Spadaro J P & Sons

I must say I had a very positive experience with Spadaro Plumbing. They were highly recommended to me which I am glad. A few months ago had a problem with a clogged sink and other issues in a very old building and Bobby did a great job fixing them as well as adding a clean out section which I did not know about till he showed me. Now next time if there is a problem with the drain everything won’t have to be taken apart to unclog it. To day I had a radiator that was leaking and Don came over and replaced the valve and readjusted the angle of the radiator slightly so it would drain properly. These guys are real pros and I highly recommend them.

They’re very good and very expensive — but I suspect all plumbers are expensive these days and not all are good. Their staff are very professional and very courteous. An emergency call can cost a fortune but they show up as promised and get the work done. I believe they do work for several people in my condo and all have had positive comments. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

Water pressure in my condo building is not great, especially on the upper floors, but particularly in my kitchen. My main complaint is the dishwasher as dishes are not cleaned unless you previously scrub them and there is still soap left in the dispenser and there is soap residue on the bottom. The occupants of the two apartments above mine, same tier, also complained that the water pressure was low. As the condo association tends to use Spadaro, I contacted them as they were in the building that day anyway. I was told that I needed a new faucet and supply line which surprised me as I had had my kitchen totally redone in 2005. The cost would be $ 325. Unfortunately, the new faucet and supply line made little if any difference in the water pressure and my dishwasher still does not function as it should. Their diagnosis was incorrect. When I got the bill for $ 395, I called and complained and it was reduced by $ 50. Spadaro always sends a bill after the work is done and this was the second time that the bill was for more than the quoted cost. Both times I complained and the bill was reduced. I have since talked with other residents of the building who said they now use other plumbers as they too did not have a positive experience with Spadaro. It is quite possible that the supply line to the dishwasher may be blocked by detritus and that is what the problem is. That possibility was not checked out by Spadaro when they replaced the faucet. I will use other condo owners’ recommended plumbers in the future.

They’re good and efficient at what they do, but their labor and materials costs are very inflated. Make sure you get a quote and look for any parts you might need elsewhere. Labor at about $ 180/​hour plus ridiculous parts costs.

I have used Spadaro for 25 years at my DC condo — for both unit plumbing and common element plumbing. I HIGHLY recommend them. I have never had any problems with their work; however, leaks are often not easy to find and fix, so, as with all plumbing problems, you must keep in mind that one visit might not fix the problem. Plumbing is an art, not a science.

these guys are unbelievable. they came by to fix a sewage back up, but didn’t fix it right the 1^st time, then charged us to come out a second to fix the problem that they hadn’t fixed the first time. then the 3^rd time they came by, we are pretty sure they were high — literally stoned.
then when we received our 3 bills, we were charged at the wrong rate — a rate higher than they had quoted us.
we called to dispute the charges and they said not to worry about paying the invoice.
so many many months passed and we never paid for the work. then almost a year later they call us asking where their money is.
we ended up paying for a reduced bill, but still ended up being over $ 1k for the work.
NEVER working with them again. EVER.

Anyone who knows me knows I am a stickler for service. If you are too go with Spadaro. I’ve used them for moderate work. They appear on time and their work is solid. Recently I had to call after 8pm to cancel an appointment for the following day. As much as I expect service I pay it back by not being disrespective of other people’s time. The fact that I had to call after 8pm to cancel had me worried. I needed to be at work the following day to handle an emergency that couldn’t be avoided. Not only did someone answer the phone but they did not appear to be put out by my late notice. I was totally expecting that nothing could be done and that I would need to pay a fee.
I think their fees are reasonable and am very happy to recommend them to others who may find they are not getting similar service for similar pay.

Unless you fancy paying $ 180/​hour for labor and twice the price (compared to Amazon) for materials, don’t bother.

