When it comes to water in your basement or a faulty foundation, you need an expert to ensure the damage is reversed and prevented from occurring in the future. American Waterworks has several decades of experience in the basement waterproofing and foundation repair industries, and we know the best tools and techniques to see your home through its troubles. Our professional installers are experienced in solving the wide variety of problems that allow water into basements and other areas below ground level. We've helped property owners with thousands of repairs and other restorations to homes in Minnesota, North Dakota, northeastern Iowa and western Wisconsin. American Waterworks is ready to serve all of your basement, crawl space, foundation, concrete leveling and radon mitigation needs. Call us today for a free estimate!
"All done well. No more water"
Tracy d on October 2024
When it comes to water in your basement or a faulty foundation, you need an expert to ensure the damage is reversed and prevented from occurring in the future. American Waterworks has several decades of experience in the basement waterproofing and foundation repair industries, and we know the best tools and techniques to see your home through its troubles. Our professional installers are experienced in solving the wide variety of problems that allow water into basements and other areas below ground level. We've helped property owners with thousands of repairs and other restorations to homes in Minnesota, North Dakota, northeastern Iowa and western Wisconsin. American Waterworks is ready to serve all of your basement, crawl space, foundation, concrete leveling and radon mitigation needs. Call us today for a free estimate!
"All done well. No more water"
Tracy d on October 2024
If you want your home or business to stand out give us a call, we'll light you up. We do all electrical residential and commercial services with a focus in service repair. We have free estimates and a $25.00 Kwik Trip gas card to all who qualify. We have some of the lowest rates in town. Switch and receptacle change outs starting at just $35.00 and Breakers start at $40.00. We are a family business and we like to think of our customers as another part of our family.
If you want your home or business to stand out give us a call, we'll light you up. We do all electrical residential and commercial services with a focus in service repair. We have free estimates and a $25.00 Kwik Trip gas card to all who qualify. We have some of the lowest rates in town. Switch and receptacle change outs starting at just $35.00 and Breakers start at $40.00. We are a family business and we like to think of our customers as another part of our family.
Mold identification, mold test kits and testing supplies. If you suspect you have a mold problem give us a call toll free and we can walk you through your testing options.
"The self-test product was as expected. The reports require additional research to interpret and understand, so seemed more targeted at professionals."
Jessica H on February 2018
Mold identification, mold test kits and testing supplies. If you suspect you have a mold problem give us a call toll free and we can walk you through your testing options.
"The self-test product was as expected. The reports require additional research to interpret and understand, so seemed more targeted at professionals."
Jessica H on February 2018
K&S Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Electrical has served south central and south eastern Minnesota and Twin Cities suburbs since 1988. As the largest volume Lennox dealer in the state and one of Carrier’s longest operating dealers, K&S has the quality products and expertise to design and install a system for every residential and commercial project. We would be happy to provide you with a free, no obligation, on site estimate for your home comfort or business needs. K&S looks forward to serving you. Additional contact name - Chris Ramsey.
