Enviro Plumbing
- Sewer line replacement
- Lateral repair
18 sewer and drain contractors with a street address in or right next to Santa Monica are listed here, and 37 more service-area companies without a public address came up for Santa Monica searches; those sit on the county page. Between them they carry 1,717 reviews. Enviro Plumbing has the strongest mix of rating and review count right now.
Much of Santa Monica 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, Santa Monica 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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The local sewer mains in Santa Monica are run by the city or, in many places, by Los Angeles County Public Works, and most wastewater outside the City of Los Angeles is treated by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County. The private lateral between the house and the main is usually the owner's to repair, so ask Santa Monica public works where your responsibility ends and who pulls the sewer permit before you sign.
None of the Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica: 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.
18 with an address in or right next to Santa Monica, plus 37 service-area companies that came up for Santa Monica on the county page.
No Santa Monica-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 Santa Monica public works.
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.
Enviro Plumbing, with 565 reviews at the last update.