Spadaro (the plumber my condo unit has a relationship with) came out twice to my apartment to locate and fix a water leak coming through my bathroom ceiling. After being here twice, they still couldn’t locate it. They are not thorough — they didn’t bother to remove ceiling panels, which I did myself after they left, and was able to locate the problem. If you have a choice, don’t use Spadaro!

I was very pleasantly surprised how wonderful Spadaro JP and Sons was. I called and got same day service for our issue with our dishwasher backing up into our sink and an issue with our toilet flushing.
Dave D. came to our house within 6 hours, he was courteous, helpful and clearly knew what he was doing. The best part was the company sends an invoice to charge, rather than making you pay on the spot. I was very happy with the amount that Dave estimated the job would cost on the invoice. I would call them again in a second!

Per a recommendation from another unit in my condo building in DC, I called Spadaro Plumbing to provide a quote & fix a broken sink in the apt I’m renting. The upper basin portion of the cheap pedastal sink has a large chip in it after a small picture frame fell off the wall. All that needs replacement is the basin portion (no pedastal, no faucets).
Roughly 6 – 8 weeks ago, Spadaro sent out a technician to provide a quote. My girlfriend was home to receive him and he took the specs and left saying he’d call me with a quote. Just today, I received a quote after several calls on my part, none on theirs. $ 600 – 650.
On 20 July, after several weeks and 1 or 2 follow-​up calls that I placed, I spoke to owner Jack Spadaro who told me he’s still looking for a replacement sink. After some 3 additional weeks, I called back (last week) and he offered me an almost new, slightly larger, sink for $ 150, including faucet and pedastal (again, not needed, but I’ll pay a little extra for them to be done with the job). Otherwise, he said, he’d be forced to go to Home Depot and purchase a sink for ~$ 100 (where I thought he would have tried a long time ago). I said I’d call back the next day after measuring the space to see if it would support the larger sink. He agreed. I checked and no luck (it’d be too large) and I called back the next day as agreed upon… to find him out of the office the next two days. Left a message and no call back.
So I called again today to check in and make sure he got the message requesting we please stick with the original sink size. Jack was not available though employee Dave took the call stating he found a 21″ sink for me (again, not sure why I have to keep calling back to receive updates, why I’m not informed when they ‘find’ these sinks). To my excitement that the job may actually see completion, Dave provided the $ 600 – 650 quote and informed me the sink alone is $ 300! I requested the basin alone be replaced (as I’ve informed them twice now already), but he insisted they’d have to do the pedastal and faucets as well unless I know the company of the sink (what did the technician come out originally for??).. .. . Countless basin sinks are available through online stores for $ 75 – 150.
My intention with hiring a professional would be to avoid the time it would take to purchase and install the sink, even if slightly more expensive. This has taken more time that it would have to personally do the job in the first place and two months later with no progress made.
After reading the other reviews, I suppose if a technician can come out and fix your problem on the spot, then Spadaro may fit the bill, but otherwise, don’t expect a call back nor a fair or consistent reporting of costs & quote.

So my building management is completely inept and when they tell me that they will have my toilet fixed by the end of the week, i should know better and expect to have to elsewhere for three weeks. Luckily, I called Spadaro during the afternoon and they fixed my toilet in like half an hour. I felt they got on it quickly and did a great job~

I had a number of pinhole leaks in a copper supply line in the basement. They showed up early, finished in under an hour, and were gone. Very clean and efficient. No problems, cheap rate for the work.

My hot water heater burst on Thursday night. I called our management company who gave me the names and numbers of two plumbers. The first plumber’s answering service took a message and after I waited for about fifteen minutes, I decided to call the second which was Spadaro. Within four minutes, I received a call back. I explained the problem and they said they would send someone out. No more than thirty minutes later, the plumber arrived. He was courteous and got the situation under control. On Friday, Spadaro came back out and installed my new hot water heater. They were neat which is amazing considering all the horror stories you hear about how plumbers leave a mess. I would highly recommend this company!