"The only reason we needed the new HVAC system was due to our AC needing some expensive parts and the new AC units wouldn't pair up to our old furnace. Since we care for my sick mother in-law who has Stage 4 COPD and needs the AC on from spring to Fall. She is a patient at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN and has many raspatory issues. We started by filing out a form at Costco that we were interested in a quote. I ended up getting a Sales guy named Richard McCain. He was very cocky and sure put on a good show over promising and made everything seem like a Sweet deal. Keep in mind I also worked with Mason at Tonna Mechanical who was outstanding and never over promised and was great to work with. I made a fatal error choosing K&S Heating and Cooling based on the Lennox system being the 2nd best option based on all my research (Carrier was my #1 choice which was offered through Tonna Mechanical). I selected K&S Heating and Cooling in Rochester MN due to the relationship with Costco. Costco offers their members discounts and extra warranties and stand behind the overall customer experience. The quoting process went smoothly and after tons of questions before agreeing to make the $15,000 purchase of the Lennox Elite Series 110,000 BTU Variable (98% eff.) furnace and a 4ton (19 seer) Air Conditioning unit to heat and cool our 5300 sq ft home. Richard McCain even came a second time to ensure his quote was exact and there wouldn't be anything else we needed for the new HVAC system to run. Out of all the information/options Richard McCain from K&S gave us, everything thing we had been promised was the purchase was going through Costco. After many emails and phone calls we selected the to finance the HVAC system the way Richard at K&S suggested as our best option and ensured the sale was through Costco. Installation day came and K&S Heating and Air in Rochester MN did show up on time. I gave the specific instructions to leave all the old HVAC systems parts and components including Thermostats on a tarp I spread out for them. Instead of K&S just throwing the old away we had a family from our church that was down on their luck have a need for an HVAC system. So we gave them all the parts and components (Furnace still worked great but the AC needed some parts to run). Of Course the old thermostats the install guys pocketed and failed to leave them behind as instructed. Keep in mind these thermostats were not even two months old and were $70 each. Our HVAC system was installed and wasn't running right to find out Richard forgot to include a air intake that costed us another $500 that wasn't in the original and final numbers. After the HVAC system was installed my mother in-law wanted to have our ducts cleaned to insure her raspatory health a fighting chance. My mother in-law who has a CDCS grant as she qualifies for due to her health. My mother in-law used some of the grant money to pay for the duct cleaning at our house since we care for her there. K&S Heating and Air showed up with a broken machine (had duct tape holding it together) then the K&S duct cleaning guy insisted that my father in-law help him lift his machine around our house and up and down our stairs. My father in-law has bad knees (has knee surgery next month) so regardless of his knee pain continued to help lug this machine around so his wife can breath better. Of course in the process of duct cleaning the machine breaks open blowing dust everywhere in our house. They submitted the invoice to be paid and received funds from the grant for their services. A few days later my father in-law said they didn't clean at least 15 vents due to wires in the way. So I looked at the invoice and of course they charged for every vent in the house including the ones they couldn't clean. So out of the 60 vents they couldn't clean 15 vents at $15 each vent. They fraudulently knowingly charged and took advantage of my mother in-laws grant and a vulnerable adult. Committing Fraud and theft of State funds that has been reported. Richard had asked me several times to make sure to review my experiences "because big ticket customers like you is the ones we want" that is Richards exact words. So I reviewed in honesty on Google as I have here and I will on other review sites. In the end I raised these concerns to Richard McCain the sales rep from K&S Heating and Cooling in Rochester MN and the concern our HVAC system never was ran through Costco like Richard McCain had promised costing us money and warranties. Richard McCain from K&S fired us as customers and admitting to having our old thermostats (had them for 3-4 months) denied to Costco their install crew had even taken them (they tried to steal them and thought no one would miss them). Here is his terrible response to the issue, Matt,I wanted to touch base with you after dropping off the thermostats. I take full responsibility for the thermostats not being delivered to you. For that I am extremely sorry. The inconvenience this caused you is unforgivable. For the rest of your complaints and issues- I’ve attached a screenshot of one of the final emails to you, from me. This shows that I informed you via phone and confirmed by email that the financing would negate Costco and it’s rebates. Now, Costco will not give you anything because you chose not to run the job