When my water heater started leaking, I called Bragg plumbing because they are local to Sonoma County and I much prefer to use local service providers to the Big Box stores. However, when the estimate to replace the heater and remove the old one came to $2040, I was shocked! I paid the $49 fee for the estimate (ouch!) and sent the Bragg representative on his way. Lowe's is doing the job for $1,194.