Plumber in South Troy

Century old worker housing near the Wynants Kill gives a plumber South Troy NY residents call plenty to do. Ring us and a licensed plumber heads down 4th Street for drips, stopped up drains, water heaters, sewer backups and emergencies. The going rate for your job comes up on that first call.

South Troy is the city's south end along the Hudson, built up around the old Burden Iron Works, where horseshoes were made by the millions in the 1800s. From 1st Street up to the hills near Hudson Valley Community College, owners and landlords call our local plumbers in Troy.

• Some of the oldest homes in Troy. Row houses and two family homes here often pass 100 years old.
• Lead and steel services. Many homes still get their water through lead or galvanized pipe from the street.
• Low streets by the water. Blocks on the flats and along the creek take on basement water in heavy rain and spring melt.
• Old sewers and laterals. Clay and cast iron laterals meet older city sewers, so storm backups happen.
• Stone basements. Old foundations seep in spring and turn icy in January.

• Worker houses and row homes built for iron and steel workers, with stone basements and cast iron drains.
• Two family homes with shared mains and stacks.
• Original water services of lead or galvanized steel coming through the front wall.
• Basement floor drains low enough to back up in big storms.

Why Old Worker Housing Needs Extra Care

• Thin old pipe can crack when old valves are forced.
• Stone foundations make it harder to run new pipe through walls.
• Shared walls mean work in one row house can affect the next.
• City water and the lead program. Taps here run on reservoir water from the city system, and DPU replaces lead lines block by block as projects come up.

• Lead at the street: Older homes book lead service line replacement in South Troy with the DPU paperwork handled. Lead pipe replacement South Troy owners request starts with a scratch test at the meter.
• Wet basements: Low blocks rely on sump pump services in South Troy to stay dry in spring.
• Storm backups: Floor drains that overflow call for backwater valve installation in South Troy.
• Old laterals: Cracked clay and rotted cast iron get sewer line repair in South Troy after a camera run.
• Dripping pipe: A green crust or rusty drip on old pipe is a job for leaking pipe repair in South Troy.

We cover the south end of ZIP 12180.

• The Burden Iron Works Museum, in the old iron company office.
• Burden Pond and the Wynants Kill, the creek that powered the iron works.
• 1st Street and 4th Street, with blocks of old row houses.
• Prospect Park, up the hill to the east.
• Hudson Valley Community College, just south and east, with student rentals on nearby streets.
• Next door: Up River Street toward Monument Square is our plumber in Downtown Troy page, east up the creek is our plumber in Albia page, and south down the river is our plumber in Rensselaer page.

These are the jobs South Troy callers ask about most often.

• A lead service at the cellar wall of a 1890s row house.
• Basement flooding South Troy homes see after a big summer storm.
• A cast iron drain leaking under a stone basement floor.

• City permits: South Troy work falls under Troy city permits, pulled by a licensed master plumber.
• Lead program: Ask Troy DPU about your street before paying for a lead line, since planned projects replace both sides free.
• Storm water: If the cellar floods every big storm, ask DPU whether the sewers on your block back up.
• Spring tip: Clear your floor drain and test the sump pump before the April rains.