through Costco. Also, K&S won’t give you anymore money off because I already gave you a killer deal. Did you not understand? Because it is very clear in this email. I could not have been more clear. And yet, you decided to drag my name through the dirt for a couple hundred dollars and call me a liar. Maybe you didn’t understand, I can see that happening. I know I asked you to reach out to me if you need anything in the future. However, please don’t. If you feel the need to contact the office, go ahead, but refrain from asking for my assistance. If you feel the need to remove your heinous google review—please do. If not, that’s fine too. I really appreciate your feedback and will certainly adjust my “cocky” attitude and hopefully learn about furnaces and ac’s so that I can provide a meal or two for my 3 children. Richard McCain Project Manager I called spoke to the Head shop Manager at K&S to try to resolve these issues as well I was swore at several times. They kept repeating "what do you want from us" over and over. I stated I just want this made right. I am not seeking money. I want what your sales man promised to be delivered. I want our HVAC purchase ran through Costco as it was supposed to be. I asked about the customer satisfaction and the manager laughed at me stating "You bought the system and own it. We don't owe you **** nor do we have to service it or stand behind it". To find out the K&S rep who works the booth at Costco got screwed out of his commission and K&S is ok with screwing their own employees and wont back their own employees. So the main reason for my review is to express our dissatisfaction with K&S Heating and Air and make sure other consumers avoid K&S Heating and Air at all costs. This review is based on actual events and my statements, words and comments are of my own opinion. I was advised by several people to not use K&S Heating and Cooling but I selected to do so because Costco was supposed to be involved. If you are a residential or commercial customer please think twice on using K&S as if they are willing to screw over a customer paying $15,000 think of what you have at stake! If you are looking to hire Richard McCain to work and represent your company I would think twice as he clearly doesn't know how to handle customers or do his current job. Again solely based on my experiences and opinions and the facts."
Matthew F on December 2018
K&S Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Electrical has served south central and south eastern Minnesota and Twin Cities suburbs since 1988. As the largest volume Lennox dealer in the state and one of Carrier’s longest operating dealers, K&S has the quality products and expertise to design and install a system for every residential and commercial project. We would be happy to provide you with a free, no obligation, on site estimate for your home comfort or business needs. K&S looks forward to serving you. Additional contact name - Chris Ramsey.
"The only reason we needed the new HVAC system was due to our AC needing some expensive parts and the new AC units wouldn't pair up to our old furnace. Since we care for my sick mother in-law who has Stage 4 COPD and needs the AC on from spring to Fall. She is a patient at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN and has many raspatory issues. We started by filing out a form at Costco that we were interested in a quote. I ended up getting a Sales guy named Richard McCain. He was very cocky and sure put on a good show over promising and made everything seem like a Sweet deal. Keep in mind I also worked with Mason at Tonna Mechanical who was outstanding and never over promised and was great to work with. I made a fatal error choosing K&S Heating and Cooling based on the Lennox system being the 2nd best option based on all my research (Carrier was my #1 choice which was offered through Tonna Mechanical). I selected K&S Heating and Cooling in Rochester MN due to the relationship with Costco. Costco offers their members discounts and extra warranties and stand behind the overall customer experience. The quoting process went smoothly and after tons of questions before agreeing to make the $15,000 purchase of the Lennox Elite Series 110,000 BTU Variable (98% eff.) furnace and a 4ton (19 seer) Air Conditioning unit to heat and cool our 5300 sq ft home. Richard McCain even came a second time to ensure his quote was exact and there wouldn't be anything else we needed for the new HVAC system to run. Out of all the information/options Richard McCain from K&S gave us, everything thing we had been promised was the purchase was going through Costco. After many emails and phone calls we selected the to finance the HVAC system the way Richard at K&S suggested as our best option and ensured the sale was through Costco. Installation day came and K&S Heating and Air in Rochester MN did show up on time. I gave the specific instructions to leave all the old HVAC systems parts and components including Thermostats on a tarp I spread out for them. Instead of K&S just throwing the old away we had a family from our church that was down on their luck have a need for an HVAC system. So we gave them all the parts and components (Furnace still worked great but the AC needed some parts to run). Of Course the old thermostats the install guys pocketed and failed