Newburgh sits about forty-five minutes south of Lake Katrine, down Route 9W along the western shore of the Hudson. Plumbing for homes and businesses in Newburgh, NY.
Newburgh's plumbing conversation starts underground. The city has been replacing lead service lines for years, and if you own a house here, the material of the line coming into your basement is the single most useful thing you can know.
State records put Newburgh's system at roughly 6,700 service lines, of which 904 have been identified and 313 confirmed as lead. Those are city-wide figures, not your address. What matters at your house is the short section of pipe between the shutoff and the wall. You can check it yourself with a magnet and a coin — lead is soft, dull grey, and a magnet will not stick. If it is lead, filter your drinking water and find out whether you qualify for the replacement program.
The housing stock here is old, much of it pre-1950, and a lot of it is brick. Brick walls do not tolerate a leak the way wood framing does — water travels and shows up as efflorescence or a stain two rooms away. When we chase a leak in a building like this, finding it quickly matters more than repairing it quickly.
Areas we cover: Broadway Liberty Street Downtown Newburgh East End Washington Heights Ferry Crossing Hudson Point Liberty Square Balmville Town of Newburgh
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Find where the line enters the house, usually near the shutoff. Scratch it: lead is soft, dull grey, and marks bright silver. A magnet will not stick to it. Copper is reddish, and galvanised steel is grey but magnetic. If you are unsure, send a photo and we will tell you.
A filter certified to remove lead at the tap meaningfully reduces exposure for drinking and cooking, and that is the main route. It does not fix the pipe. Both matter: filter now, replace when you can.
Newburgh sits about forty-five minutes south of Lake Katrine, down Route 9W along the western shore of the Hudson. For an emergency call we give you a real window based on where the crew is when you phone, rather than an optimistic figure. On a normal night that is often inside two hours.
Estimates on replacement and installation work are free. A diagnostic visit to find a fault carries a fee, credited toward the repair if you go ahead. You hear the number before anyone is dispatched.
Free estimate, honest diagnosis, and a crew that shows up when we say we will.
