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Thornton & Grooms logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%86+46.9Reliability 24%81+19.6Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Craft & service penalty86−1.4Experts Score= 86Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.86SCORE

Thornton & Grooms

Dearborn, MI · Grade ALetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20. · #12Position by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. of 20 garbage disposal repair · 4.9★ from 16,288 Google reviews

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Percentile vs other garbage disposal repair (100 = best)Each factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: value and momentum; weakest: reliability.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Thornton & Grooms is better than 86% of garbage disposal repair.A
86
ReliabilityReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Thornton & Grooms is better than 81% of garbage disposal repair.A
81
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 0% of the scoreGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Thornton & Grooms is better than 86% of garbage disposal repair.A
86
ValueValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Thornton & Grooms is better than 100% of garbage disposal repair.A
100
MomentumMomentum · 0% of the scorePenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Thornton & Grooms is better than 100% of garbage disposal repair.A
100
Replies to reviewsReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Thornton & Grooms is better than 100% of garbage disposal repair.A
100

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Customers hired Thornton & Grooms for 8 kinds of job.

Thornton & Grooms for repair HVAC

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Jobs reviewedHow many Google reviews are tagged with this job.207
★ on this jobAverage stars on the reviews where the customer tagged this exact job (Google’s “Services” field).4.90
Usually paidThe price range customers picked most often for this job.$1,000+
Category typicalWhat the middle half of customers paid for this job across all companies in the category.$177–$1.4k
Rank for this jobPosition of this company in the Job match ranking for this job among the companies we track.Its Job match: 89/100.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Repair HVAC”:Stars on this job 55%Number of such jobs 25%Overall Experts Score 20%Stars are pulled toward the category average when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.#1 / 4
Said fairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.100%

All 207 Google reviews tagged “Repair HVAC” · showing 20

Kevin4 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 2 days ago★★★★★

They did a Wonderful job. Very knowledgeable. Answered all my questions. Very professional from start to finish. Showed up promptly. Highly recommend.

HVAC system maintenanceHeating system installationWater heater installation+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Quality
Larry8 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 3 weeks ago★★★★★

Alex and his team are top notch. Even though they encountered several unforeseen problems they garnered additional experts and worked through them until they were solved. Their access to expertise and willingness to get the worked completed is why we use T&G

Heating system installationRepair HVAC+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Quality
ShaunLocal Guide · 91 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 2 months ago★★★★

Great Service today from Mark Stoll at Thorton and Grooms especially as I have two OLD Boilers that were just repaired. Above and beyond, Very happy! EDIT 5.6.2024 Great service today from James Stewart, he did a fantastic job helping us with a plumbing leak, unfortunately it was a big deal as we had a small flood…

Repair HVAC
Lorra5 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 3 months ago★★★★★

Nick was very thorough, friendly and informative.

Paid $1,000+Reasonable priceHVAC system maintenanceRepair HVAC
Robert6 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 3 months ago★★★★★

Needed to add freon to charge the system. They came and diagnosed the issue and promptly made the necessary repairs

Paid $1,400–1,600Reasonable priceRepair HVAC+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Quality
Wendy2 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 3 months ago★★★★★

Julio came over on time and was professional. He was very thorough in reviewing what was wrong with my heating unit, what could and could not be done to fix it, and did what he could to troubleshoot so I had heat in the meantime before a more permanent repair could be made. He was on his way out, my heat quit…

Reasonable priceHeating system maintenanceHeating system installationHeating system repair+ Value
Mary8 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 4 months ago★★★★★

Thorton & Grooms have always been great for us. Jeron was wonderful and got our AC back online in time for the heatwave.

Repair HVAC
Alex13 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 4 months ago★★★★★

Marcus did a great job installing my new water heater. He was efficient yet very careful. The job was done very cleanly. He took time to explain what was done and why. He answered all my questions in detail. I would be happy to have him back in My Home again.

