For our sidewalk street repair, it was a two phase process. The guys doing the repair work, in this case sewer pipes, fill in their mess with the rough asphalt. Later, after a week or two, the city guys come in and do a proper patch.

Posted by: perspective man at April 10, 2009 12:31 PM in response to Hit and Run by the DDC?

Our pipe broke at a point somewhere under the sidewalk. They found the break from an optical snake they fed into the pipe. Had it been the Pipe in the center of the street, the city would have paid. If the Pipe was under our house, our insurance would have paid. There is a no-man's land under the side walk where the owner has to pay. Permit for digging up the street and a permit for digging up the sidewalk. the total bill. $15K... I thought that might have been a little high, but with brown stuff of human origin aggressively seeping into our rental, the tenants were none to happy and suggested we act very fast.

Posted by: perspective man at November 24, 2008 3:32 PM in response to Replacing a Sewer Line...

its tough competition with Trader joes, Sahadies, etc. But I went in last weekend I had a brief chat with them. They said their prices would be competitive. They also said that this was not their main business -- Wholesale nuts are what they do. They were also very generous with their Gelato samples for which the kids were greatful.

Posted by: perspective man at October 15, 2008 3:06 PM in response to Wednesday Food & Drink Round-Up

I understand the argument for the straight on view. However, It may look distorted on the ends and the streetscape may turn out to be a little tricky once it goes in because it is not a "natural" view. You will also miss out the corner condition.
The view can be adjusted at anytime, I would suggest putting in some context, ie sky, sidewalk, street and a couple of trees before you make up your mind. Also, the way these pictures are cropped will not be what you use in the end. You don't have to choose now, but if the renderer has an idea of the proportions (hight x width) it might make it easier for the graphic person to integrate it into the final brochure design.

Posted by: perspective man at October 9, 2008 2:29 PM in response to Inside Third & Bond: Week 57

Also had the sewer main replaced. Not a pleasant job. Used Alex Figliolia, Inc, Cost about 13K. Used a video camera, very professional and responsive, and very good follow up

Posted by: bklynbks at November 24, 2008 6:47 PM in response to Replacing a Sewer Line...

Thanks for the replies everyone.
I guess I won't really know how much of the line needs replacing until I get the video inspection.

When scheduling a video inspection, do you usually use the company that will be doing the excavation work? And how much does it usually cost?

Posted by: davieeng at November 24, 2008 10:02 PM in response to Replacing a Sewer Line...

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Posted by: davieeng at November 29, 2008 5:16 PM in response to Replacing a Sewer Line...

We had a broken line (original ceramic pipe!) under a brick walk we'd laid in our horse's walk, and Harris Water Main & Sewer were fantastic (718-495-3600). They got the permits, managed to tunnel to the spot to do the repair from there to the street without damaging the walk, and had the sidewalk repaired the next day--all included in the price. They even arranged to have the sidewalk guy match the tint in the pavement in the new sidewalk we'd laid within the previous year! I've heard nightmare stories, so these guys are the peace of mind guys.

Posted by: eFortGreene at December 1, 2008 11:21 AM in response to Replacing a Sewer Line...

eFortGreene,

Thanks for your reply..
It's interesting to know that they were able to tunnel.

Just curious–
How much new sewer pipe was laid down?
And how much did you pay Harris's work?

Posted by: davieeng at December 2, 2008 1:17 PM in response to Replacing a Sewer Line...

You might want to check out trenchless pipe restoration. It is great - they use an epoxy pipeliner that repairs the inside of the pipe. It saved us a bunch of money. The guys that helped were great - http://accurateleak.com It is a cool technology.

Edith

Posted by: Edith_Texas at May 3, 2009 11:05 PM in response to Replacing a Sewer Line...