Water main breaks vary is the degree of severity and the response time required. However when a large unit apartment complex has their water shut off, emergency water main service is truly required. That is exactly what happened one recent Winter morning to a 120 unit...
Water valve repair work is always best performed as planned work, not when an emergency occurs. That is why every property owner should tale a few minutes to locate their main control valve for their water supply. It is vitally important that the water valve is both...
St. John's University recently suffered a water main emergency at their primary campus location on Union Turnpike in Queens. A few factors made this Queens water main emergency more pressing than a typical water main break. The major pressing issue was that the water...
When a Manhattan water line leak occurs there can be multiple issues for a water main contractor to consider. Just such a situation occurred when Murphy's Tavern, located at 6 Stone Street in the Manhattan financial district, suffered a water line leak. Besides being...
When any Manhattan water main emergency or sewer issue arises property owners and management companies count on Balkan Sewer And Water Main Service. A recent example occurred at 1 Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan when they suffered an emergency water main break. 1...
Residential sewer line repair work is always technically challenging, requiring specialized tools and equipment. Backhoe excavators, heavy air compressors and jackhammers are only some of the typical items on site for residential home sewer line repair work. Many...
Sewer trap replacement work for a house drain can be required for various reasons. A sewer trap can rot out or break. Sometimes it can be mishandled and it may crack or break. In other cases the covers will no longer fit tightly back on. It that case foul sewer water...
Galvanized pipe is probably the poorest of water main materials. Unfortunately for one building owner, a recent Queens water main break in South Richmond Hill helped prove why. Galvanized pipe interacts with water and both corrodes and rusts. The South Richmond Hill...
A water main upgrade may be needed on a building for a number of reasons. The reasons for a water main upgrade typically vary from insufficient water pressure to a need for fire sprinkler protection. Recently a new fire main was required in Corona Queens when a two...
New sewer and new water lines are needed when a property is developed or an existing building is upgraded. Recently Balkan was hired to install new sewer and water service lines for three new houses in Whitestone, Queens. Just like every neighborhood having its own...
A new fire main in New York City is now required on many building types and in more situations than ever before. A recent example was in St. Albans, which is a primarily residential community in Queens. The case in point involved a single family house that was being...
A new fire sprinkler water main was needed in East New York, which is located in Brooklyn. East New York is located between the Belt Parkway and Atlantic Avenue on the eastern portion of Brooklyn. This building in Brooklyn was a large residential building that needed...