Patterson Plumbing and Drain

Ivan, the owner, was Johnny on the spot with my clogged shower drain. I called him and he came out within 30 mins. as he was in the neighborhood. He arrived on time and was so personable, polite and professional. AND, he had a belt holding his pants up not allowing them to drop a «little lower» than necessary like so many in this trade do. Just sayin’… After spending at least an hour snaking the drain to get past the «T» he hit mud and explained to me that the cast iron pipe from my 1956 home had rusted out and mud was getting into the drain pipe and that was causing the blockage. I really appreciated his tenacity to get it fixed. He told me that he is normally able to get 99% of the drains unblocked, but unfortunately not mine… He apologized and was sooooo nice. I hope you will consider using Ivan for your plumbing needs and I’m sure he won’t disappoint you! Thank you, Ivan…

I was anticipating giving Patterson a 5-​star rating after he successfully cleared a kitchen drain in my rental home that another plumbing company was unable to clear. It’s what happened next that changes my review.
The process of clearing the drain revealed that the cast iron drain pipe was severely and extensively corroded and given the age of the house it was likely the drain pipes for the entire house were in similar condition (the house is raised with a crawl space underneath so the drain pipes are accessible). So I asked Mr. Patterson for an estimate to do a full drain pipe replacement project.
After comparing all estimates which ranged from $ 6K to $ 8K, I settled on Mr. Patterson whose bid was toward the higher end. Via email I accepted his estimate and authorized payment for deposit of ½ of the project price. Also via email Mr. Patterson agreed to the job and set the beginning date. He then notified my tenants of the start date and the hours he would need access to the home, and added «If you have any questions please let me know. We’ll see you then!»
Subsequently I sent several follow-​up questions to Mr. Patterson, and my tenants asked a question as well.
The following day I received email from Mr. Patterson informing me that «I am going to cancel the scheduled job at this time. I feel like too many unanswered questions keep arising and the job scope is still revolving. I need to focus more attention on my other existing projects at this time.»
Perhaps this was a blessing in disguise. For Patterson to use «too many unanswered questions» as an excuse to renege on our written agreement definitely raises questions about how the actual project might have been handled.

Ivan was the BEST!!! very personable and professional. He arrived on time as scheduled and did amazing and great work. I highly recommend him! Great work and very dependable. THANKS Ivan!

Two thumbs up for Patterson Plumbing. Great people, very friendly and professional. Did a great job for us when several older drain parts needed replaced: They responded fast, did what needed done, and gave some great suggestions without being pushy.

Ivan was great! He was able to come the next day that I called him, showed up on time and fixed my kitchen sink very quickly! He is not only very good at his job but also a very nice guy. I definitely will be using Patterson Plumbing next time I have a plumbing issue.

Ivan has certainly earned the high Unilocal rating, based on his work at our place. Price was right on the estimate. He was on time. Professional from start to finish. Great demeanor. Fully explained the project. Offered, but did not push, recommendations in a positive manner. Agree with others about his top notch politeness and courtesy. (Personally, I think his time as a Marine Corps Corporal helped hone those attributes, characteristics, and work ethic.) I definitely recommend Ivan for your plumbing needs.

I have all the tools, knowledge, and experience to do any kind of home plumbing repairs with quality workmanship and results. I do not however, have the physical ability to do most of it anymore, due to a very bad back. Trusting someone else and hoping they meet my expectations is challenging to say the least.
I did my reading and gave Ivan a call. So many positive reviews couldn’t be made up, and they aren’t.
He is everything nice everybody has said about him. Professional, polite, mellow, works very diligently, doesn’t waste his time or yours. And displayed to me an outstanding knowledge base and skill set. Excellent workmanship. Rates are well within reasonable, and he uses high quality parts.
This trip was for help with a needed repair job. I have already let Ivan know that I would like him back at later dates to do some upgrades for me as well.
Absolutely trust and recommend him. Couldn’t be happier that I called him.

I do not give 5 star rating very easily or often but I highly recommend this plumber! Not only is Ivan the consummate professional (fast and regular communication, arrived when he said he would, polite and courteous) but he is very skilled and knowledgeable. He solved a very vexing plumbing issue, that others had misdiagnosed, effectively, expediently and cost effectively. He is an extremely hard and fast (I literally saw him jogging back and forth from my house to his truck) worker and I appreciated how he genuinely seems interested in solving the issues rather than driving up the bill. What a refreshing change of pace. Thanks Ivan!

Ivan was prompt and he replaced our heater within a day. He was very professional and left the place clean. The new heater is working great. He was also friendly and we would definitely call on him in the future.
Suresh.

Really great guy. Had him out to fix a clogged kitchen sink drain one day, he was in and out in a jiffy and rebuilt the drain system to be more robust. Great price. Had him back today to fix a leaky bathtub faucet and again he was fast to show up, good price, fast to get the job done, and a really good guy. I won’t hesitate to call Patterson Plumbing the next time I have a plumbing issue!

I called around 2pm and got a same day appointment… Which to me is pretty amazing! Ivan was very polite and professional. The work was done pretty quick to. I’m defiantly going to call them from now on!

