The drain backs up every few months
Sewer laterals & roots →We run a camera first so you can see which joint has gone. Then it's one section or the whole run, dug around whatever's growing over it.
Plumber in Thousand Oaks · Ventura County
Plumber in Thousand Oaks
5.0 on Google (20 reviews) CSLB Lic. #339618 Family shop since 1977
We cover all of Thousand Oaks: the east side in 91362 (North Ranch, Lang Ranch, Sunset Hills), central and north Thousand Oaks in 91360, and Newbury Park in 91320.
Tell us where you are and what's going on. If Dan can't pick up, he calls back that day. You get the price before we start. Nobody here works on commission. Monday to Friday, 9 to 5.
- Ventura County
- 91362, 91360, 91320
- Ten minutes
- City of Thousand Oaks Building & Safety.
“Dan is consistent. Professional, on time, only does what is needed, experienced, easy to work with, clean, and smart.”
“Dan is smart and good at figuring things out. He will stay on it until it's right and he knows his stuff.”
“When I called him out and he immediately came my house within 2 hours and did a really quick and great job for my bathroom.”
Why it happens
What Thousand Oaks is plumbed with
The east side went up in two waves. The tracts off Erbes Road and along Westlake Boulevard are sixties and seventies slab houses, with copper supply and cast iron or early ABS drains. Lang Ranch and the hillside pockets above it came in the nineties and two thousands. Up there, the elevation means high static pressure, and heaters and regulators are all due for their first replacement.
Newbury Park, at the west end, is mostly sixties tracts with Dos Vientos on the hill above, built from 1997. Casa Conejo is a county island inside it, so permits there go through Ventura County, not the city.
Thousand Oaks protects its oaks by ordinance. Roots get into old clay pipe joints and back up the sewer lateral, and the shortest route to replace it often crosses a root zone you can't dig in. We find that out before a machine goes on the lawn.
Streets and pockets we work in: Lang Ranch, Sunset Hills, North Ranch, the Westlake side of the boulevard, the older tracts off Erbes Road, central Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park.
Most weeks
What people in Thousand Oaks call about
Leaks turning up in several places
Whole-house repipes →Copper or PEX, once the original supply is worn out. We sequence it so the water's off for hours and you can stay home.
A water bill that jumped
Slab leaks →We find it first. One bad spot and the start of a pattern are very different jobs.
The water heater is on its way out
Water heaters →Tank replacement and tankless conversion. On a conversion, most of the work is the gas sizing and the venting.
Dan was working some of these streets when the houses were twenty years old.
Work in Thousand Oaks
Recent jobs
A new toilet in a guest bathroom
In central Thousand Oaks. We pulled the old toilet in the back guest bath and set a Toto Ultramax with a new wax seal, a new supply line, caulk at the base and a soft-close seat.
Repairs →Tank to tankless, and a fire pit line tested
Swapped a tank heater for a condensing tankless unit. We also capped the fire pit gas line, pressure-tested it at 10 psi for fifteen minutes and hooked up the owner's fire ring.
Tankless →A shower leak that turned out to be pressure
A leaking shower valve got a new cartridge. The house's leak-monitor app showed high pressure, so we tested the regulator at the front of the house, found it had failed and replaced it.
Pressure regulators →A main line blocked with flushable wipes
Snaked the main from several points and pulled out a pile of wipes. Same month, another house: roots in the main, cut out with a chain knocker and checked with the camera.
Drain cleaning →A gas smell outside the dining room
On the Westlake side of town. Dug down to a hole in a half-inch galvanized gas pipe and replaced the horizontal run. With the gas back on, a second leak showed up where the pipe enters the house, so we shut it off again for the next stage.
