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Bathroom Plumbing for Basement Renovation in NJ

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Need an experienced, certified NJ plumber for basement renovation plumbing in NJ? Call us today at A1 Sewer & Drain Services:

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Many homes in New Jersey are built with a basement, which may or may not have been converted yet into useable living space. A finished basement is a great way to add hundreds of square feet of useable living space to your home, with less cost and hassle than building a whole new addition. Many homes have over a thousand square feet of basement, meaning there’s plenty of space for that new bedroom, rec room, or man cave you’ve always wanted.

Basement renovation often involves installing plumbing to create an extra bathroom. At A1 Sewer & Drain Service, we’re drainage and sewer service contractors who specialize in wastewater, outdoor drainage, and bathroom plumbing. If you’re planning a new bathroom addition, call us any time for a free consultation and cost estimate from our experienced local plumbers, at 201-645-0888.

Adding a New Bathroom Addition in your Basement

Need an extra bathroom to accommodate a growing family? If you have an existing basement, you may not even need to build a new addition. Finishing all or part of your basement can add a great deal of extra living space, including much-needed extra toilets and showers. A new basement bathroom addition can even add market value to your home.

Basements are almost always located below the level of the main sewer line. Because of this, installing bathroom plumbing can be complicated. Vent, waste pipe, and drain pipe installation is the most difficult part of basement plumbing, and you’ll need experienced renovation plumbing and sewer service contractors to make sure that everything is installed correctly.

Basement Plumbing for a New Bathroom Addition

Any new drain lines in your basement bathroom addition will need to flow into your existing main sewer line. Before construction begins, contractors need to locate the sewer pipe, generally by finding the main stack and the cleanout. In urban and most suburban areas, the main sewer line runs into a municipal sewer system. If you have a private septic tank, the pipe will run toward the septic drain field.

To flow correctly, drains and sewer lines need a downward slope of at least ¼” per linear foot. This ensures that liquids and solids move at the same rate through the pipe via gravity, preventing clogs and sewer backflow. This can be tricky in basements, where the main line may not be deep enough to allow the correct drop per foot. To send water and effluent through the drain pipes against the force of gravity, you may need sewer ejector pump installation.

Sewage Ejector Pumps for Bathroom Plumbing

When the level of the main sewer line is too high for wastewater to flow in the right direction due to gravity, you may need sewage ejector pump installation to ensure that wastewater doesn’t back up inside the drain pipes. Ejector pumps are equipped with float switches, which trigger the pump to activate when the water in the ejector pump tank reaches a certain level. The wastewater is forced into the drain pipes, allowing wastewater from toilets and other fixtures to be safely removed without relying on gravity.

For toilets, many homeowners opt to install a grinder pump. This type of ejector pump grinds up solid waste into a fine slurry, helping to prevent clogged drain pipes and backflow.

Basement Sump Pump Installation in NJ

Regardless of whether your basement is used as living space, or whether it contains a bathroom, you may need to consider sump pump installation. Sump pumps remove water into the drainage system, preventing flooding and costly water damage. Because basements are located below grade, they’re at heightened risk for flooding from severe weather, burst plumbing pipes, sewer backups, and other emergencies.

Installing a basement sump pump can prevent thousands of dollars of costly water damage, making it a worthwhile investment for New Jersey homeowners.

Local NJ Sewer Service Contractors for Basement Bathroom Plumbing

Need an experienced plumber for toilet, shower, vent, and drain pipe installation in NJ? At A1 Sewer & Drain Services, we’re sewer service experts. We work with homeowners to install reliable, high quality plumbing for basement bathrooms and new bathroom additions. For a free cost estimate, call us today at 201-645-0888.

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Vehicle Collides with Beverage Truck at North Maple and Linwood Avenues in Ridgewood

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June 2,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Fire Department personnel used a set of handheld forcible entry tools to free the adult female driver of a Toyota RAV4 who was pinned in her vehicle after it collided with a beverage delivery truck at the intersection of North Maple Avenue and Linwood Avenue early Wednesday evening, 06/01.

