Blake Pipeline

Eric L.

We live on 3.5 acres with a well and septic. In the 7 years we've lived on the property, we've never had city-standard water pressure and that was okay, but the lack of pressure was getting worse and was intermittently nonexistent at times. I found a small leak in a service box that kept flooding and thought that could be the issue, but I didn't like the looks of the pipe contraption someone had put into place and didn't want to mess with it. I had already spent too much time watching YouTube videos and too much money replacing things that didn't fix the issue. Lesson #1: Save your time and money and call an expert. So, I called the well people.

The well guy, whose company I trusted implicitly, looked at the leak I had found, but wasn't convinced that was the source of my problem. He was on the property for a couple of hours checking every other possibility three times over. There was nothing wrong with the well or its workings, and as much as it pained him to not identify and fix the problem, he figured there MUST be a bigger leak in the line somewhere. Fortunately, the well guy ""knew a guy"" and called him for me to describe what was going on. Lesson #2: If someone you trust says ""they know a guy"", you've just been exposed to the inner circle you didn't know existed. Contact them immediately.

I followed up the well guy's phone call with a text. Joe, at Blake Pipeline, called me back almost immediately, which is almost unheard of in this area, and showed up on my property the next day. I had always wondered the path my pipes took to get from my well at the bottom of the hill to my house at the top of the hill. I was desperate at this point for someone to find and fix something and even if this didn't find or fix the issue, at least I would finally know how the pipes ran to the house.

Joe showed up on time the next day and started with a quick visual inspection around the house, scraped at the ground with the toe of his boot in one area and noted what might be a damp spot near one corner of the house. The damp spot wasn't obvious to me. It wasn't soaking wet as Youtubers explained it should be if there was a broken pipeline and I figured it was just moisture from the roof line as it had recently rained. He went down to the well and did a quick visual once-over for anything obvious, brought out his detection equipment, and flagged the path of the pipeline to the top of the hill and the hard right to the house. I now had a trail of flags marking the path of the water pipes to my house. That, to me, would have been worth the cost alone.

Next, he pressurized the entire system with air. Sure enough, the small leak I had uncovered was coming out with more force, but Joe assured me that leak should not be causing such a dramatic loss of water pressure. We walked along the flag-line to the house and lo and behold, the area Joe had scraped with his boot was swelling up and down from the air pressure like a 7-foot zombie was trying to push its way out of its grave. It was truly the most bizarre thing I had ever seen. Joe just smiled and shrugged because that's what experts do.

Long story short, Joe identified, dug out, and fixed the significant zombie break in the pipeline caused by a big root and a heavy stone, the original leak I had identified, and a third smaller leak in a final check. Lesson #3: Call in the experts early because the time, money, and frustration you'll save will far outweigh what they charge you to quickly find and fix the problem.

Joe is personable, knows, his business, and is reasonably priced. I'm just sorry there aren't more things broken on my property I can hire him to fix.

Adam X.

Joe is amazing. I needed advice and work done on my formerly landscaped property, which was creating issues with the flow of water on my 2-unit property. Joe was able to assess, and detect multiple points that could be easily fixed, and others that could be paramount solutions using other local experts he was happy to refer me to. I can't say enough good about him. If you're doing underground work, your first call should be Joe at Blake Pipeline.

Duane S.

We came home from vacation to find our pond was almost empty. NID provides water to customer outlets but getting water from the NID box to customer property is the homeowner's responsibility. After unsuccessfully trying to get water from NID to my pond and looking on the internet for help. after several calls to others who didn't seem to be interested, I found Blake Pipeline's website.
I was ecstatic first, that someone actually returned my call but more importantly, Joe Blake called me back within a couple of hours and found time in his schedule to come by the house the next morning. After some preliminary checking, it took just over an hour to have my water to my pond back in service.
Joe explained the process that we may need to go through to restore water in a way that was easy to understand.
Joe and Bob were extremely helpful, and I'm thrilled with their service.
If this problem arises again, they'll be my first call. I'd highly recommend them to anyone!

Duane Salbashian

Jonathan L.

We needed to locate a water main to trench over electrical for a shop. Joe came over and located where it routed for us- totally different location than I thought- would have litterally cut right thru it if we didnt call him. He came out fast, within a few days of calling . He will work weekends, he will get your lines located. So its worth every penny

Jade S.

The propane delivery truck hit some piping to my well pump yesterday when they refilled my propane tank and being a single mom with 2 boys not knowing all the ins/outs to these matters I reluctantly and hopingly made the call to Joe for help today. And I just have to say what a man of service! He was eager, humble, hard working and ever so willing. It's rare you meet people with his work ethic and integrity these days! He quickly figured out the problem and fixed it. I'm so grateful and so happy to recommend him and his services if your in need.

Kevin H.

Joe Blake did a great job locating our leak. Very personable and professional he explained everything he was doing and why. He responded quickly, came out and did a great job troubleshooting our problem.

Rachel L.

Jo is awesome! He is not only personable but very professional.We hired a plumber to locate a leak & he wasn't able to find it or the pipe location. The suggestion was to bypass our exterior fire suppression system & have them install a new one; which would've cost us thousands out of pocket.
Jo had many tools that enabled him to pin point the exact location. He took his time & did a thorough job; which you don't experience very often with contractors. We can't thank him enough.

Donald R.

NID welcomed us to the community with a knock on the door, and informed me we had a slow drip leak (.10-.12 GPM). After checking my toilets, spigots, and outside irrigation, I was able to determine the leak was in my front yard system. Checking twelve valves and close to 80 heads, I found nothing.

A call to Blake Pipeline, was quickly responded to, and Joe began a painstaking search for the leak. After trying multiple methods, he attempted his last, viable test. Pressurizing the sprinkler system with hydrogen, and using a sophisticated ""sniffer"" he pinpointed a spot a few yards away from my main water feed lines.

Long story short, while trenching for something entirely separate, I asked them to dig up/peel back the grass in the area Joe located. Nothing was immediately visible, but within 10-minutes the leak was evident. A T-joint connector appeared to have a hairline crack, and merely exposing it caused the drip to escalate to a spray.

The troubled line, and connector, were at the bottom of a grouping of 5 PVC pipes, all above the troubled pipe, making self-repair impossible. I called a professional and repair took less than an hour.

Thanks to Blake Pipeline, I no longer have to go out and manually turn the water on/off to accommodate my scheduled watering days, and my meter now reports 0.0 leakage! Rather than have to dig up my front yard, looking for the elusive leak, Joe made it possible to dig just one hole!

Kristy R.

Joe is the kind of person who will go the extra mile for you. He is patient and thorough and very knowledgeable. Also enjoyable to work with. Very reasonable prices. I highly recommend!

Charlie M.

We had a deep pipeline break and Joe was quick to come up with a plan. He had the tools and quickly located the leak. Great job and happy with the results.