Stephens Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
- Sewer line replacement
- Open 24 hours
11 sewer and drain contractors with a street address in or right next to San Pedro are listed here, and 44 more service-area companies without a public address came up for San Pedro searches; those sit on the county page. Between them they carry 1,310 reviews. Stephens Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning has the strongest mix of rating and review count right now.
Much of San Pedro was built out in the postwar boom of the 1950s and 1960s. Homes from that era often still have their original clay or cast-iron sewer laterals, and those pipes are now 60 years old or more. Clay joints let roots in, and cast iron scales and cracks from the inside, so root intrusion, offset joints and slow drains are the usual calls here.
Near the coast, San Pedro has sandy soils and, in low-lying areas, a high water table. Groundwater can seep into cracked pipe, and digging below it can mean shoring and dewatering, which is one reason trenchless options get a close look here.
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In San Pedro, the public sewer mains are run by LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), the City of Los Angeles sewer agency. As a rule in Los Angeles County the property owner is responsible for the private lateral, the pipe from the house to the connection at the main, so a backup or a root intrusion in that section is a homeowner repair. Confirm where your responsibility ends with LA Sanitation (call 311 or LASAN) before work starts, and ask the contractor who pulls the permit.
None of the San Pedro listings is marked trenchless yet, so for pipe lining or pipe bursting look at the badged companies on nearby city pages or on the county page; many of them work across the county. Whoever you call, a camera inspection should come before any quote for lining or replacement.
A fair way to compare quotes in San Pedro: same scope, same method, same footage. Ask each company to show you the problem on the inspection video and to put the warranty in writing.
11 with an address in or right next to San Pedro, plus 44 service-area companies that came up for San Pedro on the county page.
No San Pedro-based listing is marked trenchless yet. See the trenchless sewer repair page for badged companies across Los Angeles County.
In most Los Angeles County cities the owner is responsible for the private lateral up to the public main. Confirm the exact point with LA Sanitation (call 311 or LASAN).
Sewer lateral replacement and most repairs usually need a plumbing or sewer permit from the city. Ask the contractor to pull it and include it in the quote.
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