Services
What we replace, and when we leave it alone
Six jobs, all of them in the pipes that carry waste out of the building. If it is a boiler, a faucet or a bathroom remodel, we will say so and point you to someone who does it.
Stack replacement
Cast iron comes out from the roof to the cellar and new pipe goes in, supported at each floor and fitted with a vent through the roof.
When the iron is thin along the run
When joints leak at more than one floor
When a camera shows scale across the whole bore
Section repairs
One bad length or joint is cut out and replaced with a no-hub coupling and new pipe, and we say what the rest of the run looked like.
When the damage is one joint or one length
When the rest of the run passes the camera and a look
Building drain and house trap
The run under the cellar floor to the street connection, replaced where it has cracked, sagged or scaled.
When the camera shows a belly or a crack
When roots have found a joint
Laterals and branch lines
The sideways runs from baths, kitchens and laundry to the stack, replaced while the wall is open so you open it once.
When the stack is coming out anyway
When a branch drains slowly and the stack is fine
Vents and roof penetrations
New vent runs through the roof, flashed against the weather. We coordinate with your roofer when the roof is part of another job.
When drains gurgle
When an old vent has been cut or capped
Camera inspections
A camera through the cellar cleanout, a written summary and the clips sent to you, whether or not you hire us.
Before you buy a building
After a backup, before anyone cuts a wall
Repair or replace
One section or the whole stack
Both are honest answers. The camera and the opened chase decide which one fits your building.
| Replace one section | Replace the whole stack | |
|---|---|---|
| What it fits | Replace one sectionOne cracked length or one failed joint | Replace the whole stackIron thin along the whole run, leaks at more than one floor |
| What we open | Replace one sectionThe wall at one spot | Replace the whole stackThe chase at each floor, once |
| Water off | Replace one sectionUsually one or two flats, for part of a day | Replace the whole stackEach flat for a stated window, planned a floor at a time |
| What can come next | Replace one sectionAnother joint on the old run can fail later | Replace the whole stackThe run is new from roof to cellar |
| What we tell you in writing | Replace one sectionThe section, what we saw in the rest and what we would watch | Replace the whole stackThe run, the vents, the permit and what is not included |
Not sure which one you have?
A camera look and a written summary tell you before anyone cuts a wall.