to leave them behind as instructed. Keep in mind these thermostats were not even two months old and were $70 each. Our HVAC system was installed and wasn't running right to find out Richard forgot to include a air intake that costed us another $500 that wasn't in the original and final numbers. After the HVAC system was installed my mother in-law wanted to have our ducts cleaned to insure her raspatory health a fighting chance. My mother in-law who has a CDCS grant as she qualifies for due to her health. My mother in-law used some of the grant money to pay for the duct cleaning at our house since we care for her there. K&S Heating and Air showed up with a broken machine (had duct tape holding it together) then the K&S duct cleaning guy insisted that my father in-law help him lift his machine around our house and up and down our stairs. My father in-law has bad knees (has knee surgery next month) so regardless of his knee pain continued to help lug this machine around so his wife can breath better. Of course in the process of duct cleaning the machine breaks open blowing dust everywhere in our house. They submitted the invoice to be paid and received funds from the grant for their services. A few days later my father in-law said they didn't clean at least 15 vents due to wires in the way. So I looked at the invoice and of course they charged for every vent in the house including the ones they couldn't clean. So out of the 60 vents they couldn't clean 15 vents at $15 each vent. They fraudulently knowingly charged and took advantage of my mother in-laws grant and a vulnerable adult. Committing Fraud and theft of State funds that has been reported. Richard had asked me several times to make sure to review my experiences "because big ticket customers like you is the ones we want" that is Richards exact words. So I reviewed in honesty on Google as I have here and I will on other review sites. In the end I raised these concerns to Richard McCain the sales rep from K&S Heating and Cooling in Rochester MN and the concern our HVAC system never was ran through Costco like Richard McCain had promised costing us money and warranties. Richard McCain from K&S fired us as customers and admitting to having our old thermostats (had them for 3-4 months) denied to Costco their install crew had even taken them (they tried to steal them and thought no one would miss them). Here is his terrible response to the issue, Matt,I wanted to touch base with you after dropping off the thermostats. I take full responsibility for the thermostats not being delivered to you. For that I am extremely sorry. The inconvenience this caused you is unforgivable. For the rest of your complaints and issues- I’ve attached a screenshot of one of the final emails to you, from me. This shows that I informed you via phone and confirmed by email that the financing would negate Costco and it’s rebates. Now, Costco will not give you anything because you chose not to run the job through Costco. Also, K&S won’t give you anymore money off because I already gave you a killer deal. Did you not understand? Because it is very clear in this email. I could not have been more clear. And yet, you decided to drag my name through the dirt for a couple hundred dollars and call me a liar. Maybe you didn’t understand, I can see that happening. I know I asked you to reach out to me if you need anything in the future. However, please don’t. If you feel the need to contact the office, go ahead, but refrain from asking for my assistance. If you feel the need to remove your heinous google review—please do. If not, that’s fine too. I really appreciate your feedback and will certainly adjust my “cocky” attitude and hopefully learn about furnaces and ac’s so that I can provide a meal or two for my 3 children. Richard McCain Project Manager I called spoke to the Head shop Manager at K&S to try to resolve these issues as well I was swore at several times. They kept repeating "what do you want from us" over and over. I stated I just want this made right. I am not seeking money. I want what your sales man promised to be delivered. I want our HVAC purchase ran through Costco as it was supposed to be. I asked about the customer satisfaction and the manager laughed at me stating "You bought the system and own it. We don't owe you **** nor do we have to service it or stand behind it". To find out the K&S rep who works the booth at Costco got screwed out of his commission and K&S is ok with screwing their own employees and wont back their own employees. So the main reason for my review is to express our dissatisfaction with K&S Heating and Air and make sure other consumers avoid K&S Heating and Air at all costs. This review is based on actual events and my statements, words and comments are of my own opinion. I was advised by several people to not use K&S Heating and Cooling but I selected to do so because Costco was supposed to be involved. If you are a residential or commercial customer please think twice on using K&S as if they are willing to screw over a customer paying $15,000 think of what you have at stake! If you are looking to hire Richard McCain to work and represent your company I would think twice as he clearly doesn't know how to handle customers or do his current job. Again solely based on my experiences and opinions and the facts."
