Underground drain line repair work, by its very nature, routinely presents unexpected challenges. How things appear to the naked eye on the surface, have little to do with what may be encountered once excavation begins. In addition, what may seem like a simple...
When sewer line repairs are needed one can tend to panic, and possibly rush into a hiring decision. If you are a property owner, this should be an urge to avoid. There are many factors to consider before making a hiring decision. Likewise, there are things a property...
Sewer check valves are installed ever more increasingly as a remedy for city sewer backups. What many people do not realize is that while sewer check valves are relatively simple devices, it takes a skilled professional to install them properly. It is not a job for a...
A sewer smell in house can be very annoying and even exasperating for the typical homeowner. In some cases a sewer smell can even be found just outside one's home. For a person unfamiliar with common plumbing problems, a sewer smell problem in a house can be difficult...
A sewer backflow preventer can provide relief to long suffering property owners. In many areas of the country, NYC included, property owners suffer extensive damage from city sewer backwater. This typically occurs when a public drain system surcharges, becomes...
A combined house sewer is the most common type of house sewer connection in NYC. It has unique characteristics that are unlike a dedicated house storm sewer or house sanitary sewer. A combined sewer system for a house or building combines the flow of rain water and...
When a city sewer backup occurs the results can be devastating if you are a property owner. Besides actual property damage, there are serious health concerns as well. For instance, in the case of a food establishment such as a restaurant, the consequences are...
With the Springtime looming, the last thing property owners need is basement flooding from heavy rains. In New York City the total rainfall in the Spring and Summer is not substantially higher than the other seasons. But the potential for heavy downpours in a short...
When a property is developed, or a building is upgraded, in more cases than not a new house sewer is needed. New sewer line cost is affected by a number of factors such as the depth or the length of the run. Utility obstructions and ground conditions also come into...
A sewer certification (a.k.a. sewer availability certification or site development plan) is an application for a house sewer connection or site connection proposal. It certifies that the public sewer where the new connection is proposed is adequate and appropriate to...
Balkan Sewer And Water Main was recently awarded a contract to build a common sewer line for three new houses. A common sewer in this case meant that one house sewer will act as a shared sewer for three homes. As undeveloped land becomes ever more rare in New York...
Modern sewer tools are now available that make spot sewer repairs more possible than they were previously. In the not so distant past excavating in one area to locate and repair a broken sewer line was a chancy affair. As frequently as not excavations were made in the...