Paid $1,000+Reasonable priceHVAC system repairHVAC system maintenanceA/C system maintenance
Steve6 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 4 months ago★★★★★

Update to plumbing work done on 05/26: Glad to see Zak showed up since he did the original work. A small water pressure issue with the shower. This was quickly resolved by cleaning out the shower head screen which had scaling probably from the hot water heater flush. Once cleaned and reassembled, issue resolved. Zak…

Great priceHVAC system repairHVAC system maintenanceRepair HVAC
MeganLocal Guide · 69 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 5 months ago★★★★★

We’ve always loved the level of service that T&G provides, but Zeke went above and beyond! Really happy, job well done.

A/C system maintenancePlumbing leak detectionHeating system maintenance
Gary4 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 5 months ago★★★★★

Thornton and Grooms handled my AC repair with professionalism and sklll. Our technicians were punctual and very courteous. I’ve dealt with T&G multiple times and find this experience is typical rather than the exception. Great company!

Paid $1,000+Reasonable priceRepair HVAC
Emily2 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 10 months ago★★★★★

Great service, professional and kind.

Paid $1,000+Reasonable priceHVAC system repairHVAC system maintenanceHeating system repair
Charlene8 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 11 months ago★★★★★

I had Brian come and look at my furnace that wasn’t working and boy is Brian a GEM!! He is very thorough and talented in his work and I would highly recommend him. Along with his talent in heating and cooling he is very compassionate and patiently listened to my sad story and put up with my pity party I had going…

Paid $1–100Great priceRepair HVAC
FRANDDFLocal Guide · 19 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 11 months ago★★★★★

I have Alex checking my furnace to figure out what was the problem. He is very knowledgeable person, explained to me while testing with kindness.

Paid $800–900Reasonable priceRepair HVAC
DeAnna6 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 11 months ago★★★★★

I was simply amazed at Thornton & Grooms professionalism, knowledge and integrity on all the changes I needed. Shout out to Tequila W. Who not only took her time but walked me through everything with keeping my budget intact. Anything HVAC make sure you ask for her. I will be using their services forever.

Paid $1,000+Great priceHVAC system repairHVAC system maintenanceA/C system maintenance
MichLocal Guide · 61 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a year ago★★★★★

Well trained technians. I have been calling on T&G for years now. They are always professional and knowledgeable. They clean up after themselves and are kind people.

HVAC system repairHeating system repairRepair HVAC+ Quality+ Professionalism
ashwannLocal Guide · 15 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a year ago★★★★

It was initially tough to identify the actual issue . But with couple of diagnosis he could able to make it , thru patience . But we had to saty chill for we weekend. But finally got hvac running good .

Paid $1–100Repair HVAC+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Professionalism
Eduardo3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a year ago★★★★★

Very knowledgeable and professional. Gave me very good insights on how to keep my system running smoothly. Highly recommend!

HVAC system maintenanceHeating system repairRepair HVAC+ Value
Meightythree11 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a year ago★★★★★

I just had a terrific early season furnace check. The technician Nick Garrett was thorough and answered all of my HVAC questions while performing the work. I cannot recommend these guys enough for your home HVAC needs.

Paid $1–100Great priceHeating system repairRepair HVAC+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Quality
AnaLocal Guide · 17 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a year ago★★★★★

Detailed, knowledgeable and very professional. Each detail was explained to me clearly and the end result was awesome. Great

Toilet repairWater heater installationA/C system maintenance

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$227-33% vs typical garbage disposal repair

Bar = middle half of what customers paid · gold mark = category median.

Price verdictsGoogle asks reviewers whether the price was great, reasonable or overpriced; these are their answers.

Great price 31%Reasonable 55%Overpriced 4%Not sure 9%

Jobs customers hired them for

JobReviewsCategory typical
Drain cleaning1484$39–$295
HVAC system maintenance975$19–$176
Plumbing pipe repair815$248–$1.2k
A/C system maintenance801$39–$383
Heating system maintenance763$19–$161
Plumbing leak detection563$54–$520
Toilet repair471$166–$480
Water heater installation449$1.2k–$2.4k

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