Specia Plumbing & Electric Inc

Specia Plumbing and Electric Inc works as electricians in San Antonio, Texas. The company stays family owned and operated since 1908, which puts over a hundred years of experience behind every job in the local area. They handle electrical tasks from basic wiring to more involved setups in older homes that fill this city. San Antonio weather and housing stock mean plenty of calls for updates to keep systems running safe and steady. Their base at 5917 San Pedro keeps them central for quick reaches across town when homeowners need help with power issues or related repairs.

They send technicians like Rudy out for water heater installs in tight attic spaces and quote prices up front so customers can grab the unit themselves for next day work. A father and son crew handled one such job with the son hauling the heater up the stairs solo while they coordinated the rest together. Other calls cover leaking shower handles from worn washers plus gas line reconnections to stoves and sink disconnections across kitchens and multiple bathrooms. They aim to book fast when slots open but note full days can push things to the next available time.

Customers mention solid response on some Friday afternoon leaks and good teamwork during installs that get the units in without extra fuss. Others flag repeat bursts on the same pipe after an earlier fix that ran two hours at high cost along with added work on sinks outside the first quote. Speed and quality draw notice in the better cases while price and follow through show up as weak points in others. DIRT Score 3.15 from 23 reviews on Finds.

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“Called Rudy for a water heater installation in my attic. Gave me a price and said he could do it the next day if I picked up the water heater. Father and son showed up to install and I was amazed on how they worked together. The son carried the new water heater up the stairs to the attic by himself on his back. He also brought the old water heater down and even another old water heater down and took for discarding. The workmanship was great. A little bit of cleanup on my end but we were very satisfied with their work. I would highly recommend. They also did my daughter's 2 water heaters in the attic and they were also very satisfied.”

“Was referred to them by family friend but we've had a bad experience. I feel they don’t stand behind their work or word. They charged $800 to “fix” a burst pipe last year which took them 2 hours to do(that is $400/hr mind you). This year, what do you know, the same pipe burst again. So we shut off our water right away. When we called to request help with this they said they didn’t have appts for 5 days. If we waited 5 days to pay you, would that be acceptable? Most certainly not. Frustrating to have this happen again and even more frustrating to not have any help in a timely manner. We had to find someone else, who came out the same day and charged a fraction of the cost.”

“I want to give a big thank you to Specia Plumbing for being quickly responsive. My shower handles were suddenly leaking due to the washers being worn out. I called mid day Friday to see if they could send someone out later that afternoon but were already booked out for the day. I asked if they could come Saturday and they said yes. I was told that they would arrive between 11am and 1pm. David and his helper called me Saturday morning to say they were on their way and arrived shortly thereafter. They wasted no time checking out and replacing the worn out parts. They were quick, professional and we are very grateful that they were able to timely fix our problem. Thanks Guys,”

“We were referred to Specia Plumbing through a family member who vouched for them. Big mistake. Scope of work: Re-connect gas line to stove Disconnect and re-connect kitchen sink Disconnect and re-connect 3 bathroom sinks Disconnect and re-connect 1 bathroom sink (not included in original quote) He gave me a verbal quote for $150 (not including 1 bathroom sink, which we added later). The first trip they did nothing, just walked around looking at what needed to be done, even though I told the owner exactly what it was. The second trip, they worked a while and left something loose which caused a leak in our upstairs bathroom. Fortunately we heard the water dripping before we went to bed and shut off the water supply to that bathroom. So they had to come out a third time to fix that and finish the other tasks. He sends me a bill for almost $1400. I ask why it's so much, and he seriously tried to explain it to me as if I was getting a deal. He says: "Oh, that's for ALL of the labor, not just one item...". It was also at this point that he tells me their normal hourly fee is $168/hr, which he had NEVER mentioned before. They also had $170 worth of parts on the bill ON TOP OF $40 worth of parts that I paid for out of pocket at Home Depot. Again, they never said there was $170 worth of parts needed (and yes, I did ask because I was going to home depot and I knew they'd overcharge me, so I asked if they needed me to get anything and they said no). Says he'll look at it and call me back. I think the first time we 'negotiated' the price, he knocked off like $200. After another week and getting the person who referred us to Specia Plumbing involved, he dropped it to $600 (better, but nowhere near what he quoted us). He finally dropped it to 4 hours worth of labor, minus the cost of parts ($400 something dollars). We were tired of arguing and accepted, but I promised myself I wouldn't stay quiet, and I ABSOLUTELY will not refer anyone to them in the future.”

“Called late yesterday for a toilet repair necessary for a final walk through at a nearby business. Was initially told that a tech could be there between 10am and 2pm today. Was pleasantly surprised when we received a call early this morning that a tech was available! Prices were very reasonable too. Would definitely recommend Specia Plumbing to anyone looking for a professional plumbing company.”