Doctor Rooter

Formerly RED SEAL MECHANICAL LTD
Drain Services
Toronto ON M8Z 4B7
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Average customer rating:
9.6 10 (290 reviews)

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Elena from Markham
Elena from Markham
8 reviews Markham, ON
10/10

Friendly and professional and by far the best price.

Great experience having Dr. Rooter to help get rid of a leak in the basement.
I would like to express my appreciation for the job they had done on my basement.
Friendly and professional and by far the best price. I will recommend to all my friends.
Elena

Approximate cost of services:
$3,500.00
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Elena, thanks so much for the review and of course for your business. If you or anyone you know needs our services don't hesitate to contact us.
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Ken in Toronto
Ken in Toronto
1 review Toronto, ON
0/10

Basement Concrete

I hired Dr. Rooter to replace the concrete in my basement. This is the worst contracting experience I have ever had in my life.

The contract was to remove existing concrete, pour gravel, and then pour new concrete.

The old concrete removal went smoothly. The disaster happened on new concrete day.

The boss, <name redacted>, dropped off equipment for the crew and then left. The equipment he provided included a concrete slide for getting the concrete through the basement window, into the basement.

The crew consisted of 4 young men who didn't speak English. They ignored the contractual agreement to place gravel down before the concrete. Instead, they poured the concrete directly onto the dirt under my house. The threw the concrete through the basement window using a wheelbarrow without using the slide and destroyed my freshly parged and painted walls and pillars as the concrete splashed everywhere and made a huge mess. Worst of all, they did not level the concrete. The floor is now so uneven, it's practically impossible to cover. In short, an unbelievable disaster. I expected a professional job and instead I now have a liability--concrete directly on dirt, horribly uneven, under my house. The value of my property has gone down as a result.

The root cause was lack of supervision. The supervisor dropped off the slide in the morning and then disappeared for the entire day while a crew of young inexperienced amateurs destroyed my basement.

NEVER hire Dr. Rooter for basement concrete.

Approximate cost of services:
$8,000.00
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This job never took place. We have requested homestars to put this review under investigation however no one ever got back to us with an explanation.
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Pauline
Pauline
6 reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Interior drainage system

My husband and I liked Steve from the moment we met him...he really heard what we needed and we hired Dr Rooter because of him... Alessandro and Dimitri did our basement and worked like Trojans! They did a super job! I give Dr. Rooter 10+....thanks guys!

Approximate cost of services:
$3,800.00
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Tracey, thank you for posting such a glowing review. I will pass on that message to all involved. Please keep us in mind for any drain, plumbing, concrete or waterproofing needs you may have in the future!
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Chaz in Wingham
Chaz in Wingham
1 review Dundalk, ON
10/10

What a refreshing and honest interaction.

I got in touch with Steve through the Dufferin section of Dr Rooters website. Let me start by saying I was in the trades many moons ago, and I know the amount of talk you have to filter through to get a true honest answer. Not this time. Not with Steve. From the second he called me I knew this was something different, unique even. He was so personable and so straight forward. We had a flood due to our sump pump, and he cut right to the chase. No fuss, no muss, NO BS!

If you need honest, straight forward, from the hip service, seriously call Steve!!! What an amazing guy!!

Approximate cost of services:
$500.00
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Company Response

Hello Chaz, your review and business is much appreciated. The entire team of Dr.Rooter work hard to provide exceptional service to all our clients. If you or anyone you know needs our services please do not hesitate to call us.
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Bishop in Ajax
Bishop in Ajax
1 review Ajax, ON
10/10

Sump pump

We had a flood in the basement after the ice storm. They were very responsive and were here the next day to install the sump pump.

A man with integrity. Great customer service. Thank you Oleg!

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Approximate cost of services:
$2,000.00
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Company Response

Hello. We glad that we were able to make your experience with DR.Rooter positive. Thank you for your review and have a great day!
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Shakhira
Shakhira
1 review Vaughan, ON
10/10

Drain services

Recently hired Dr Rooter for drainservices including modification.Thankfully for great customer service and professional crew,all the work was done on time and exceeded all expectations!I highly recommend Dr Rooter to anyone looking for reliable and fast services!

