Boiler repair & HVAC in Ridgewood, Queens

We serve Ridgewood from our Ridgewood shop, about 2 min away. Plumbing, HVAC, boiler repair, heating, drains and gas piping. Emergency calls answered 24/7.

Most Ridgewood homes were built between 1905 and 1930 — the buff brick two-families and row houses that make up the neighborhood's LPC historic district. That era means original one-pipe steam systems with cast-iron radiators, galvanized supply lines that can be 90 to 100 years old, and cast-iron DWV stacks throughout. Boiler repair, pipe replacement, and drain service in Ridgewood almost always involves original materials — and it's the work we do every day from our shop two minutes from the neighborhood boundary.

Our Ridgewood row house has almost no water pressure upstairs — what causes that?

In Ridgewood's pre-war two-families, the most common cause is galvanized steel supply pipes that have narrowed internally from 90-plus years of mineral buildup — a 3/4-inch line can be down to 1/4-inch inside without showing any exterior damage. Low pressure on upper floors is usually the first sign. A pressure test and pipe inspection will confirm whether repiping is needed, which in most Ridgewood two-families means replacing the galvanized risers with copper or PEX.

The steam radiators in our Ridgewood two-family bang at night — is that fixable?

Banging in a one-pipe steam system is almost always caused by water pooling in a pipe that's slightly out of pitch, or a failed steam trap holding condensate in the radiator. Both are fixable without replacing the system. We re-pitch the return lines or replace the air vents and traps — a repair job in most Ridgewood two-families, not a full boiler overhaul.