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Leak and water damage restoration in Murray Hill
Water coming through the wall or the ceiling? Murray Hill is high-rises, co-ops and townhouses on the steam system, and leaks travel. We find the source and dry each unit.
- Answering 24/7
- High-rises and townhouses
- Steam system buildings
Quick answer
Murray Hill buildings sit on the city's steam system, and water and steam don't mix well underground: the 2007 steam pipe explosion at East 41st Street and Lexington Avenue was traced to a water hammer after heavy rain flooded the area. Inside, most calls are leaks between apartments, which we trace, dry and document, answering 24/7.
What restoration looks like in Murray Hill
Murray Hill mixes postwar high-rises, prewar co-ops and townhouses on the side streets. In the towers, water from one apartment can reach several floors through shafts and risers; in the townhouses, it's roofs, cellars and old plumbing.
Many buildings take Con Edison steam for heat and hot water, so steam leaks and condensate lines are part of the picture too.
Steam, rain and water hammer
The July 2007 steam pipe explosion at East 41st Street and Lexington Avenue, on the edge of Murray Hill, was traced to a water hammer after heavy rain flooded the area around the pipe. The same physics shows up inside buildings: cold water and steam lines are a bad combination.
Most of the neighborhood's apartments heat with steam, and leaking radiator valves and condensate lines are a regular source of winter water damage.
What Murray Hill calls are usually about
The work we're called for most in Murray Hill.
Ceiling Leak Water Damage
Leaks from the apartment above.
Leak Detection
Hidden leaks in walls and shafts traced first.
Radiator Leak Water Damage
Steam leaks from radiators and risers.
Co-op and Condo Water Damage
Multi-unit losses with separate records.
Appliance Leak Cleanup
Washer, dishwasher and fridge line leaks.
Drywall and Plaster Repair
Walls and ceilings repaired after drying.
How a Murray Hill apartment job runs
Call
Tell us the building and the floor.
Trace
Thermal imaging and meters to find where it's coming from.
Extract and dry
Drying set in each affected unit.
Document
Records per unit for each insurer.
Rebuild
Walls, ceilings and floors restored.
Murray Hill restoration questions
What callers in Murray Hill ask most.
Thermal imaging and moisture meters, working with the super to check the units above.
Yes. The repair is the building's; we dry what the steam and water reached.
Drying is quiet enough to run around the clock; noisy work keeps to the house rules.
Yes, from cellars to roofs.
It depends on the cause and the policies; we document the source.
We give an honest arrival time on the call.
Yes, the same company rebuilds.
Leak in your Murray Hill apartment?
Call and tell the super. We answer 24/7.