David on the field
Photographs and short clips from real jobs around Bergen, Hudson and Essex. It is our own truck, and our own plumber.
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The person who turns up
David Elias quotes the job and does the job, so the plumber you speak to is the plumber standing in your basement.
Fully stocked, so most repairs finish on the first visit, with no second trip and no second fee.
The owner quotes and does the job.
Full bath re-fit with tub, surround and toilet set, floor swept, job done in a day.
New shut-off and spigot line, with the work area protected before the first tool came out.
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Some of what we've worked on
Water heaters, steam boilers, gas leaks, mains and meters. Each one is tagged with the service it came from, so you can read what the work involves.
ClipPinholes in a buried copper line. Nothing showed above ground, so it was traced first and opened up in one spot.
ClipLeaking at the near-boiler piping. The white crust is the giveaway that it has been going for a while.
Bradford White tank set beside the existing boiler piping, with new shut-offs on the copper either side.
Raised clear of the floor on a platform, vented into the existing flue and insulated on the hot side.
A.O. Smith tank in a low basement, flue re-run so it draws properly and the gas line checked before relighting.
Hot water taken off the boiler instead of a separate burner, piped with its own circulator and expansion tank.
New disposal hung off the sink flange, with the trap arm and dishwasher line re-made to suit it.
ClipOne opening in the wall, straight onto the shower valve behind it, rather than chasing the stain across a room.
ClipSoap bubbling at the fitting. That is the leak found and pinned to one joint before anything is opened up.
Two meters re-set on new copper, each with a full-port valve either side so one flat can be isolated without the other.
Gauged at the fixture before anything is changed. The reading is what decides whether a reducing valve is the answer.
Riser re-piped in copper, with a reducing valve and gauge on the supply and the meter set back in line beneath it.
Main valve and meter replaced against an old stone foundation, which is the valve you want working the day a pipe bursts.
A pair of house meters brought back into service, with new brass valves and copper on both sides.
Working on something like one of these? Tell us what's going on and we'll come back with what it takes to put right.
Tell us what's going on
Describe the problem by phone, text or the contact form. We'll let you know whether it needs attention today, what the work involves, and what it will cost before anything starts.
- Sunday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Monday
- 8 AM – 9 PM
- Tuesday
- 8 AM – 9 PM
- Wednesday
- 8 AM – 9 PM
- Thursday
- 8 AM – 9 PM
- Friday
- 8 AM – 9 PM
- Saturday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
Calls and texts are answered around the clock. A photo of the problem helps. On-site work is scheduled within the hours above.