Enjoy this fun sewer and water main quiz from Balkan Plumbing.
Your choices:
1. Upstate N.Y.C. reservoir.
3. A moat around a famous European Castle.
5. Computer generated special effect.
6. None of the above.
A second hint:
Got it??
The Story before the answer: A structure the size of over 1/2 a City block was illegally demolished. As is required by NYC DOB code, the house sewers and water services were not plugged or disconnected. When the exposed water services froze over the Winter, they also thawed. Voila, neighborhood swimming hole. The answer is ………… # 4. Someones basement.
Look closely and you will see the frozen and split water main. Another reason to hire only licensed plumbing firms. It’s all fun and games, unless you are the owner of this property.
A day after being called to the site Balkan Sewer and Water Main Service arrived, secured all required NYC DEP permits, obtained all required NYC DEP sewer and water main inspections, and took care of the problem. Immediately upon completion Balkan Sewer and Water Main Service permanently restored the roadway and sidewalk cement to NYC DOT code.  When property owners have an emergency condition, or a routine situation, Balkan is the answer. Results, not promises.
About Joseph L. Balkan Inc.
Balkan Plumbing is the largest sewer & water main company in NYC. We are licensed, bonded, and insured. As a family run business in operation for over 50 years, our 10 year guarantee means we continue to stand by our work after the job is done. We are expertly equipped, from our 48,000 square foot facility to dozens of trucks, heavy moving equipment, backhoes and pneumatics. For all your sewer & water service, fire hydrants, manholes, water mains and trench drains contact Balkan Plumbing today.
Joseph L. Balkan Inc. 130-01 Jamaica Avenue Richmond Hill, NY 11418 | Phone: (718) 568-0062 | Espanol (718) 943 -5720 | Fax: (718) 849-9570 www.balkanplumbing.com
I did guess right….it was a basement…growing up in Hamilton Beach…..I’ve seen many a flooded basement !!