Area Drain Cleaning in Chatsworth

Area drain cleaning clears the outdoor drainage on a property, not the sewer line inside the walls. That covers yard drains, patio and driveway drains, and the storm drains that carry rain water off a lot. When one of these clogs, water backs up across the grass, a patio, or a driveway instead of a sink or a tub. All Plumbing Services has run drain work in Chatsworth since 2013.

What counts as an area drain?

An area drain is any pipe or catch basin that moves water off the surface of a property instead of out of a fixture. That includes a yard drain set into a low spot in the lawn, a trench drain across a patio or driveway, and the storm drain line that carries all of it to the street or a dry well. None of it touches the sewer that leaves the house.

Why do yard, patio and storm drains clog?

Dirt, leaves and grass clippings wash into the grate every time it rains and settle in the pipe over the dry months. Roots find the joints in an older line the same way they find a sewer joint. A driveway or patio drain can also crush or shift over time under the weight of a car or a paver settling, which narrows the pipe from the inside.

Clearing yard drains and patio drains

We open the drain at the grate or the nearest cleanout and run a cable or a jetter hose down the line, the same equipment we use on a sewer line, sized for a smaller pipe. Dirt and root growth clear the same way. Once the line runs free we run water through it to confirm the whole run drains, not just the first few feet.

Area drain cleaning before the fall and winter rains

A yard or storm drain that has sat dry all summer is the one most likely to fail on the first real storm. Clearing it in early fall, before the rain starts, means the water has somewhere to go the day it matters instead of pooling against the foundation or flooding a patio during the first storm of the season.

How is area drain cleaning different from hydro jetting a sewer line?

Our hydro jetting service clears the sewer line that carries waste water out of the house. Area drain cleaning clears a separate set of pipes that only ever carry rain and surface water. The equipment can be the same jetter, but the pipe, the cause of the clog, and what happens if it fails are different. A backed up sewer floods a bathroom. A backed up storm drain floods a yard.

What signs mean a drain is already blocked, not just slow?

Standing water that does not drain within a few hours of the rain stopping, a grate that bubbles or overflows during a storm, or a patio drain that never seems to take water at all are all signs of an actual blockage rather than a heavy rain doing what heavy rain does. Catching it before winter is cheaper than clearing it during a storm.

How an area drain cleaning visit runs

We find the grates and cleanouts on the property and run water to see where it backs up. Dirt and light root growth clear with a cable. Heavier buildup or a longer storm drain run gets the jetter. On a line with a history of backing up we camera it afterward so you can see the pipe we just cleared, the same as we would on a drain and sewer cleaning call.

Area Drain Cleaning in Chatsworth and the West San Fernando Valley

Much of the housing around Chatsworth was built decades ago, and older yard and area drain lines clog the same way older sewer laterals do, from roots, settling, and decades of dirt washing in. We camera a line with a history the same way we do on the sewer side, so you know what you are paying to fix.

All Plumbing Services is licensed, bonded and insured under CSLB #985835, and our technicians are background checked. See the rest of our plumbing services, including hydro jetting and drain and sewer cleaning. We also cover Winnetka and Northridge, or see every neighborhood on our service area page. Ask us for a free estimate before the rain starts.

Why choose All Plumbing Services?

• Background-Checked Technicians.
• Licensed and insured, license CSLB #985835.
• Nights, weekends, and holidays included.
• Family owned in Chatsworth since 2013.

Where we offer area drain cleaning

All Plumbing Services handles area drain cleaning from Chatsworth across the towns below. Each town page covers what is different about the work there.

• Area Drain Cleaning in Woodland Hills
• Area Drain Cleaning in Northridge
• Area Drain Cleaning in Encino
• Area Drain Cleaning in Granada Hills
• Area Drain Cleaning in Winnetka

We also travel to Porter Ranch and West Hills.

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Related services

• Emergency Plumbing: Emergency plumbing, also called 24 hour plumbing, for a burst pipe, a sewer backup, or no hot water, day or night. All Plumbing Services answers the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and sends a licensed emergency plumber, not a voicemail.
• Drain and Sewer Cleaning: Drain clearing and main sewer line cleaning for homes, from a slow sink to a full backup. We camera the line on a repeat blockage so you know whether you have a clog or a failing pipe.
• Hydro Jetting: High pressure water jetting that scours grease, soap and roots off the whole pipe wall instead of punching a hole through them. Used on kitchen lines and main sewer lines that keep blocking.

See all of our plumbing services, or head back to the All Plumbing Services home page.