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Belmont Resident · 07-23-2011, 05:51 AM

For years they have been that way. They have fixed rates for everything and their rates are unbelievable. They wanted something like 300-400 just to set a toilet on a remodel job I worked on. GC ended up setting the toilet himself.
And the reason I was told they can do this is because there is so much money in the lakes region and most of the homeowners don’t even live here, so they don’t see the cost till the work is done and in most cases don’t think twice about paying the high prices.
I use Mike Mahoney from Alton, Mahoney’s Plumbing and Heating. He has always treated me fair and done great work.
Look for the small privately owned plumbers, electricians etc and you will generally get much better pricing. But get recommendations because there are a lot of one man shows that are just that.

07-23-2011, 05:51 AM	#9
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	Ben Franklin For years they have been that way. They have fixed rates for everything and their rates are unbelievable. They wanted something like 300-400 just to set a toilet on a remodel job I worked on. GC ended up setting the toilet himself. And the reason I was told they can do this is because there is so much money in the lakes region and most of the homeowners don’t even live here, so they don’t see the cost till the work is done and in most cases don’t think twice about paying the high prices. I use Mike Mahoney from Alton, Mahoney’s Plumbing and Heating. He has always treated me fair and done great work. Look for the small privately owned plumbers, electricians etc and you will generally get much better pricing. But get recommendations because there are a lot of one man shows that are just that.