Hi all. Just to add to this. I’ve used AFE a few times now and unfortunately won’t be doing so again. To echo the comments of other users, Aria is a nice guy and comes across as very genuine and honest. Often someone is able to come out at short notice and in terms of cost he is much cheaper than the likes of Pimlico (who in my opinion are outrageously expensive).
While this all sounds positive it all breaks down when it comes to actually doing the work as more often than not the people who come round do not seem to know what they are doing. On at least one occasion I have felt like I have had to tell them what needs doing rather than taking their advice which, given I know next to nothing about plumbing, is pretty concerning.
I would like to add that we did have Gerry @Gmac around recently to do some plumbing work for us and he was absolutely brilliant! We got his recommendation from here. Top Irish guy! So he needs to stay in the recommended list, can’t recommend him enough!
We contacted another plumber that was recommended on here who took our call once and then decided to ignored our calls when we had emergency work and he was highly recommended by a lot of people on here…
Giving back now, as I’ve relied on recommendations from this forum so hoping this will help.
We used Daniel Swiercz of DPG Plumbing & Gas (07834699029) based upon a previous recommendation on this forum. DPG replaced our system boiler with a combi boiler and first fix/second fix our kitchen plumbing and cooker.
Dan was extremely patient as I had lots of questions and the work was completed to an exceptional standard.
We’ve recently used a new plumber - Greg. Super impressed as he picked up on things another plumber had got wrong and were causing us issues. info@greggas.co.uk Very friendly guy. He’s gas safety registered too.
We called Aria at AFE Plumbing recently to upgrade our bathroom.
Can I just say what an amazing local service! Very polite responsive and helpful with choosing bathroom equipment and giving professional advice on what to fit and what not to fit and did the whole bathroom including plastering and electrical works and tiling and decorating and got the boiler serviced too, can’t recommend enough everything was done professionally, Aria made sure all went well and they even changed all the bad plumbing done by the previous builders too to be safe.
Everything is working fantastically and all is accessible and we cant thank Aria and AFE Plumbing services enough, had them do my kitchen tap too few weeks after, again another fantastic service someone who genuinely cares about the local community and is always available and quick to repaond and is local too!
Couldn’t ask for more, brilliant service and will be sure to use them again for any future works and will also recommend them to all my local friends and family.
Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions I will be happy to answer them.
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My experience with Aria was shocking. Even now I’ve continued to have issues with the dishwasher installation despite Aria being paid £200. Glad to hear yours was better than mine…
I need a bathroom fitter, but this most recent review is no more convincing than an ‘quote’ on a website or an actor reading out an endorsement.
This could just be me being excessively cynical, but I just wonder what makes someone register for a site they have never previously registered for in order to post a glowing review.
Or to use a different site they have also never posted on before to post the same review 4 times.
07739 734 895 Plumbing service not operating fully due to lockdown difficulties but we are genuine, offer a plumbing and bathroom service, with 20 years experience and have made some changes to personnel too and try our best to help the local community as best we can and if we can’t will always try to recommend someone who can that is trusted.
Bit naughty to push your own company but slag off others , Pimlico plumbers have been about for a number of years in South London so must be doing something right?
Your company don’t exactly get Glowing reviews across local forums .
I’ve had both good and less amazing experiences from Aria’s company…
But I would agree Pimlico are truly awful. If you look them up their reviews are pretty good. And that’s cos they ruthlessly report any negative reviews and dispute that you were ever a customer and get them taken down. I left a negative review (was charged over £500 to replace a flow valve in the toilet, leaving a toilet that flushed very slowly and feebly), they removed the cistern and didn’t tighten it, causing a flood. My negative review was reported and taken down on two occasions and I had to show proof of my invoice to get it put back. They offer a discount if you give very positive reviews and get negative ones removed, rather than offering a trustworthy service.
Massive recommendation for Greg Gas from me too. We’ve had 3 plumbers previously look at our heating issue and Greg solved it. He doesn’t give up and is friendly and punctual.
I really like Rhodes Plumbing in East Dulwich. They installed two boilers for us and did a great job. Very helpful and made a big effort to save us money. Will be continuing to use them.
