J. D. Cesare Construction

I had to deal with local plumbers 4 times in the past two and half months and Dave Cesare is the best and most reasonable person among them. I thought the sewer line was cracked and needed repairs. In previous times, all plumbers did was to run the machine through the pipe and told me no clog was found in the pipe line to the street. And the cost of the same job varied from $ 200 to $ 900. My friend gave me Dave’s name who helped my friend to repair his pipe line a couple of years ago. When Dave came in, he had his team to work on the clog first and then ran a video camera. He showed me what’s in there and told me the problem was probably caused by the loose flapper clogging the pipe line. The snake did not even go down much before the clog was cleared completely. He did not even charge me for that. He only had me pay the camera fees which were still much less than what other plumbers would have charged me. I will definitely use him in the future in case there is any sewer line problems again.

We had a great experience with JD Cesare earlier this year when we needed to have our main sewer lateral line replaced. We had about 60′ of new pipe run from the street to our clean out and Dave handled it like a totally routine job. No fuss, no hassle at all they did a great job installing the new clean out and patching a 3’x3’ spot in our concrete driveway. They used pipe bursting equipment to run the new pipe up through the old pipe, so they only had to dig at either end. The patch in the road was don’t perfectly as well. The best part is that their estimate was actually lower than the other 3 quotes I got — and these guys aren’t discount /​cheap. They just know what they’re doing and know that they can do a job without hassle. Highly recommended.

I had a blockage in our sewer lateral that resulted raw sewage backflowing onto our property. Dave Cesare was one of four sewer plumbers I called to get an estimate and opinion. Dave is a tremendously personal guy whose knowledge is impressive. Each step of the way, he explained to me what he was seeing. Our blockage was complex but Dave hung in there over a period of 2 days to help me resolve the problem. In the end, it required Public Works to clear their main sewer line, Dave Cesare and Dave from Sewer Rat to repair the blockage. Dave provided me with a video and narrative notes he took on our lateral pipe. Dave Cesare’s rates were very reasonable and I wouldn’t hesitate to use him again. Highly recommend.

We’ve used Dave for a number of Sewer Lateral inspections in Burlingame and his team has been easy to work with. We initially ended up calling him for a quote after a very well known local competitor gave us a quote 40% higher for the same job.
When the work was completed (and passed inspection) without the price changing mid way through we were extremely pleased and have called him since when listing a home in Burlingame as all homes in Burlingame are required to pass the Sewer Lateral Inspection before closing.

J.D. Cesare did a full lateral sewer line replacement, installed a clean out, and wye connection per the city of San Mateo’s requirements. I highly recommend them. 1) I had over 4 estimates, Dave’s was the lowest and most complete. 2) Dave was the only company who told me that they did not need to dig out my concrete porch and could do the replacement without damaging the porch. This saved me a lot of money as I would have had to repair the porch and the tile with each of the other estimates. 3) Dave explained everything to me in detail so I knew what to expect. I had a lot of questions, and he was very patient with me and answered everything. 4) Dave left the work site better than he found it. 5) Dave sent all the necessary paper work on a timely basis to allow me to submit to the city for partial reimbursement through the city cost sharing program. Since he’s been in this business for many decades, he knows all of the requirements and the inspectors and the process.
The only thing I advise is that Dave is very popular with the real estate agents and with the city. Burlingame and San Carlos require the sewer line inspection and replacement prior to close of escrow, and he’s the go to person in the area. It took me a long time to get on his schedule (I had initially contacted him in early October and the work started in December and was performed in a few stages). I am glad he fit me in, but I would make sure you work with him ahead of time to ensure you can get onto his schedule.
Finally — and I think this is standard — my fear about getting the line replaced was that I’d be without plumbing for a week. This is not he case! They only turn it off for a bit of time and usually when you’re at work so there is minimal disruption. Finally, he uses a technology where he pulls a line through the existing sewer line to ensure he doesn’t have to dig the entire yard up. This method is used by almost all of the companies, but I liked Dave’s approach and his confidence. He clearly is an expert at his business!

I contacted JD Cesare because it has four 5 stars Unilocal!reviews.
I made an appointment for plumbing issues for my home with JD Cesare on Monday, reconfirmed on Tuesday for Wed at 430PM. On Wed. we left office 1.5 hours earlier to wait for him at home, but no show. I called twice at 451PM and 523PM, no answer, left message, no call. Received message at 630PM that he cannot come as reserved, confirmed and reconfirmed.

Dave was awesome.
We needed a sewer lateral line repair. He took the time to give a honest assessment of the situation, explained all of his observations and the steps to repair, and gave us a more reasonable bid than others.
Initially, the repair was not an emergency, so we had scheduled the work for the following week. However, when the line suddenly took a turn for the worse, he and his crew were out there that same day. After the work was done, Dave came out again to meet me in-​person, reviewed the work in detail, including videoing the line to show me each aspect of the repair. Everything was well done and the property was left clean.
I would also add, that we were very intimidated by the possible cost of the lateral line repair, after failing a city smoke test. Dave broke the project down, took right steps, did a great job fixing the problem and working with the city.
As other reviewers have said, if you need some lateral line work or inspection, then call JD Cesare — I would again in an instant.

I had a wonderful experience with Dave. I called him for a quote and a 2^nd opinion after James Caccia Plumbing let me down and lost my trust. Best decision ever.
My town requires a of sewer lateral video inspection along with a large checklist of items related to the sewer line.
One of the checklist items is there needs to be a clean out next to the house.
James Caccia Plumbing quoted me $ 3,000.
Dave from JD Cesare came by and quoted me only $ 500. Then just to be sure, he brushed aside some leaves and found that there was already a clean out! No need to install a new one. Thanks Dave, you just saved me from getting screwed!
Dave was able to complete the video in about 10 minutes. James Caccia took over an hour and then gave up, saying they couldn’t get a clear enough video.
If you need some sewer lateral inspection work, don’t hesitate. Dave and JD Cesare should be your #1 choice.

Dave is simply the best! The first time I met Dave he was strapping a hot water heater at 9 PM. He had been called by a colleague of mine and was willing to come out and fix this minor item with only 5 hours of notice. This was his second trip to the house that day as he had to run to home depot to get materials.
Dave specializes in complicated plumbing systems, but is always available to help out with small tasks for his valued clients. I use him frequently in my business as a Realtor and he is also the person we called to replace the Main Sewer Line on my family home. Very honest and will only recommend necessary repairs. Plumbing is more costly if it is done incorrectly. Do not be fooled by discount services. I have recommended Dave to countless clients and friends with nothing but high praise in return.

JD Cesare is an independent business that specializes in external plumbing repairs/​construction. They were recommended by our real estate agent and gave us a quote on a sewer line replacement job. We got a lower quote from Discount Plumbing and went with them because they told us that they had worked on our house before with the prior owner and knew exactly what needed to be done… BIG MISTAKE! Discount Plumbing tripled the quote once they got started and locked us in. After some heated discussions with their slimy CEO, we dropped Discount Plumbing and went back to JD Cesare, who educated us about the other guys’ misdiagnosis (whether or not the misdiagnosis was intentional is up for debate), assured us that all of the extra work that Discount Plumbing was trying to upsell us on was bogus, and explained the signs that bad sewer lines would show when they need to be replaced, none of which were exhibited by our line.
If you want it done right the first time, go with JD Cesare. If you want to take a chance with the chain plumbers, good luck.