Levittown (11756) sits in the central Nassau area, with Hicksville, Wantagh and East Meadow nearby. Levittown is the community where Nassau County's post-war housing boom began, with construction starting in 1947, so many of its homes share the same era of plumbing and electrical systems.
Because so many Levittown houses were built around the same time, aging original pipes and water heaters tend to fail in similar ways across neighboring homes. Homes on the same Levittown block tend to share plumbing layouts and ages, so the cause of one loss often repeats down the street. Small, compact floor plans let water travel quickly from a single leak into several rooms and the crawlspace below. Levittown was built out quickly in the post-war years, and the pipes and water heaters that came with those houses are aging out at about the same time.
In practice, crews in Levittown focus on stopping the source, removing standing water quickly, and drying structure and contents to acceptable moisture levels.
The same crews cover nearby Hicksville, Wantagh and East Meadow. Crews also handle fire and smoke damage in Levittown and mold remediation in Levittown.
