A large share of West Hollywood residents rent, and many live in apartment buildings and courtyard complexes built between the 1920s and the 1960s. In these buildings, a single main line often carries waste from every unit, and stacks run through several floors. When a kitchen line backs up on the ground floor, the cause may be grease or roots far down the shared main. We camera the line to find the actual blockage, which helps owners and managers decide between a cleaning and a repair.
The commercial side of the city lives along Santa Monica Boulevard, Melrose Avenue and the Sunset Strip. Restaurants, bars, salons and gyms push heavy volumes of water and grease through their drains, and grease buildup is a constant issue. Hydro jetting clears it more completely than a cable, and regular maintenance keeps a Friday night from turning into an emergency. We schedule around service hours whenever we can, and we answer the phone around the clock when a problem cannot wait.
North of Sunset, streets climb into the hills, and homes there deal with slope drainage and longer service lines. On the flats, small Spanish style duplexes and bungalows still carry original drain lines in places. Sewer lateral rules vary by city, so owners should check with West Hollywood public works about who handles which section. Hard water is common across the region, so we also see plenty of scaled water heaters and worn fixture cartridges.
