Joined:
10/21/2005
Posts:
50,561
Likes:
22,534
Maybe, if you can't find your own guy...the thing about Lowes/HD is...
...They do not actually have people that do the installs...just local pros they contract out to. I can't help but think adding that extra layer of profit comes out of your pocket. Can't hurt to get a quote, but I'm thinking that cutting out the middleman will save you money...
Additionally, that extra layer is also an extra potential to screw something up, which then gives you an extra layer of customer (non?)service to fight with.
** Edited by JoesterVT at 5/9/2024, 11:47:04 AM
Thread Replies (16)
Replacing a water heater. Should I have home depot/Lowe's do the install?
-- Dan1993
May 09, 2024 at 11:29 AM ET
Dan1993
•
05/09/24 11:29 AM ET
The plumbing code has changed since your water heater was installed and new
-- PWR2LZ
May 09, 2024 at 10:20 PM ET
PWR2LZ
•
05/09/24 10:20 PM ET
Good luck finding a plumber ... just went through that circle j
-- WestyHokie
May 09, 2024 at 12:45 PM ET
WestyHokie
•
05/09/24 12:45 PM ET
heck, we have one still working fine & its pushing ....
-- astrohokie
May 09, 2024 at 01:03 PM ET
astrohokie
•
05/09/24 01:03 PM ET
Yeah, they can last forever. Gas ones....not so much**
-- MAHokie69
May 09, 2024 at 02:56 PM ET
MAHokie69
•
05/09/24 02:56 PM ET
I'd say older ones can last forever.
-- MP4VT2004
May 09, 2024 at 06:44 PM ET
MP4VT2004
•
05/09/24 06:44 PM ET
Ours is gas, made in 2014
-- WestyHokie
May 09, 2024 at 08:05 PM ET
WestyHokie
•
05/09/24 08:05 PM ET
Call one of the older established HVAC/Plumbing companies in your
-- Tuckahokie
May 09, 2024 at 12:41 PM ET
Tuckahokie
•
05/09/24 12:41 PM ET
Really depends on your comfort level
-- Nova Hokie 95
May 09, 2024 at 12:25 PM ET
Nova Hokie 95
•
05/09/24 12:25 PM ET
Contractors that work for Lowes can not get work on their own. **
-- jdkhokie
May 09, 2024 at 12:07 PM ET
jdkhokie
•
05/09/24 12:07 PM ET
get a local company so you have some control over who shows up
-- bigbadbird
May 09, 2024 at 12:05 PM ET
bigbadbird
•
05/09/24 12:05 PM ET
I cannot disagree with any of the below, but if you are like me...
-- chemhokie
May 09, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
chemhokie
•
05/09/24 12:00 PM ET
Maybe, if you can't find your own guy...the thing about Lowes/HD is...
◄
-- JoesterVT
May 09, 2024 at 11:46 AM ET
JoesterVT
•
05/09/24 11:46 AM ET
I would call a local business for a water heater + install.**
-- EDGEMAN
May 09, 2024 at 11:43 AM ET
EDGEMAN
•
05/09/24 11:43 AM ET
It's not that difficult. The rock-bottom bidders that Lowe's/HD sub
-- Tafkam Hokie
May 09, 2024 at 11:42 AM ET
Tafkam Hokie
•
05/09/24 11:42 AM ET