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Need Installation of a Steam Boiler in NYC

RoyesRental
RoyesRental Member Posts: 1
in Strictly Steam

I am running interference for my parents. The boiler died in a 10 unit apartment building in Brooklyn. Dad bought the replacement. It is a Burnham 350,000 steam/gas powered. A bunch of bootleg guys have been asking for outrageous amounts to install it. I want a reputable installer who is going to do it right so I dont void my warranty or wind up doing it over. Anybody honest here. Price matters. We are not a big time NYC real estate moguls. Dad was a contractor and built this for their retirement. It is what they live off of. My parents are 81 and 91 years old. Please help.

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  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 6,568

    Be sure to check the Find a Contractor tool on this site, here at this link.

    But if it were me I'd call Gateway

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  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Member Posts: 2,204

    How did you come to the conclusion that you need that particular size boiler?

    JohnNYLong Beach Ed
  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Member Posts: 2,204

    And why are you asking bootleggers for quotes? And for that matter, how do you define a bootlegger?

    JohnNYLong Beach Ed
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,734

    You could try @JohnNY , but he may be none too happy installing a boiler he didn't source…

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    delcrossvJohnNYLong Beach EdGGross
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,400

    Most legit contractors will not want to install a boiler that the customer purchased unless they are starving for work which is extremely unlikely.

    But you can probably find plenty of hacks that will give you a price.

    And you may not have bought the right sized boiler.

  • Long Beach Ed
    Long Beach Ed Member Posts: 1,311
    edited October 28

    New York City may frown on bootleg plumbers doing gas work. I think they may have had some bad experiences recently with them.

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  • JohnNY
    JohnNY Member Posts: 3,287
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/198354/need-installation-of-a-steam-boiler-in-nyc

    I'll take a look and give you an honest assessment of the situation and my best price. Please email any relevant information, including some pictures of the boiler and boiler area please, to info@gatewayplumbing.com.

    Contact John "JohnNY" Cataneo, NYC Master Plumber, Lic 1784
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  • tim smith
    tim smith Member Posts: 2,807

    to OP, 1st from what I’ve seen from Gateway over the years on this site you would be fortunate to get John to look at and quote for you. 2nd, any good company that stands behind there work need 2 things from the job, 1 to cover there overhead and 2 to have profit. There are 2 ways to accomplish this, 1 is to charge a high rate per hr to cover both or 2 to charge a more reasonable amt per hr and markup materials. You have somewhat taken one of those off the table. I have always told customers that if you buy your own equipment, I will add the markup of what the piece of equipment would cost me plus all other materials and bid job at my normal rate or increase my hourly to what would bet me the same. Different ways to the same outcome. Different companies need or want different margins, we were always on more of the middle of the road when it came to this. I hope some of this helps getting you to a logical decision.
    Good Luck and stay warm

    Tim

    Long Beach EdBobC

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