The victim sustained a serious head injury and was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. A paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital assisted at the scene. The heavily damaged Toyota was removed by a tow truck

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Ridgewood Village Council swears in new Fire Department Lieutenant

Ridgewood Village Council swears in new Fire Department Lieutenant

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May 13,2016

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Ridgewood NJ,  John Young, an 18-year career veteran of the Ridgewood Fire Department, was sworn in as a Lieutenant during the 05/11 Public Meeting of Ridgewood’s Village Council. Many of Lieutenant Young’s fellow firefighters were present during the ceremony.

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Police Respond to Work Related Physical Altercation in Ridgewood

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May 5th 2016

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Ridgewood NJ, A physical altercation between an employer and employee generated multiple 911 calls for assistance to Ridgewood PD on the morning of Wednesday, 05/04. The incident occurred at a single family home under renovation on Heights Road in Ridgewood. One (1) person sustained a serious head injury and was transported to The Valley Hospital by a Ridgewood EMS ambulance. Ridgewood FD also responded to assist the ambulance. An officer from Glen Rock PD provided assistance in language translation. No arrests at the scene were apparent.

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Valleau Cemetery Crash Detoured Traffic for Hours in Ridgewood

Valleau Cemetery Crash Detoured Traffic for Hours in Ridgewood

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May 2,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, The male driver and male passenger of a 1996 Toyota 4 Runner sustained non life threatening injuries in an early Sunday, 05/01, afternoon roll over crash in front of the Valleau Cemetery, 660 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood. Ridgewood PD, FD, and EMS personnel responded to the incident along with a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital. Both victims were transported to The Valley Hospital for further evaluation. The vehicle was righted and removed by a flatbed tow truck. Traffic on East Glen Avenue in the vicinity of the crash was detoured until after the vehicle was removed.

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Ridgewood Firefighter Rescues Cat

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May 1,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood firefighters were summoned late Saturday afternoon, 4/30, to rescue a cat that was stuck in a large, below ground level window well at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, 1 Passaic Street, Ridgewood. Ridgewood Fire Fighter Paul Brennan climbed down a ladder, calmed the beast, and then carried it back up the ladder to ground level.

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The apparently uninjured animal escaped, making a run for it prior to being put in a box for transport to a local shelter, and was last seen running across the church’s lawn into the back of a nearby apartment building.

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Ridgewood’s La Bella Pizza destroyed by Sunday Fire

Ridgewood's La Bella Pizza destroyed by Sunday Fire

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April 25,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, La Bella Pizza, located at 102 North Maple Avenue Ridgewood, was destroyed in a general alarm fire that broke out shortly before 2:00 PM on Sunday, 04/24. Ridgewood FD paid and volunteer personnel were assisted by mutual aid fire units from several surrounding municipalities. Smoke damage affected at least four (4) neighboring businesses in the strip mall where the pizza parlor was located. North Maple Avenue was closed in both directions between Franklin Avenue and Linwood Avenue as emergency crews worked. The pizza establishment was reportedly closed at the time the blaze broke out. The entire strip mall was evacuated as a precaution several minutes into the fire.

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2015 Ridgewood Fire Department Annual Report

