Drain Cleaning and Plumbing in Philadelphia County, PA
Clogged house traps, root filled clay laterals and basement backups are everyday work in Philadelphia. We clear the drain first, show you the camera, then handle the rest of the plumbing.
Drain Cleaning and Plumbing Services in Philadelphia County
Quick answer: Yes. House trap clogs are one of the most common calls we get in Philadelphia. We open the cleanout, run a cable through the trap and toward the street, and check that the caps seal so sewer gas stays out. If the trap keeps plugging, a camera inspection shows whether the lateral beyond it has roots, a sag or broken clay.
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Towns and Neighborhoods We Serve in Philadelphia County
- Center City
- Fishtown
- Northern Liberties
- Kensington
- Port Richmond
- Fairmount
- University City
- West Philadelphia
- North Philadelphia
- Manayunk
- East Falls
- Chestnut Hill
- Mount Airy
- Germantown
- Point Breeze
- Passyunk
- Bella Vista
- Graduate Hospital
- Fox Chase
- Mayfair
- Frankford
- Olney
- Holmesburg
- Tacony
- Bustleton
- Somerton
- Overbrook
- Wynnefield
Drain and Plumbing Problems We See in Philadelphia County
House Trap Clogs
The running trap near your front basement wall collects grease, paper and scale. When it plugs, every drain in the house slows and the floor drain may back up. We clear it with a cable machine, check the cleanout caps, and camera the line past the trap toward the street.
Roots in Clay Laterals
Philadelphia street trees find the joints in old terra cotta laterals and fill them with fine roots. Water slows, then stops. We cut roots with a cable or jetter, then show you the camera footage so you can see whether the pipe is cracked, offset or still sound.
Storm Backups
In combined sewer areas a hard summer downpour can push water back up through basement floor drains and laundry tubs. We clear what backed up, check the lateral for restrictions, and talk through a backwater valve if your basement keeps taking water during storms.
Old Cast Iron Stacks
Cast iron stacks in older rowhomes rust from the inside, scale narrows them, and cracks appear along the seams. You notice slow upstairs drains and sewer smell. We camera the stack, clear buildup, and quote sections that need repair before they leak through a ceiling.
Serving All of Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County and the city of Philadelphia are the same place, so this page covers every neighborhood inside the city line. We clear drains and sewer lines in Center City high rises and Fishtown rowhomes, in South Philly blocks around Passyunk, in West Philly twins near University City, and in the brick rows of Kensington, Port Richmond, Frankford and Mayfair. We also work the stone and frame houses of Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy and Germantown, the hillside homes of Manayunk and Roxborough, and the postwar rows of the Northeast out to Somerton. Restaurants, corner stores, apartment buildings and property managers call us for commercial drain cleaning and grease line work. When a drain backs up at night we dispatch the nearest available technician, give you an upfront quote, and clean up before we leave.
Plumbing Conditions in Philadelphia County
Most Philadelphia drain trouble traces back to the age of the housing. Rowhomes built from the late 1800s through the 1950s often still have a cast iron stack inside and a terra cotta or cast iron lateral running under the sidewalk to the city main. Many have a house trap near the front basement wall, a U shaped running trap that catches grease, wipes and scale and is one of the most common clog points in the city. Street trees send roots into clay joints. Property owners are generally responsible for the lateral from the house to the main, so a recurring backup is your problem to solve. Much of the older city runs on a combined sewer, which means heavy summer storms can push water toward low basement drains. A camera inspection, a cleared trap and a backwater valve go a long way.
Philadelphia County Drain and Plumbing Questions
Yes. House trap clogs are one of the most common calls we get in Philadelphia. We open the cleanout, run a cable through the trap and toward the street, and check that the caps seal so sewer gas stays out. If the trap keeps plugging, a camera inspection shows whether the lateral beyond it has roots, a sag or broken clay.
In Philadelphia the property owner is generally responsible for the sewer lateral, the house connection from your home out to the city main. That is why recurring backups usually land on the homeowner. We clean the lateral, run a camera so you can see its condition live, and give you an upfront quote on any repair before work starts.
We cover the whole city of Philadelphia, from Center City, Fishtown and South Philly to West Philly, Germantown, Chestnut Hill, Manayunk, Roxborough and the Northeast out to Somerton. We dispatch the nearest available technician, day or night, and bring drain machines, a hydro jetter and a sewer camera on the truck.
Yes. We clean commercial kitchen lines, floor drains and grease lines for restaurants across Philadelphia, including Center City, South Philly, Fishtown and Passyunk. Hydro jetting removes grease from the pipe walls instead of just punching a hole. We can work after closing and set up recurring maintenance so a Friday rush does not end with a backed up dish line.
Much of older Philadelphia is on a combined sewer, where storm water and sewage share the same pipes. During a heavy downpour the system can surcharge and push water back toward the lowest drain in your basement. A partially blocked lateral makes it worse. We clear and camera the line and can talk with you about a backwater valve.
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