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December 19, 2008
Help! Basement Flood !!
There seems to be some sewer back-up that has flooded our basement with foul smelling water ... can anyone recommend a plumber that can come and deal with this on an emergency basis?
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I use Sessa for anything big. Richie. Had problems with flooding in my basement. Half a dozen plumbers looked at it and told me it was one of those things. Richie came in. I paid for the consultation (which I'm generally not a fan of) but diagnosed the problem and fixed it. Not cheap, but cheaper than the alternative. Good luck,
Posted by: Johnny at December 20, 2008 12:04 PM
This happened to me, and the only person who would help me was the next-door super, who came with a power snake (auger) and unclogged the main drain. He didn't even want to charge me.
I called several plumbers and nobody responded...
Posted by: townhouser at December 20, 2008 4:17 PM
When this happened to us, we got Roto Rooter to come on an emergency, and now use Econ-o-sewer to snake out the tree roots every 6 months.
Posted by: mh at December 20, 2008 10:26 PM
Roto Rooter is quite expensive, but they DO reliably come in an emergency (which IMO is ANY time you have s**t floating around in your cellar).
Posted by: Bob Marvin at December 21, 2008 12:04 PM
I have used WARREN SOBOLOW for 14 years for all emergency & non-emergency situations.
Warren 917-939-6014
He's a master plumber, insured & very reliable & professional.
Howard Witz
Posted by: howrealnyc at December 21, 2008 7:50 PM
John Hlad is my plumber, but he recommended that I use a sewer guy to flush the line. Mr. Sewer (listed). It was a mess but they did the job and ultimately I had to replace a piece of the pipe. John Hlad did the plumbing - he is good - he's listed.
Posted by: donatella at December 26, 2008 10:00 PM
I had a sewer backup in my basement as well. First flood was as soapy water from the washer; second flood smelled a little bad but was still soapy - so we figured that the washing machine had overflowed; final flood on Christmas Eve was toilet paper and raw sewage, with lots of water coming in fast due to the rain that morning.
I like Vigilante because although they're more expensive they would always show up when scheduled and have a documented fee structure for each type of job. They couldn't send a plumber over until Friday - obviously was not going to work. Consulted here, and called Sessa - they had one of their guys in the neighborhood. He figured out that it was a blockage in the trap of the main drain. Definitely seemed capable - their fee schedule is documented so there are no surprises (unlike other plumbers I've used in the past the charge has seemed random). They offer a service contract - $120 for a year of priority service, discounted fee schedule and audit of plumbing in the entire house. Works for me - proactive and prioritized and works for them - more work at my place.
I called Warren Sobolow - he called back right away, but in the meantime I'd heard from Sessa and had set the appointment up.
Thanks for the recommendations.
Tim
Posted by: reagan9000 at December 30, 2008 3:25 PM
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