Matthew F on December 2018
Global Plasma Solutions is a manufacturing company that sells air purification systems primarily into the commercial and residential markets. Home owners can benenfit from our systems as they are easily adapted to any HVAC system. Go to www.gpshvac.com to find a certified contractor near you to have one installed within your home.
Global Plasma Solutions is a manufacturing company that sells air purification systems primarily into the commercial and residential markets. Home owners can benenfit from our systems as they are easily adapted to any HVAC system. Go to www.gpshvac.com to find a certified contractor near you to have one installed within your home.
Northern Duct Seal seals duct work from the inside by use of computerized tools and equipment. The process takes one day and our technicians will provide pre-seal and post-seal duct leakage reports on the spot. The basic steps to do a duct seal are: 1) Pre-seal Test is done to measure duct leakage, 2) Registers, returns, and air handler coil are blocked off with foam plugs, 3) A UL-tested and approved aerosol is injected into the pressurized duct system, 4) A Post-Seal Test is performed to measure improvements and 5) A complete Report and Certificate are printed to provide the customer with a record of improvement. Duct sealing provides a solution to high energy bills, air flow/air balance issues, uneven temperatures, hot and cold rooms, excessive humidity, musty odors and fume smells from stored paints, solvents, pesticides, and radon gases. Northern Duct Seal will reduce duct leakage by up to 90%, saving customers an average of $600 - $850 a year, with a 2-3 year return investment, depending on variables such as weather, system usage, energy prices, and home design. Northern Duct Seal offers a 10- year warranty on the seals created by our technicians. The sealant itself has been UL tested and approved and is considered non toxic by OSHA. For a demonstration video of the duct sealing process please see the 'Ask This Old House' Video located under the Media tab on this page.
Northern Duct Seal seals duct work from the inside by use of computerized tools and equipment. The process takes one day and our technicians will provide pre-seal and post-seal duct leakage reports on the spot. The basic steps to do a duct seal are: 1) Pre-seal Test is done to measure duct leakage, 2) Registers, returns, and air handler coil are blocked off with foam plugs, 3) A UL-tested and approved aerosol is injected into the pressurized duct system, 4) A Post-Seal Test is performed to measure improvements and 5) A complete Report and Certificate are printed to provide the customer with a record of improvement. Duct sealing provides a solution to high energy bills, air flow/air balance issues, uneven temperatures, hot and cold rooms, excessive humidity, musty odors and fume smells from stored paints, solvents, pesticides, and radon gases. Northern Duct Seal will reduce duct leakage by up to 90%, saving customers an average of $600 - $850 a year, with a 2-3 year return investment, depending on variables such as weather, system usage, energy prices, and home design. Northern Duct Seal offers a 10- year warranty on the seals created by our technicians. The sealant itself has been UL tested and approved and is considered non toxic by OSHA. For a demonstration video of the duct sealing process please see the 'Ask This Old House' Video located under the Media tab on this page.
Priority has been in the construction trades since 1992 as a sub-contractor for many of the largest home builders in Rochester, MN, and surrounding areas. We have built our business on reliability, great service, execution and value. Our knowledge and experience in the construction industry is what makes Priority the right contractor for the job. We are EPA lead certified, which qualifies us as lead paint renovators. By law all contractors must have this to work on any home older than 1978.
"DO NOT HIRE THEM!! Their supposed "window professionals" sub contractors installed our bathroom window the wrong direction and we can't open it, so I am going to hire another company to fix it as I don't want to work with them anymore. They didn't double check the window size on a very large window before tearing old out and then realized window was bigger than opening. I had no choice but to allow them to cut bigger opening because siding that was scheduled couldn't go on until windows were finished so I was charged additional fees for their mess up. A lot of the "unforeseen issues" were from the subcontractors not double checking things or communicating with us in regards to the windows and doing things to run up a bill and I am being screwed over. 3 trips to do 6 windows because they only worked 4 hours a day. Also pulled old windows and just piled trash and broken glass from old windows in my front yard for an entire weekend until a different roofing sub contractors crew came following week and they cleaned up the window mess. Only thing done well was the siding and siding crew."
