Budget Sewer

While sitting at a stop light, a Budget Sewer truck and trailer underestimated the space they would need to make their left hand turn. I backed as much as I could, but when I rolled down my window the driver leaned out and told me «Get the **** out of the way!»
I was in no way in his lane, hanging over the intersection, or anything. I’m shocked and appalled at his reaction and choice of words and will never use your company.

Straight shooters. No frills. They know their trade. So I’m in the middle of my remodel in Ballard, and I’m adding additional square footage in my back yard. I’m digging an 8 foot deep, 15×36 hole. I get down to my old drain pipes. These have to go. Sure, they still work, but they’re the old concrete pipes and they’ve had to be cleaned out on more than one occasion (roots and such). I can’t refresh the whole house, and leave them in play. So I call Budget Sewer. They gave me a quote. Talked me through some principles for drainage (2% grade!, 45 and 30 degree turns!). I get my new foundation + footings poured (with new drain pipe stemmed out), and they knocked out the work in no time.

Two years ago we had Budget Sewer replace our sewer line from the house to the street. They were very professional, and did an excellent job. Recently, a sinkhole developed in the front yard where they had run the line causing our rock wall to sag. I called Paul and he said he’d come fix it. Paul could have easily said it’s not his problem, but he came back and filled in the hole and fixed the retaining wall at no charge. Would definitely recommend working with them.

AMAZING customer service, quick work. My sewer line in my 1926 QA started to back up in the basement and we had the line hydro every 12 months for 4 years. I did this because I did not want to dig up the entire rear yard to replace the line. The last time, the line was falling apart and it had to be replaced. I had 3 bids and 1 company never responded 1 Best Plumbing completed blew me away telling me it would be 20k and I would probably have to tear up the alley. I felt they were praying on me because of my BAD BAD BAD situation.
I was naturally FREAKING OUT because I needed my sewer line. By accident I went to call Best Plumbing and accidentally called BUDGET and they picked up… said they would be right over.
They said they could reline the old line and not touch any of my backyard.
LONG STORY SHORT… it was half the cost, twice as fast It was Thursday and my wife and I were going to stay at a relatives that weekend to have sewer. They started Friday morning at 7am and left Saturday coming back Sunday for a final inspection and city inspection on Monday.
I cannot say enough positive about the way these guys work. They are quick, professional (and funny). HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

I called Budget Sewer and spoke to their owner, Paul. I had a bad blockage in my sewer which I was concerned might be something worse than a blockage because just yesterday I had a different plumber/​sewer guy come out and work for 2.5 hours snaking out the drain without success. He suggested that the blockage was in the city sewer since he took his snake way beyond my property line. $ 438 later and still no working sewage, I called Paul. He said he’d be here (I live in Ballard in an 100 year old house) in 10 minutes and he actually was! Within 30 minutes the blockage was broken up, or whatever the term is, and the drains were running smoothly. I will not hesitate to recommend this excellent company. How refreshing to write such a stellar review!

Before we moved into our new home, Joey had come out to do a sewer scope. Once we had lived in our new home for about a year, we wanted to have a second look at one of the sewer pipes in the back. We couldn’t locate the video online, so Joey came out and did another scope free of charge. He wrote up new paperwork and gave us his honest advice on what he would do. We really appreciated his professionalism, and honestly. He was also very knowledgeable and highly-​skilled. We would definitely recommend him!

Knowledgeable and professional. As a realtor I have used these guys numerous times and been very happy.

Should be called Great Value Sewer. They had a great price and did a great job. Had to make three holes in my lawn, but dug up and replaced the sod as nicely as can be done. Also packed the dirt with a machine, so it does not settle a lot, as it will do if you just throw the dirt in the hole. Paul is very low key and casual, but showed up on time and finished on time. His crew was very friendly and polite and explained some things i was worried about, like pulling the pipe around a 90-​degree bend. Seemed to work fine. Cannot imagine a better experience, except never to have had a sewer line fail due to aging of old concrete pipe and attack by tree roots in the first place. Pipe bursting pull through is the way to go. Paul says it should last 100 years. I won’t have to worry about that. You never think about how important your sewer line is until it stops flowing.

Thankfully, my project was not an emergency. I had time to get a number of bids and to meet with some very incompetent contractors. After all was said and done, many of the contractors were scared off by our project. Besides Budget, two other contractors gave us bids: $ 14,000 and $ 18,000. Budget got the work done for $ 9,000. No cost overruns. No delays. They did the work as bid and on schedule. Get other bids, but hire Budget.

Unfortunately my wife and I had an unpleasant experience using budget sewer. We purchased an old home, had it scoped by a reputable contractor that is not affiliated with a repair company so we could get honest estimates on the longevity of the existing lines and a repair cost.
We called Budget and agreed on a time to meet. On the appointment date they were over 30 minutes late and did not call, so I contacted them I had to leave. When we did meet it was somewhat difficult communicating with the employee about the logistics of the repair. The repair bid did fall on the high side of the previous independent estimate. After a verbal agreement on the repair and a general cost, there was no other communication.
We did not know when the job would start, finish, the final cost and who to write the check to after the work completed. I left a voicemail and many emails, I eventually gave up and contacted another employee to talk to his coworker on my repair job. I eventually get a call that before they complete the work I need to get more repaired at a cost of $ 7K not on the initial bid.
I ask why and the response was that the line has less than two years of life left and will cost another $ 4K on top of the $ 7K if they fill the hole and have to reopen it in the future. I’m now concerned, so I call back the independent contractor who admittedly stated again the line has 10+ years and I have a DVD video of the line scoped for evidence.
I’m writing this review so you don’t get blind-​sided and I would recommend getting an independent assessment before using Budget.

