Andy’s Plumbing & Rooter

Very professional and effective. Andy is a very friendly and nice person. You can’t have a better plumber fixing your problem.

Andy came out to fix a clog in the bathtub and look at some other plumbing issues we are looking to get fixed. He was efficient, friendly and very helpful. He had a lot of information and ideas that work with what we want. Very happy! We plan on calling him out again to get more of our plumbing worked on and get things into tiptop shape. I could not be happier. He knows his business inside and out and he is a local business owner which we value. Happy I found Andy and look forward to working with him more on our home plumbing projects!

Andy started up-​selling me from the very beginning. I called him to check the pipes connected to my kitchen. He convinced me that I should let him install a trap on the vent for the kitchen sink for easier snake access. Turns out the trap is useless. Another plumber enlightened me that vent lines usually make a lot of sharp turns and it is very difficult to get a snake through them. Andy charged me $ 800 for the job, but not at first. First, he wrote a very confusing invoice that implied the real price would only be $ 400 if I wrote a glowing Unilocal review. Of course, later he was unable to snake the drain, stating that I needed to hydro-​jet or to replace the pipes. When it became clear to him that I was going to get a second bid for the job, that’s when he claimed that $ 400 «yelp discount» on the invoice was actually down from $ 1200. $ 1200 for snaking and installing a trap! I’d expect to pay around that much to redo the plumbing. And did I mention it’s useless? He sure made me as a mark. By the way, the second plumber that came out? Decided not to hydro-​jet, snaked the drain and fixed the problem for a mere $ 160.

I had a sink clogged up that he took care of in under 10 minutes. Needless to say we didn’t see each other long, but he’s a really cool dude. Super nice, professional, straight forward!

A while back I had Andy come out to fix a clogged toilet. He came out quickly, he fixed the problem quickly, and even showed us what clogged the toilet (a toilet scrubber).
This time when our sink faucet wasn’t working I knew who to call. He is so friendly and as a stay at home mom I felt really comfortable with him. He fixed the problem promptly and I was able to wash dishes immediately!

Andy changed my kitchen disposal today due to leaking water in kitchen. he is very experienced and know what he is doing. I would recommend him to all my friends.

Andy responded quickly to our request to clean out a clogged kitchen sink drain, and did a great job – thanks!

Andy was great and really honest. He came and looked at our problem and was upfront with how much it was going to cost. We’ve been burned before on plumbers so it was so nice to have Andy here. We’ll definitely call again.

Andy was great! We needed a new water heater and he came out the next day. Charged us exactly what he quoted us, and what I like most of all is he is honest. He will be our go to guy for any pluming problems. He’s fast and reliable.

Called Andy yesterday and he came today got all the problems solved in 10mins! He’s very friendly! If you live in DTLA, definitely look it up!

I’ve used Andy twice. Both times he came promptly and his quotes are reasonable. Will definitely use him again!

Andy is a truly honest, reliable and hardworking plumber! I called him at 8am, and he was very accommodating in repairing our kitchen sink leak/​garbage disposal for our tenant in Downtown LA on the same day! He was very professional and constantly updated me and communicated with our tenants and ensured he brought the right materials to get the job done quickly. He even stopped by our home to pick up his payment on his way home– very accommodating in working with our busy schedule! If you want a great, honest, fair priced plumber– Andy is your guy! We plan to use him again whenever we need help! Thanks again Andy!

I am the General Manager for Salvage Bar in DTLA. Andy’s Plumbing fix our problem right away and was top notch at customer service I highly recommend them for any plumbing needs!
Vincenzo Thomas Amato
General Manager
(213) 688‑7755 | Telephone
717 W. 7^th St., Los Angeles, California 90 017