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Roberta Sonenfeld,

Village Manager

March 1, 2016
Village of Ridgewood
Dear Roberta,
On behalf of the members of the Ridgewood Fire Department, I am pleased to present you with the 2015 Annual Report. This report provides a summary of the department’s activities from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. In this report, you will learn about the personnel, facilities, equipment, and programs that serve you and our residents. You will also learn how we deliver this vital service through Fire Prevention, Public Education, and Emergency Response.
You will see how the firefighters are continually focused on improvements, implementing best practices, and developing performance enhancements in all areas of our department. The Fire Department is a proactive organization staffed with 40 professional firefighters, dedicated to the delivery of service to the citizens and visitors of Ridgewood. In 2015, there were four firefighters hired to replace firefighters that retired in 2014. Also Firefighter Tim Bombace returned from the NJ National Guard after a year of active duty in the Middle East. Lt.
Harvey Weber and I applied for and received a grant from the Assistance to Firefighter grant program administered by FEMA. The Fire Department was awarded a grant in the amount of $41,570.00 to create a Firefighter Wellness and Fitness Program. The grant will be used to create a program that will ensure that Ridgewood Firefighters are physically able to meet the extreme physical demands, potential deadly exposures and inherent hazards involved in firefighting.
The Ridgewood Fire Department, through its highly trained and dedicated employees, strives to deliver the highest quality fire protection and emergency medical services in the most cost effective manner with the utmost regard for the safety of its citizens, visitors and employees. We strive to make our partnership with the Village of Ridgewood stronger and will never take for granted the support we receive from our community.
On behalf of all the Firefighters and Administrative Staff of the Ridgewood Fire Department, I would like to thank you, the Village Council, and the residents of Ridgewood for their continued support. I want to also thank all the different departments in town for the prompt and professional assistance given to this department. Without their support we would not be able to carry out our mission.
Respectfully Submitted,
James Van Goor, Chief

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Ridgewood Firefighters Free Elderly Driver Trapped after Accident

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Ridgewood Firefighters Free Elderly Driver Trapped after Accident 
March 2,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, The elderly female driver of a Chevrolet Impala involved in a two (2) vehicle crash at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Bellair Road in Ridgewood on Tuesday, 03/01, at approximately 4:15 PM, was trapped in her vehicle until freed by Ridgewood firefighters using forcible entry tools.

The victim requires the services of a walker and was unable to be removed from the vehicle via the passenger side door. She was transported to The Valley Hospital by a Ridgewood EMS ambulance with what appeared to have been non life threatening injuries. The other driver also sustained a minor injury in the crash, but did not appear to have been transported by ambulance for treatment. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Ridgewood PD is investigating the incident.

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Shoveling to clear out hydrants a civic duty in Ridgewood

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JANUARY 26, 2016    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016, 1:21 AM
BY JOHN CICHOWSKI
THE RECORD

You’ve no doubt heard about a sad winter phenomenon that recurs whenever snow and fire converge to cause panic, destruction and homelessness. It happens when firefighters arrive in time to quell a blaze, but they can’t hook up their equipment quickly enough — either because they’re unable to find a snow-covered hydrant, or when they do find one, they’re forced to waste precious minutes digging it out.

“And in a fire, everybody knows each minute counts,” said Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Chief Matt Menzel.

That’s why next Monday — nine days after Mother Nature covered nearly every hydrant from Mahwah to Cape May — a New Jersey law takes effect to make it easier for firefighters to find hydrants and quickly hook up their hoses. The legislation allows New Jersey’s 566 local governments to adopt ordinances requiring municipal installation of tall locator poles on all hydrants while encouraging each local governing body to require property owners to dig them out 24 hours after a snowfall or face a $75 fee if the municipality must do it.

Fire chiefs like Menzel aren’t taking sides, but the law has prompted considerable homeowner debate since Governor Christie signed it in July.

“I didn’t ask to have a fire hydrant on my lawn!” proclaimed Totowa’s Vincent D’Antonio Sr. “Will my taxes go down if I perform this municipal service? If not, I want the hydrant removed. This is absolutely a municipal function, 100 percent.”

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Snow reminders from the Ridgewood Police , Ridgewood Fire and Ridgewood blog

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Ridgewood Police : Ice & Snow – Remove It Before You Go

Remember to remove all ice and snow from your vehicle before driving, especially from the hood, windows and roof. It’s the law in New Jersey! Motorists who fail to do so face fines of $25 to $75 for each offense, regardless of whether the ice and snow is dislodged from the vehicle. If flying ice or snow causes property damage or injury to others, motorists face fines of $200 to $1,000 for each offense.

Ridgewood Police :Keep fire hydrant clear

If you have a fire hydrant in front of your house, help yourself and help your neighbors by keeping it clear of snow.

Ridgewood Police : Overnight parking is suspended in the Village

Overnight parking is suspended in the Village. Residents are prohibited from parking on village streets overnight. Please reconfirm but residents residing in the Central Business District are permitted to park vehicles in the Cottage Place and Hudson Street lots.

