Buildings
Who we work for
The decision is made by a board or an owner, and the work is lived with by residents. The project is built around both.
Condominium associations
A vote of the board, a notice to every owner and a binder for the association's records.
Proposal written for the board packet
Special-assessment timing is the board's call, not ours
Co-op corporations
Shareholders need to know what the work does to their unit and their lease.
Alteration agreements coordinated with the managing agent
Access scheduled around the building's rules
Multifamily rentals
Owners and managers who need tenants informed and units back in service.
Work orders and daily logs in the manager's format
Units on a line are worked together
Mixed-use buildings
Ground-floor shops and restaurants share the same stacks as the apartments above.
Retail lines worked at night
Drain stacks coordinated with tenants' kitchens
By age of the building
What we usually find
These are common findings, not a diagnosis. The survey is how a building's own pipe is known.
Before the 1940s
Galvanized steel supply risers and cast-iron stacks, many of them original.
Corrosion from the inside
Valves that no longer close
1950s to 1970s
Copper risers with soldered joints, and cast-iron or early plastic drains.
Pinhole leaks at joints and fittings
Return lines with the most wear
1980s to 2000s
Mixed materials from several renovations, and plumbing added around the original risers.
Connections between old and new pipe
Valves that were never labeled
Newer buildings
Usually sound risers, with problems at valves, pumps and recirculation lines.
Valves and clamps that need replacing
Balancing the return lines
Tell us about your building
A short form is enough to start. We will ask for the rest at the survey.