Sabrina K on July 2023
Priority has been in the construction trades since 1992 as a sub-contractor for many of the largest home builders in Rochester, MN, and surrounding areas. We have built our business on reliability, great service, execution and value. Our knowledge and experience in the construction industry is what makes Priority the right contractor for the job. We are EPA lead certified, which qualifies us as lead paint renovators. By law all contractors must have this to work on any home older than 1978.
"DO NOT HIRE THEM!! Their supposed "window professionals" sub contractors installed our bathroom window the wrong direction and we can't open it, so I am going to hire another company to fix it as I don't want to work with them anymore. They didn't double check the window size on a very large window before tearing old out and then realized window was bigger than opening. I had no choice but to allow them to cut bigger opening because siding that was scheduled couldn't go on until windows were finished so I was charged additional fees for their mess up. A lot of the "unforeseen issues" were from the subcontractors not double checking things or communicating with us in regards to the windows and doing things to run up a bill and I am being screwed over. 3 trips to do 6 windows because they only worked 4 hours a day. Also pulled old windows and just piled trash and broken glass from old windows in my front yard for an entire weekend until a different roofing sub contractors crew came following week and they cleaned up the window mess. Only thing done well was the siding and siding crew."
Sabrina K on July 2023
I am an independent home and mold inspector with over 16 years experience in the building industry. I also conduct Radon testing, and Energy assessments.
I am an independent home and mold inspector with over 16 years experience in the building industry. I also conduct Radon testing, and Energy assessments.
No extra charge for after hours service. Licenses numbers: 9194, CAo3879, & 058583PM.
No extra charge for after hours service. Licenses numbers: 9194, CAo3879, & 058583PM.
ETR Laboratories in an analytic laboratory with a broad range of commercial, industrial and individual clients. We provide analytic services using a wide variety of scientific methods including GC/MS, IC/MS, GIR, NMR and SEM equipment. We can do particle analysis, organic and inorganic chemical analysis and micro analysis on biological and other materials. Private water analysis is our specialty. Award winning. Additional DBA - Environmental Testing & Research Laboratories Inc, ETR Labs, ETR Laboratories.
"never contacted me"
Bruce H on April 2019
ETR Laboratories in an analytic laboratory with a broad range of commercial, industrial and individual clients. We provide analytic services using a wide variety of scientific methods including GC/MS, IC/MS, GIR, NMR and SEM equipment. We can do particle analysis, organic and inorganic chemical analysis and micro analysis on biological and other materials. Private water analysis is our specialty. Award winning. Additional DBA - Environmental Testing & Research Laboratories Inc, ETR Labs, ETR Laboratories.
"never contacted me"
Bruce H on April 2019
You need a professional radon test to determine if radon is present in your home or water. A qualified radon inspector can provide accurate measurements, costing between $150 and $800. This information helps you decide on the necessary steps to remove radon from your home when you hire a professional radon mitigation company.
Radon inspectors and radon treatment professionals have distinct roles. Inspectors measure radon levels and assess your home's risk, while treatment professionals install systems that reduce radon concentrations. In some cases, a single expert may perform both functions; however, each responsibility requires specific expertise to ensure accurate testing and safe system installation.
Installing a mitigation unit fixes radon problems by reducing indoor gas levels to established safe standards. A system designed and installed by a mitigation expert, tailored to your home's specific layout and foundation, guarantees effective radon reduction. This expert installation ensures consistent performance over time while safeguarding your indoor air quality.
Open windows and doors do not reduce radon levels because they trigger a pressure imbalance that draws radon-laden air into your home. This practice fails to control radon concentration and can even worsen the issue. An active suction mitigation system provides a proven, safe, and effective solution to reduce radon levels reliably.