What Hillsdale Homeowners Typically Call Us About
Hillsdale has one of the most varied housing stocks in the Pascack Valley. The median home was built around 1959, but nearly a quarter of the borough’s homes date back to before 1940. That means we see everything from pre-war plumbing original cast iron drain stacks, aging service connections, and corroded galvanized supply lines — to the typical mid-century systems found in the ranches, Cape Cods, and split-levels that were built during Hillsdales post-war growth.
But the call thats most specific to Hillsdale is about basement water. Pascack Brook runs through the borough, and parts of Hillsdale sit in low-lying areas that are prone to flooding during heavy rain events. Homeowners in these neighborhoods depend heavily on their sump pumps, and when a pump fails during a storm or the power goes out and theres no battery backup the result can be inches of standing water in a finished basement.
We install primary sump pumps, battery-backup systems, and sewer ejector pumps for Hillsdale homeowners. For those who have already dealt with flooding, we also replace water heaters and other basement mechanical equipment that was damaged by water.
Heating calls are the other consistent pattern. Many Hillsdale homes heat with hot water baseboard systems fed by a boiler. These systems work well, but the boilers, circulator pumps, and zone valves wear out over time. We typically see a surge in heating repair calls in November and December as systems run at full capacity for the first time since spring.