Buildings we heat
Two to six units, and the boards that run them
The boiler is different in each, and so is the person who calls us.
Brownstone two- and three-family
Usually one-pipe steam, and often one boiler for the whole house. The owner lives in the building and wants to understand it.
Walk-up with four to six units
Steam mains in the basement and long risers. Here the problem is balance: the first floor is warm before the top floor is.
Small co-op or condo
A board, a managing agent and a boiler everyone shares. The board needs papers, schedules and one contact.
Garden and courtyard buildings
Several entrances, often several boilers, and some on hot water. Zoning the work by entrance keeps the cost clear.
For co-op boards and managing agents
What a board can expect in the packet
A written scope
What the work is, what is included and what is left out, in a form a board can vote on.
The insurance certificate
Sent to your managing agent before we start, naming the building if the lease or the board asks.
The service log
What we found and did at each visit, kept by building, for the file and for the next super.
One contact
A person at the office who knows your building and answers for it.
The no-heat line
The number for the building's contact list, answered by a person in heat season.
Tell us about your building
A few lines on the building and the heat are enough for a first call.