I have 3 types of reviews (With the 3^rd being the most important!) to write about him:
1) The work he has done:
I had Andy come out to change some pipes in the basement of my house a couple months ago. When he changed them, it led to a blackish looking water splashing all over the mirrors and floors of the basement. He left without cleaning out and when once it dried, I was unable to to get rid of the marks. As a result, the mirrors were permanently stained with an ugly black mark rendering them useless. The worst part is, when I told him he left the work area dirty, he said he was going to make it out to clean it «when he had the time» and ended up coming back about a month later only to discover the marks couldn’t be cleaned off.
2) His social interaction and motives:
Fast forward to today, it looked like the pipes he installed were leaking again so I had him come back out. When he took a look at it, he discovered it was from a leak that was above the pipe dripping down onto the pipe. He called me after discovering it wasn’t a problem with his pipes telling me «Don’t ever call me out to your house again» (no joke, those exact words) all because I’m not knowledgable with pipes and couldn’t tell it was leaking from above.
There was another incident 3 or 4 months ago when our water heater stopped working so I decided to give him a second chance and take a look at it. It turns out the water heater flames were out and all it took was hitting a switch to reignite it. He spent 5 minutes doing it and tried charging us $ 100 for it. He prides himself on always «helping you out» and giving you a «fair price.» This didn’t show a fair price for 5 mins of labor that requires little to no knowledge (If I had read the label I would have figured it out myself). If he wanted to help out, he would have asked me to check the label on it to see if the heater is ignited over the phone.
3) Take these Unilocal reviews with a grain of salt:
Something to consider with all these reviews is that he gives his customers a «yelp review discount» if you write a positive review. I initially wrote a great review despite the stained mirrors just to get a $ 25 discount. So in reality, it is basically like he is paying each person $ 25 to write a positive review for him, to look at it another way. And as in my case, I initially wrote a 5 star review when he deserved the 1 star I’m giving him now.

This review is based solely on initial contact. I called to see if they could fix my stopped up shower drain. The person answered the phone «hello.» so I had to ask if I had reached Andy’s plumbing. I explained our situation and he seemed to think it was funny. He told me he was too busy today and when I asked if they could come tomorrow morning he told me he doesn’t start until 10 – 12! What plumber starts that late!?! It really seemed like he didn’t want the job.

Highly recommend! I was able to get live contact with Andy immediately which was awesome because he answered not knowing how big or small my problem was. Andy committed to be out at my residence the next day, he was on time and called me with his findings. Upon approval of the repairs Andy started the work and had me up and running in a few hours. Thank you Andy for all of your help!

On a Saturday & needed someone fast, as we had guests coming over for dinner tonight. Saw Andy’s awesome Unilocal reviews & gave him a call
Andy responded to my voicemail quickly, we scheduled a time to meet, and he was on time, incredibly cool, and took care of the job quickly. He even gave me advice on how to manage the type of problem I had with my sink going forward.
Great guy, very affordable even on short notice. I highly recommend Andy and his services.

FINALLY a plumber who isn’t focused on how to up sell! After dealing with some of the big companies for my condo I found myself in an interesting situation — I was renting a location downtown for a shoot and the toilet clogged. It was a Saturday and I knew if I contacted the big guys I was in for major weekend charges and a never ending cycle of «well now that we’re here, this and this need to be done too.» — so I looked on Unilocal and found Andy’s Plumbing.
I called and was told he was on a job and would get back to me ASAP. And guess what? — He actually got back to me quickly — and let me know that if it could wait until Monday it would be cheaper — WHAT?!
I won’t get into all of the details — but I will say this — Andy did what he said he would do, when he said he would do it and didn’t charge an arm and a leg.
Needless to say — even though I found him for that job downtown — I will now be using him for my condo in West Hollywood. Andy is the real deal and honestly cares about his customers!

Andy is, as so many reviewers have said, AMAZING. He arrived within an hour of my call. Diagnosed the reason why the toiled clogged, explained what caused the problem, gave an eminently reasonable price, did precisely what he promised, and fixed the problem.
I’ve been using plumbers’ services for more decades that I’d admit to having. Andy is the BEST! I’m extremely pleased with Andy’s services, and I recommend him, without hesitation, to you.

Andy is Awesome!
Called him early during the week for a quick estimate to install an electric washer and dryer in our newly leased warehouse… not only was he very helpful and insightful, he was also very friendly.
During the estimate, Andy informed us of all of the limitations and options we had, giving us the full details and also a reasonable and affordable price.
He followed up with every step of the project and asked for permission (in our case) cutting through the dry wall in order to install a hot and cold water system along with a drain in order to complete the project… which was very considerate because many plumbers won’t wait for permission and impose the consequences on you later.
Overall, I am very happy with the job that Andy did for our warehouse and will be forwarding and referring friends and family to him for any of their plumbing needs.