Drain cleaning services in Granada Hills, CA

Drain conditions in Granada Hills

Granada Hills has post-war tract homes on the valley flat and hillside lots rising above it. The tracts are commonly slab construction with clay laterals, sometimes joined to newer plastic. Mature trees are common, and their roots often find clay joints. On the hillside lots the lateral drops from the house and then levels out toward the main, so there is a stretch where flow slows.

Tell the call-taker whether the property is on the flat or the slope, because the cleanout location and access differ. Slab homes often have the cleanout at a side yard or front corner. A hillside lot may need a longer run of cable or a jetter, and steps can matter. For a drain that clogs repeatedly, ask for a camera look so the technician can see whether roots or a low spot are behind it. Porter Ranch, Mission Hills, North Hills and Northridge neighbour Granada Hills.

Postwar tracts on the flat

The flat streets in the south were built in the 1950s and 60s, with clay laterals that now carry scale and root damage. Houses are close together, so a root problem on one lot often has a twin next door.

A camera look in your own line tells you more than the neighbor can. See clay sewer lateral clogs.

Hillside lots above the valley

North of the flat the lots climb toward the hills, and laterals run long and steep before they reach the street. Water speeds down the slope and drops solids at the first level stretch, usually near the curb.

If your clog sits near the street, say so on the call. See sewer camera inspection.

Mature trees

Pepper, eucalyptus, jacaranda and old ash trees line many streets. Their roots travel far in dry valley soil, and clay joints are the first place they enter.

Roots return, so the interval after cutting is the number to watch. See tree root removal.

Valley heat

Summers regularly pass 100 degrees, and the clay soil under the tracts shrinks and cracks. Pipe beds loosen and joints open, and the next rain pushes debris in.

See main sewer line clogs.

Repeat clogs

If the same drain clogs again within a few months, cleaning is not the answer. A sag, a root mass or an offset joint is usually holding solids at one spot.

Jetting can clear scale, and a repair removes the cause. See hydro jetting.

What to say when you call from Granada Hills

• Note which drains are slow and which are fine. In a single-story slab home that separates a branch from the main.
• Ask neighbors if they have had the same trouble. On a tract block, a shared weak point often shows up in several lots.
• Mention the year the house was built if you know it. Tract homes from the same years tend to share pipe material.

Granada Hills drain questions