Plumbing for several minor plumbing needs over the years and had received prompt, complete and reasonably-​priced service each time. When I noticed my water heater was leaking and mentioned to a friend that I might have to replace it, she recommended another plumber service who she raved about.
The «other» plumber came out, took a quick glance at my water heater and wrote up an estimate. My eyes nearly popped out of my head! It was far more expensive than I dreamed possible! I even asked if he had written it correctly. Alas, he had.
So I called Everest Plumbing and Tsering was out the next day. He carefully examined my water heater and all the hook-​ups. He crawled under the house to the crawl space. He then explained to me each and every thing that would be involved in its replacement, including some sloppy plumbing issues that would need to be corrected from the previous water heater installation to bring it up to code. I thought all this explanation meant the job was going to be just as costly as the first estimate.
When he gave me his bid on the job, it was a full $ 800 LESS than the plumber my friend had raved about. And he said that because of the degree of leakage and the other issues that needed correcting, he offered to do the job the next day on his day off, rather than waiting a week for his next opening.
He did a great job! I could tell that the corrections he had made to the previous set up was far more safe and accessible. What a relief to know it was done properly and up to code and at a huge savings to me.
I cannot begin to recommend Tsering and Everest Plumbing highly enough. I won’t ever be tempted to look elsewhere for my plumbing needs again.

This company does excellent work, but trying to get someone, in their office, to return a phone call seems next to impossible. I called and left a message, requesting service, on July 3^rd and have not yet received a call back.

It’s official – Tsering is the best plumber ever! It’s a pleasure to add yet another 5 star review. We had a Saturday night emergency plumbing problem in our bathroom and he was at our house within 30 minutes of my phone call. The service is fast, efficient and first rate. It’s so reassuring to have such a reliable and trustworthy plumber. Once again, I highly recommend Everest Plumbing.

I called Everest because I saw the great reviews, but it was a disappointment.
I asked Tsering to replace two old rusted fossets in the garage, that are used for the washing machine. When I went to the garage, I found that the pipe to the hot water was bent. He said it had been very difficult to remove the old fosset. Evidently he did not use lubricant and did not hold the pipe while he was unscrewing the fosset, so he bent the pipe.
I asked him to straighten the pipe but he said that the pipe was old and touching it could cause it to break. So now I have a bent hot water pipe. He also put his weight on my old washing machine to lift himself up to inspect the boiler. This was careless, he could have bent the top of the washing machine too. I cancelled the other plumbing jobs I had scheduled with him.

We can add to Everest Plumbing’s 5 star reviews.
We had Tsering replace a broken and leaking garbage disposer and he showed up on time, and did a perfect job, and did not go over estimate even though he had to slightly modify the outgoing connector pipe since it was a different connector on the new model.
Further, we had phoned and left a message on a Saturday not expecting a call back until at least Monday however he called us back on Sunday and said he could do the work that day if we wanted. We took him up on this since we were home and it was nice to get the work done sooner rather than later (even though it was not an emergency).
He accepts credit cards (which is a plus), but prefers checks or cash.
We’ve had other plumbers out for different jobs in the past and they have been ones we would not trust in calling again. Not so with Everest Plumbing-​we will not hesitate to call upon Tsering again if the need arises. While certainly not ‘cheap’, we’ve never met a good plumber that was, he was cheaper than some others we got estimates from so we are happy.

I meant to write a review a couple of months ago… better late than never. I needed to get the sewer lateral replaced pronto back in October and sooooo happy that I chose Tsering and his great staff from Everest. He gave the best quote and was über nice. They took care of the repaving of the street (gutter to gutter) too in the quote. Very happy with their work and thx to all the great reviews on Unilocal for helping me select them. He didn’t charge me extra when we discovered that half of the line was cast iron instead of terra-​cotta and had to dig into my driveway. I’ve recommended Tsering to two friends already and will keep spreading the good word.

These guys are GREAT! I had to replace my sewer lateral (what a drag) and these guys did it quickly and for less than anyone else. THANK YOU Everest!

Problem solved!
Hot Water Heater broke day after x-​mas. Looked online for a plumber in El Cerrito and was direct to Everest Plumbing by some good reviews. Called, and within 30 minutes Tsering was there and gave me a very reasonable quote for a replacement w/​installation. 45 minutes later Luis arrived followed shortly by Tsering with a new heater and began the task of replacement.
In no time they have completed the job and left the site cleaner than when they arrived. Professional, reasonable, and informative. I would recommend there services to my own family.
Thanks Tesring and Luis for the prompt and outstanding service.
My new years resolution is to perform my job as well as Everest Plumbing does!

My regular plumber was not available so I found Everest Plumbing and Tsering on Unilocal.
After carefully reading his reviews and those of other plumbers, I gave him a call. He called me back in a couple of hours, we made an appointment, he showed up at my rental property, took a look, gave me an idea of what the options were. I called my tenant, she called him, they set up another appointment and the problem was fixed quickly and economically.
Man I love it when people do what they say they’re going to do and are completely honest and reliable. 5-​stars for this plumber! Thanks Tsering.

What do you do when you daughter flushes a pack of wipes down the toilet? Call Everest Plumbing and luckily that is what I did. I have had two other jobs done by Everest since. Tsering fixed a broken sewer main and installed a sewer backflow device. Tsering also fixed a broken, leaky toilet.
I was guarded at first as I am with any tradesperson I have in the house. Thank goodness Tsering is a good honest person. His work is excellent and there are no surprises as far as costs. Not only am I happy with Everest Plumbing’s work, Tsering comes across as a genuine human being.
The best part is I never feel like I am being lied to and the value of the work has always seemed very fair.

Tsering is a great guy and made quick work of the leak under our kitchen sink. I sent him pictures beforehand and he was prepared for the job. His prices are about what it costs to get the job done right. I’d call him back in a heartbeat if I needed to.

I found Everest Plumbing through Unilocal and its five star reviews and I have to say, I’m so glad that I did. Tsering is a really honest and sweet Tibetan guy and I’m so glad to have found a plumber I can turn to and trust. He did a great job fixing the leaking faucet in my bathroom that my previous plumber worked on three times and never got to completely stop.