Professional drain cleaning, hydro-jetting, and rooter service for sinks, tubs, showers, toilets, and main sewer lines — same-day service across Hollywood and surrounding ZIPs. Licensed C-36 contractor (#1095692), upfront flat-fee pricing, no hourly meter.
Every job in Hollywood starts with a flat-fee diagnostic and a written quote before work begins. No hourly meter, no surprise add-ons. Same-day, evenings, and weekend rates have no surcharge. 30-day workmanship warranty on every repair.
Hollywood’s housing stock — 1920s Spanish Revivals around Hollywood Heights, Beachwood Canyon Craftsman cottages, and 1940s courtyard apartments off Las Palmas — was built with cast iron drain stacks and galvanized supply lines that are now 80–100 years old. The after-hours calls we field most from ZIP 90028 and 90068 are slab leaks under tile floors, burst galvanized risers behind plaster walls, and main-line backups from cast iron stacks that have rusted through at the hub joints. Hillside properties off Beachwood Drive and Outpost Estates also see pressure surges when PRVs fail — usually around 2 AM when overnight municipal pressure peaks above 100 PSI. Hollywood water hardness runs in the moderate range (9–12 grains per gallon), softer than the SFV but still hard enough to drive water heater sediment buildup on neglected tanks.
Drain backups in Hollywood are dominated by two failure modes. Spanish Revival and bungalow homes north of Hollywood Boulevard have original cast iron drain lines where decades of grease and soap scale have built rough internal buildup that catches debris — a hydro-jet at 3,000–4,000 PSI is usually required to fully clear them, not just a cable. South Hollywood and the courtyard apartment buildings off Las Palmas often share laterals with multiple units, where wet wipes (still labeled flushable) and root intrusion from the mature ficus and palm street trees are the most common culprits we extract.
Recent Hollywood call: a 1932 hillside home in Beachwood Canyon reported a slow main drain. Camera revealed cast iron with 60% scale buildup throughout the upper run plus root intrusion at a joint at 78 feet. Hydro-jetted the upper 70 feet at 4,000 PSI, ran a root cutter at the offset joint, then quoted trenchless lining of the affected 6-foot section ($4,800). Owner approved; lining completed in one day. Total day-one job: $890; lining: $4,800.
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