The hot water faucet in the kitchen refused to shut off. The only way to get the water to stop was to turn off the valve under the sink. Called Patterson Plumbing, they were there the same day, right on time. Diagnosed the problem quickly, Out in less than an hour, leaving no mess behind. Doesn’t get much better.

Had a leaky copper water supply pipe in my crawl space. Called Patterson Plumbing on a Saturday morning and a short time later Jose showed up. Very nice fella. He had to crawl in that wet/​muddy/​sticky Lemon Grove clay soil under my house to get to the leak and he did it with a smile and get’r done attitude.
In less than ½ hour the leak was fixed.
The cost was very fair.
I’ve had other plumbers over and it wasn’t always a good experience.
Jose was a trooper and I will definitely call Patterson’s if I need more work in the future.

Called this morning and was able to get the same day appointment.
Jose came out and got the job done.
I would use Patterson Plumbing again.

My plumbing presented an unusual challenge and Jose needed to call in reinforcements in the form of the owner, Ivan Patterson. We live in an older home (1940) and the clog appeared to be over 35 feet from the kitchen sink and was resistant to snake efforts. Ivan arrived with another snake and the team finally found the problem… a very good thing as I am hosting a holiday party for 40+ people in 4 hours! The service was very professional, confident and knowledgable. I was given an estimate for the job upon Jose’s arrival and it did not increase even though it took two of them and they were here almost 2 hours. I definitely found myself a new plumber!

Had them out again for an unrelated problem and once again they were wonderful! Up front, clear and honest. I highly recommend!

Awesome. fast service and reasonable price. We live in a townhome and my neighbor had his plumber come by to fix a leaky pipe that was in the «shared» wall. That plumber fixed the problem but coincidently another leak from the same pipe started? Which soaked our side, weird how that worked out. He also said he didn’t want to do anything else. Sounds like a mistake made on his part. Called Patterson Plumbing and they were at my house in 15 minutes and fixed the problem! I told my Landord about them and he’ll be using them more in the future. Jose was very professional and proficient. ThAnk you!

Jose just left my apartment and I couldn’t wait 5 minutes to write a review. I called this morning and they were able to get someone out to my place today about an hour later.
Jose explained to me the issue, quoted me a very reasonable price and said he could have things finished in about 20 minutes. He was very friendly and is very knowledgeable.
From one Patterson to another– thank you so much :)

We called for help with a broken garbage disposal and a clogged kitchen drain. They responded the same day, helped us find an electrician for some electrical work we needed for the new disposal, and got us taken care of very quickly. Jose, who did the work, was great. They are on the high end of pricing, so we gave them 4 stars rather than 5, but they do good work and are very helpful. We’ll use them again.

I was recommending Patterson to another friend and thought, it’s time to shout it out on Unilocal!Patterson Plumbing completed a job for us a while back. The work was completed on time, on budget, and with great heart. Patterson is just a good man with strong ethics; he cares about integrity and customer service. A rare and beautiful thing in our crazy world!

Jose Hernandez came out to our home to fix a gas line so our new oven would fit. He came out within 30 minutes from when I called him which was greatly appreciated considering I would have to leave work early another day out of the week if he couldn’t do it the same day. He worked quickly and explained everything he was doing. He was very pilot and respectful and friendly. My husband and I are first time homeowners and aren’t so handy yet so he showed us how he did everything such as cut off the gas and re light a water heater. I would highly recommend Peterson plumbing.

I called Patterson Plumbing on a Tuesday because I needed a copper waterline run for my new barbeque. Wednesday Jose came to my home to quote the project. He gave me a quote and scheduled the work for Thursday at 1PM.
He arrived right on time and got right to work. Very personable and explained what he was doing and why. He listened to my requests and finished up in two hours.
I would use this company, and request Jose, for any plumbing problem in the future.
Thanks for job well done… Mike in LA Mesa

Pattern plumbers put a new garbage disposal in for my parents. They did an excellent job and at a great price. They arrived on time, actually a little early which was nice. Jose and his partner were very professional and pleasant. I would tell all my friends to use their service.

The service was perfect– on time, fast, friendly and clean (surprisingly no mess). The individual that showed up to fix our clogged Washer pipe (the one to the sewer), was very honest with the prices of what was needed and how much it was going to cost. I think I called at 8.30am and they were at my house by 9.30am. No complaints here– FYI, just a little high on the prices $ 175.00 for first pipe. There is a coupon for $ 35.00 off online and when they preform a service, they send you a thank you card and another coupon for $ 35.00 off.

Not just on time, but gave me a courtesy call that he had a cancellation and asked if I was available a little early. Took care of my clogged pipe that was causing the water to flow out of exterior kitchen clean out. He was very quick and was even able to save me a little money on having to purchase a new plug. Scraped out the rust and reused the old existing plug which wasn’t in bad shape. He gave me a few tips on the plumbing at my house which was built in 68. I had many questions and he gave lots of good recommendations. Price was descent and we even got a hand written thank you card a few days later for choosing Patterson Plumbing. Awesome service.