Paul and his crew are fantastic. We have a 1922 home that needed sewer line repair in 3 locations. Not only did they have the lowest bid, but they completed the work in 2 days with virtually no disruption to our home. I recommend considering Budget Sewer if you’re looking for sewer line repair work.

Budget Sewer came out today to camera our sewer because we want to sell the house and we’ve had some issues. We were afraid of opening a can of worms but Paul Honeyman was very straight with us. Budget Sewer showed up when he said he was coming and guess what, our sewer is fine. The only thing he recommended was maybe putting in a clean out on the outside of the house. He didn’t try to scare us into doing thousands of dollars in expensive repairs (like I’ve heard other people talk about). Simple, to the point and HONEST. Wow, such a relief! FYI, never call Beacon, because you will go freekin.

These guys were awesome, Paul came out on THANKSGIVING to check out our sewer break location to make sure we could safely use our plumbing since we had a houseful of guests. It wasn’t a major emergency, so they fixed it the next Monday, came back and scoped it for free with a video on Tuesday and were on their way. Did I mention that what we paid them, with tax and permit, was $ 2000 less than the other bids? Pretty cool.

These guys saved us over $ 5000 dollars! I truly appreciated their honest approach & good work. Just be aware that they may call you on the way to the site — so be available ASAP when you call!

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After getting four quotes, these guys came in second cheapest but I preferred their attitude. Two Irish guys, everything done by word of mouth and shake of the hand. ;-)
I have to say, when we got quotes, the average job time was supposed to be four days, or thereabouts. Fair enough, I though, given the fact that there was a lot of digging and tunneling to be done… But, they arrived at 7:00AM and were done, two holes, new sewer line pipe-​burst through the old line, tested, city inspected and approved and all done by 11:30 the same day!!! I was stunned.
Paul is the boss chap and if you’re prepared to deal cash, the price gets even better… We only ran a new line from the side of the house outflow to the edge of our property line, and not into the larger pipe (which is city property). The run was about 80 feet and if we have to deal with the city pipe later, we’d probably go with a pipe-​liner and not dig it up (which gets exceedingly expensive thanks to the City Of Seattle and their gold-​gloved contractors).

Paul Honeyman and his guys are great! Not only was their quote significantly lower than the 3 others we got, but they were really great to work with! We had to replace our entire side sewer because of multiple collapses and these guys really knew what they were doing
These guys have crazy Irish accents and are really straight forward and down to earth. They do business the old fashioned way. They give you a verbal quote and let you decide on your own time and give them a call you want to get the work done. They pull permits fast and get the work done quick. (1 day of digging, 1 day of replacing the entire line & cleanup) Paul didn’t ask for any money up front, and didn’t even collect the day they finished. Hecame back a few days later to make sure everything was working properly and that we were happy and to collect payment.
If you have to go through the stress of replacing a side-​sewer or getting other sewer work done, then go with these guys! You won’t regret it.

Budget Sewer is the right company for you if you need sewer line work done for the best price. Budget Sewer replaced all of my drain lines with the exception of the larger pipe run before it connects to the city line. They do great work, and although your drain is never unavailable for more than an hour or so, it can take a few days to a week for them to accomplish the job. I’m sure that they would do work in a hurry if necessary. Some plumbing companies will converge a gaggle of people and equipment and work in a flurry, but you’ll pay a ton extra for that.
Budget Sewer left our yard in fine shape; neighbors were surprised how our yard quickly went from torn up to being back to normal. All that really suffered was the lawn, but it was real bad to begin and we told them we didn’t care about the lawn. When they dig a hole, they don’t lay down hundreds of square feet of 6 mil black plastic, then pile the dirt on top as some companies do. I had some work done by another company with this method, and when the plastic was picked up the next day I had wilted half-​dead plants and a whole bunch of plastic trash they had to haul away. When Budget Sewer came out just a few weeks later to replace all my lines, they ended up piling the dirt on the same plants, but without the plastic, and left it there for a week, *however* the plants looked good as new when they were uncovered: happy plants, happy consumer and no plastic trash!
You might be able to negotiate with them to do some some work yourself (such as digging shallow areas, if any). Also, their phone book ad says they will beat any quote by 10% (though I suspect they’re rarely underbid). After talking to a number of friends who have had quotes for sewer work, it seems that the industry price is $ 1000 to $ 1500 per deep hole, plus $ 3000 per sewer drain line. Further, it seems that there isn’t detail in any plumber’s numbers: it’s just a big price tag and you just figure that dealing with sewage and deep holes in the ground demands a premium.
These guys seem to really know their line of work well. I had my sewer line marked by another company and Budget Sewer said part of the marking (the 4″ to 6″ join location) was wrong based on their experiences. Turns out that Budget Sewer was right on with where they said the join really was.
Their personality might not be a match for some people as they’re quite straight-​forward in their communication, but once business is done they setting back into conversation. They don’t drive fancy panel vans stocked with inventory, and the tools of their trade are minimal. They rely on and honor verbal agreements but will write down the bid if asked. I wouldn’t hesitate to call Budget Sewer again.