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SAT Test Center Closings

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SAT Test Center Closings

Information about SAT test center closings for the January SAT administration date will be posted to this page as it becomes available. If a makeup date or alternate test center information has been confirmed, that information will also be included.

SAT Test Center Supervisors are instructed to notify local media outlets when their centers are unable to open due to inclement weather, natural disaster, power failure, or other problems. Please check your local media for test center closings in your area.

If your center is listed as closed:

  • A new center may appear in the listing. In this case, access your online account and print a new, updated ticket with the new center information noted on it. You must bring your updated ticket with you on test day to the reassigned center.
  • If no new center appears, please be patient while we work to arrange a makeup date — you will be contacted as soon as a makeup is scheduled.  Remember: don’t try to test elsewhere on test day — supervisors cannot admit standbys or walk-ins.

Please note: If you had a Waitlist Ticket for a closed center, your original Waitlist request was canceled, and you are not eligible for makeup testing. Please register for the next available date as soon as possible.

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Village of Ridgewood Owned Dump Truck Spills Transmission Fluid on South Bound Route 17 ramp

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Village of Ridgewood Owned Dump Truck Spills Transmission Fluid on South Bound Route 17 ramp

January 14,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, A municipally owned dump truck equipped with a salt spreader and snow plow lost its entire load of transmission fluid at the intersection of Linwood Avenue and the Route 17 southbound on ramp at approximately 7:30 AM on Thursday, 01/14. Ridgewood FD personnel were called to contain the spill, while a Ridgewood PD unit stood by until the truck could be removed from the traveled roadway.

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Accident Closes Down East Ridgewood Ave, North Pleasant Intersection Sunday Afternoon in Ridgewood

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Accident Closes Down East Ridgewood Ave, North Pleasant Intersection Sunday Afternoon in Ridgewood
January 3,2016
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Ridgewood NJ, The driver and passenger of a Ford Explorer were transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a Sunday afternoon, 01/03 collision with a Ford Edge at the intersection of East Ridgewood and North Pleasant Avenues, Ridgewood. RIdgewood PD, EMS, and FD personnel responded to the 1 PM incident.

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Both vehicles were removed from the scene by separate flatbed tow trucks. The Explorer appeared to have broadsided the Edge in the middle of the intersection. The accident remains under investigation by Ridgewood PD.

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Ridgewood Fire Prevention Bureau can help you place carbon monoxide detectors in your home

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November 10,2015

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Ridgewood Nj, the Ridgewood Fire Department would like to remind you that CO is an odorless, colorless and potentially deadly gas that is created by incomplete combustion. All natural gas, fuel oil (home heating oil), propane fuels as well as gasoline engines (cars, lawn mowers, snow blowers, etc) are sources that produce carbon monoxide.The danger of carbon monoxide greatly increases over the winter due to doors and windows being closed and heaters/furnaces operating. It is recommended that all homes have at least one carbon monoxide detector per floor especially outside the bedrooms. If your detector activates, immediately dial 9-1-1 and exit the home. If assistance is needed in placing a carbon monoxide detector in your home, please contact our Fire Prevention Bureau at 201.444.7898. Also, additional information can found on First Alert’s website: https://www.firstalert.com/faqs/co-alarm

In wake of Passaic deaths, Christie signs carbon monoxide detector law

NOVEMBER 9, 2015, 7:07 PM    LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015, 7:13 PM
BY RICHARD COWEN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

In his brief life, Noel Korman of Clifton became a skateboarding legend, a man whose personal mantra of “high fives and positive vibes” touched everyone in a sport where having “raditude” counts almost as much as skill.

His death, and that of his girlfriend, Alice Park, of carbon monoxide poisoning inside a studio carved out of an old factory building in Passaic, shed light on a loophole in the state’s fire code.

State fire code requires carbon monoxide detectors be installed in hotels, apartment buildings, rooming houses, and one- and two-family homes, but the law is silent on commercial buildings like the Streets Rehearsal Studio in Passaic where Korman and Park were found dead Dec. 6.

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