Approximate cost of services:
$15,000.00
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Company Response

Thank you very much for choosing Dr Rooter. We really appreciate your feedback because it is very important for us to know that our customers are happy with our service. Dr Rooter is your number one choice for all your plumbing and drain needs.
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DK in Scarborough
DK in Scarborough
1 review Oshawa, ON
10/10

They go Beyond asking in customer satisfaction

I had a small leak in my basement, Steve stopped by instant quote and could start the next day. I had a problem with an ignorant neighbor having lined tons of bricks by the side of my house on my property!!! that needed digging.
The difficult neighbor was hard to reach. Finally on reaching he became difficult stating Dr. Rooter machines will trespass his property!
Steve came in next day with 2 tough guys and hand moved the bricks at a very nominal fee. AND HE HAND DUG THE FROZEN GROUND FOR THE SAME QUOTE! He also stood by we waited for the neighbor to show us where to stack the bricks. Neighbor did not show up on time he neatly stacked them on one side. MOTO OF MY STORY : STEVE DID EVERYTHING TO HAVE MY PROBLEM SOLVED. I HAVE NOT SEE A LEAK DESPITE THE LAST RAINFALL. In my opinion you are not going wrong with Steve. Steve kept his word!!

Approximate cost of services:
$2,060.00
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Company Response

Hello Dk, thank you very much for such a positive review. it's good to say that everyone in Dr.Rooter team works hard to deliver best experience for our customers. Thank you for choosing Dr.Rooter, kind regards Dr.Rooter team.

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

foundation fixing and waterproofing

i called them and asked them for put supporting walls and do the water proofing for all my foundation .they did it in 3 weeks and they did it properly and my structural engineer was fully satisfy with there job.

Approximate cost of services:
$22,600.00
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Company Response

Hello, thank you for sharing your experience with DR.Rooter on homestars. Our focus is to provide quality. Please consider Dr.Rooter for any plumbing, drain, waterproofing or concrete projects in the future.
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Ryan  in Don Mills
Ryan in Don Mills
2 reviews Toronto, ON
5/10

drains, interior weeping tile

The work was done (Jan-Feb, 2017) and so far, a year later, no problems, but customer satisfaction was not great. Replacement of sewer line to city line finished around at 1:30am, with a knock on the door from Oleg, claiming that they accidentally installed the line with negative slope (that means all your toilet water goes back into the basement instead of to the city line- ended up okay the next morning when Steve came to verify, but it sure made for a rough night.) As Spring arrives, my driveway curbs are still damaged and I remain soured from the experience. Eventually, I sodded my own front lawn about 20' diameter, and by the time a crew showed up unannounced, in, I think July, after a promise of an "early May repair at the latest", my grass seeds had already grown in and I turned them away. All that said, I think Steve is a good guy and was generally available.

Approximate cost of services:
$21,000.00
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Company Response

Hello Ryan, we value you as our customer. thank you for your honest feedback we just hope you overall satisfied with the job done by our crew. We apologize for inconvinience it may cause when guys work overtime to finish job to keep up with the schedule.
We act at the best of our knowledge and sure that customer suppose to be warned if something went not with our expectations (not everything hidden in the ground could be predicted 100% even with the help of modern equipment).
And another thing that should be addressed is - we do our best to keep the word. Early spring is busy time for us and we do complete projects at earliest possible dates for us and customer. But again thank you for the feedback, kind regards Dr.Rooter team

Jon
Jon
3 reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Waterproofing, backwater valve

Steve quoted a waterproofing & backwater valve installation. In the middle of our renovation we found water leaking into the basement. Steve was very knowledgeable and clearly explained the work involved to
fix the problem. Overall I was happy with the work and would recommend them again.

Approximate cost of services:
$5,000.00
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Company Response

We are very glad that you are happy with out back water valve and waterproofing work. Thank you for this great feedback. We appreciate when out customers let us know how we did. If you ever need our plumbing, drain, waterproofing services again please contact us any time.
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More about Doctor Rooter

Doctor Rooter Inc. was established in 2012.
Doctor Rooter provides residential and commercial drain and waterproofing services in Toronto, Etobicoke and the GTA area 24 hours 7 days a week.
Doctor Rooter technicians in Toronto are fully licensed and insured. All of our guys are covered by WSIB. We are a family-owned and maintained business which makes us reliable.
Everything that we do happens under one roof and we don’t subcontract any of our work out to a third party.
Our technicians use the power flushing machine, and no-digging technology (torpedo and pipe bursting), which leaves your landscape untouched.
Our technicians will provide you with a free estimate and fixed prices
before you sign the contract.
Also all our customers obtain a contract with written transferable guarantee for 25 years

CATEGORIES
Drain Services
SERVICES
Waterproofing, Drain Services
YEAR ESTABLISHED
2012
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
11
PAYMENT METHOD
cheque, Visa, MasterCard, Debit
LICENSES
Master Plumber, Master Electrician, G1 Gas Tech
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Yes
WORKERS COMPENSATION
Yes
BONDED
Yes
WRITTEN CONTRACT
Yes
WARRANTY TERMS
25 years TRANSFERABLE WARRANTY
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