Sewer Line Inspection & Cleaning

Your home's sewer lateral — the underground pipe connecting your plumbing to the city main — is one of the most critical and least-seen parts of your plumbing system. Hermosa Beach Plumbing performs sewer line inspections using a waterproof push-camera fed through your cleanout access point, transmitting live video of the interior pipe condition directly to a monitor so you can see exactly what we see. This allows us to identify root intrusion, grease buildup, offset joints, cracks, bellied sections, and blockages before they cause a full sewage backup inside your home.

Following inspection, we use high-pressure hydro-jetting to scour the interior walls of the sewer line, cutting through root masses, flushing grease deposits, and removing debris buildup that reduces flow capacity. Hydro-jetting is far more effective than cable snaking alone for restoring a sewer line to near-original flow capacity. After cleaning, we perform a post-jetting camera pass to confirm the line is clear and document the results for your records.

Sewer line inspections are particularly valuable for homeowners purchasing older Hermosa Beach properties, where clay tile or cast iron laterals may have decades of root intrusion or joint deterioration. We also recommend inspections for any home experiencing recurring drain backups or gurgling sounds from multiple fixtures simultaneously. Our reports can be shared with your real estate agent, insurance provider, or property manager as documentation of sewer condition.