Nationwide Plumbers is a NYC Licensed Master Plumber (License #2023) that has served New York since 1984, with 24/7 emergency service in Fordham. We cover storefront plumbing, apartment building boilers and risers, drains, sewers and gas lines. Call 718-748-2727.
Fordham Road is one of the busiest shopping streets in the Bronx, running from the Grand Concourse east past Fordham Plaza and the Metro-North Fordham station toward Fordham University's Rose Hill campus. Above and behind the storefronts are pre-war apartment buildings, many of them five and six stories, plus larger elevator buildings along the Concourse. Poe Cottage, where Edgar Allan Poe lived, still stands at the Concourse and Kingsbridge Road.
That makes Fordham a mixed workload. Retailers, restaurants and fast food counters need restroom repairs, grease line cleaning and backflow testing, often outside business hours. The apartment buildings above need the usual pre-war work: steam boilers, galvanized branch lines and clogged stacks. We schedule commercial work around store hours when we can and dispatch 24/7 when something cannot wait, day or night.
Services we offer in Fordham
- Commercial plumbing for Fordham Road retail and food service
- Grease line jetting for restaurant kitchens
- Backflow preventer testing and repair
- Customer restroom toilet and flush valve repair
- Steam boiler repair for mixed-use buildings
- Local Law 152 gas piping inspections
- Hydro jetting, 45-day guarantee
- Water heater replacement for storefronts and apartments
Common plumbing issues in Fordham
Busy restrooms in retail stores
A store restroom on Fordham Road can see more use in a day than a home bathroom sees in a month. Flush valves wear out, wax rings fail and urinal lines scale up. We repair or replace commercial flush valves and fixtures, and we can come early or after closing so the store keeps its doors open.
Grease in shared building lines
When a restaurant sits at street level in a mixed-use building, its kitchen drain often joins the same house line the apartments use. Grease that gets past the trap coats the line and causes backups in the basement. We jet the line clean, check the grease trap, and advise the owner on maintenance intervals that fit the volume.
Mixed-use buildings with one boiler
Many buildings along Fordham Road heat the stores and the apartments from a single steam boiler. A failure means cold tenants and a cold sales floor at the same time. We service the boiler before the season, test the low-water cutoff and flame safeguard, and respond around the clock if it goes down in January.
Why Fordham residents choose Nationwide Plumbers
- Off-hours scheduling for commercial work where possible
- License #2023, insured, with COIs for landlords and property managers
- English, Spanish and French spoken
- Written estimates before work starts on any job
Service area in and around Fordham
We service all of Fordham, Bronx (ZIP 10458, 10468), for emergencies 24/7 and for scheduled work.
Nearby neighborhoods we also serve: Belmont, University Heights, Bedford Park, Tremont and Kingsbridge. For our full coverage, see our Bronx service area page.
Plumbing in Fordham: FAQ
Can you work on our store's plumbing before we open?
Yes, for planned work we try to schedule early morning or after closing so customers are not affected. For emergencies such as a restroom flood or a backed-up drain, we dispatch 24/7. Call 718-748-2727 and tell us your store hours.
Does a restaurant on Fordham Road need backflow testing?
Most commercial properties with a backflow preventer on the water service must have it tested every year by a certified tester, with results filed with the city. We test, repair and file. See backflow testing for what the test involves.
Our basement backs up whenever the restaurant upstairs is busy. Why?
That usually means grease has built up in the house drain where the kitchen line connects. Snaking punches a hole but leaves the grease on the pipe walls. Hydro jetting scours the line clean, and a camera inspection afterward confirms the pipe is in good shape.
Do you handle apartment building boilers in Fordham?
Yes. We repair steam and hot water boilers, service burners and controls, and perform annual boiler inspections. For buildings with steam radiators, we also handle Local Law 151 radiator inspections and the repairs they turn up.
