Flatbush, Brooklyn · Pipe & Plumbing Work
Plumber in Brooklyn, NY: Pipe Repair, Pipe Fitting & More
Brooklyn's houses were plumbed by several generations of tradesmen, and most of them left something behind in the walls. Elite Pipe Solutions works from 1086 Flatbush Ave fixing, refitting and replacing the pipes in brownstones, rowhouses, frame houses and apartment buildings across the borough.
- Based on Flatbush Avenue
- Price agreed before work starts
- Prewar building know-how
- Clean, careful work
Pipe work across Brooklyn
Pipe Repair
Leaking joints, pinholes and corroded sections cut out and replaced.
Pipe Fitting
New runs, valves and re-routes, with old and new metals joined properly.
Repiping
Worn-out galvanized and lead supply replaced in one planned job.
Leak Detection
The real source of a stain traced before any plaster is opened.
Burst Pipe Repair
Frozen and split pipes repaired, and the cause dealt with.
Gas Line Repair
Gas piping repaired, extended and pressure tested.
What a Brooklyn plumbing call usually turns out to be
A lot of the work here is not a single broken part. It is a building where a 1920s galvanized supply, a 1970s copper patch and a recent PEX bathroom all meet behind one plaster wall, and the leak is at the place where two of them were joined by someone in a hurry. Finding that junction is usually most of the job.
Weak water on the upper floors
Old galvanized pipe rusts from the inside until the bore is half the size it started. Pressure at the street is fine; the top-floor shower still dribbles.
A stain spreading on the parlor ceiling
Usually a bathroom drain or a supply joint one floor up. We open the smallest patch of plaster we can, not a whole bay.
Water in the cellar after heavy rain
Often the sewer pushing back rather than groundwater. The house trap and a backwater valve are where we look first.
A pinhole that keeps coming back
Patching one spot on a corroded run just moves the leak a foot down the pipe. We will tell you when a section has to be replaced instead.
Slow drains through the whole house
One slow sink is a local clog. Every fixture backing up at once points to the main line or the trap at the front wall.
A smell of gas near the meter
Leave the building and call 911 first. Once the area is safe, gas piping repair and pressure testing are part of our pipe work.
Pipe repair and pipe fitting are the core of the work
The name says pipes for a reason. Most plumbers can change a faucet; fewer are comfortable cutting into a run of eighty-year-old threaded steel, matching it to modern copper without starting a corrosion problem at the joint, and leaving the rest of the line undisturbed.
That transition is where Brooklyn plumbing goes wrong. Steel and copper screwed straight together corrode each other, so the right fitting goes between them. Threads on old pipe crack if they are muscled, so the old side gets supported while the new side goes on. None of it is complicated, but it all has to be done in the right order.
- Cutting out and replacing corroded or leaking sections
- Joining galvanized, copper, brass, cast iron and PEX correctly
- New shutoff valves where a floor or fixture has none
- Re-routing pipe for kitchen and bathroom changes
- Securing sagging runs that have pulled their joints apart
How a visit works
You call and describe it
Which floor, which fixture, what you see and when it started. That is often enough for us to know what to bring.
We find the actual source
Water travels along joists and pipes before it shows, so the stain is rarely under the leak. We trace it back first.
You get a price before anything is cut
The repair, what it costs and what we would leave alone, so you can decide with the facts in front of you.
The work gets done and checked
Joints are tested under pressure, the area is cleaned, and you are shown where the shutoff for that line now is.
Old Brooklyn buildings need a plumber who expects surprises
Opening a wall in a prewar house means finding things no drawing shows: abandoned gas pipe that once fed wall lamps, a lead bend under an old toilet, a branch line someone capped with tape. We plan for that rather than being stopped by it, and we tell you what we find before deciding what to do about it.
We also work around how these buildings are run. In a co-op or a condo that usually means arranging access with the super, shutting down a riser at an agreed time and putting the water back on for the neighbours as quickly as the repair allows.
Repairs, drains and sewer lines
Emergency Plumber
Water you cannot stop, sewage backing up, or no water at all.
Water Heater Repair
Gas and electric tanks, pilots, leaks and venting in old chimneys.
Toilet Repair
Running, leaking and rocking toilets, down to the old floor flange.
Faucet Repair
Drips, leaking handles, weak flow and seized under-sink valves.
Drain Cleaning
Sinks, tubs, floor drains and main lines cleared and checked.
Sewer Line Repair
House traps and building sewers inspected by camera, then repaired.
Water Service Line Replacement
Lead, galvanized and leaking lines from the street main replaced.
Backwater Valve Installation
One-way protection against storm sewer backups in the cellar.
Where in Brooklyn we work
From the shop on Flatbush Avenue it is a short drive to the brownstone streets of Park Slope and Bed-Stuy, the big frame houses of Ditmas Park, the apartment buildings along Ocean Avenue and the attached homes out toward Marine Park and Canarsie.
The full list of Brooklyn neighborhoods we serve covers most of the borough. If your street is not on it, call and ask.
Frequently asked questions
Do you work in apartments as well as houses?
Yes. Brownstones, rowhouses and frame houses, plus apartments in co-op, condo and rental buildings. In a shared building we coordinate riser shutdowns and access with the super or managing agent.
Can you match new pipe to the old galvanized pipe in my house?
Yes. New copper or PEX is joined to old steel with a transition fitting that keeps the two metals from corroding each other, and the old threads are supported while the joint is made.
Will you give me a price before starting?
Always. You get the diagnosis and the cost first, and nothing is cut or replaced until you agree to it.
Where are you based?
At 1086 Flatbush Ave in Flatbush, Brooklyn, 11226. We travel to the job.