Gas lines →From the blog
Job stories from Thousand Oaks
More from Thousand Oaks
- A blocked sewer main, cleared and checked. Drain maintenance
- A new circulation pump for the hot water. Water heaters
- A powder room toilet, set and sealed. Fixtures
- Drilling stone for a new tub faucet. Fixtures
- A Toto bidet seat, hooked up. Fixtures
- A new Toto in the back bathroom. Fixtures
- Three sinks for a pottery studio. Remodel plumbing
- Moving a bathroom’s pipes eight inches. Remodel plumbing
- No hot water. One closed valve. Water heaters
Before we start
Local notes
Permits, water and access in Thousand Oaks.
- City of Thousand Oaks Building & Safety.
- Cal Water on the east side, city water in the middle, California American Water in Newbury Park. Triunfo sewer on the Westlake and North Ranch side.
- Oak tree ordinance affects trenching.
- Mostly slab. Raised in some older pockets.
Inside Thousand Oaks
The neighborhoods, and what is different in each
What people say
“Dan's plumbing were fantastic, they installed the AWTOS water sensor our Insurance company sent us, fixed some clogged exterior drains that were blocked, and installed a new trash disposal unit...all for a very competitive price. Thanks guys, we're glad we called you!”
“If you're looking for a plumber who actually knows what they're doing look no further than Dan's plumbing. We use them on all of our projects”
“Dan's Plumbing did excellent job for us replacing our broken water pressure regulator. Quick response, good price, great quality of work. Will hire them again.”
Common questions
Things people in Thousand Oaks ask
Which part of Thousand Oaks do you cover?
All of it. The east side in 91362, central and north Thousand Oaks in 91360, and Newbury Park in 91320.
How fast can you get to Thousand Oaks?
Often the same day. The east side is ten minutes from the shop, and Newbury Park is the far end. Call and Dan will give you a time.
How does pricing work?
You get the price before we start. Repairs are our time plus parts, and bigger jobs get a written bid. Nobody here works on commission.
Does the oak tree ordinance affect a sewer repair?
It can. The city protects oaks and their root zones, so a trench can't always take the shortest route. We locate the line from the surface and plan around the trees first.
Who pulls the permit in Thousand Oaks?
We do, through City of Thousand Oaks Building & Safety, for water heaters, gas lines, repipes and remodels. We handle the inspection.
By the job
What we do in Thousand Oaks, job by job
Leak detection & repair in Thousand Oaks
Tracking down a leak on the east side of Thousand Oaks depends on the neighborhood. In the sixties and seventies tracts off Erbes Road, it's copper in the slab.
Water heater repair & replacement in Thousand Oaks
The late-nineties Lang Ranch houses in Thousand Oaks are all coming up on their second water heater at once.
Drain cleaning in Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks protects its oaks by ordinance, and that matters for drain cleaning when a clog turns out to be in the sewer.
Sewer camera inspection & sewer repair in Thousand Oaks
In Thousand Oaks, a sewer camera inspection shows where the line has failed and whether a repair can stay out of a protected oak root zone.
Copper & PEX repiping in Thousand Oaks
Repipes in Thousand Oaks come from the older east-side tracts, where sixties and seventies copper has pinholed more than once.
Gas line installation & repair in Thousand Oaks
Most gas line jobs on the east side of Thousand Oaks lately have been outdoor kitchens and fire pits.
Plumbing repairs in Thousand Oaks
On the east side of Thousand Oaks, plumbing repairs are mostly small and usually take one visit.
Tankless water heaters in Thousand Oaks
Tankless work in Thousand Oaks is mostly conversions, and the gas line from the meter gets upsized for a whole-house unit.
Water pressure regulators in Thousand Oaks
Pressure regulators in Thousand Oaks hold back street pressure that comes in above the 80 psi the code allows on the east side, and higher above Lang Ranch.
Slab leak repair in Thousand Oaks
Most slab leaks in Thousand Oaks come from the sixties and seventies tracts off Erbes Road and along Westlake Boulevard, with the copper in the concrete.
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Tell Dan what it’s doing.
Most problems get sorted out on a short call. Ten minutes from the shop. Leaking right now? Shut off the main, then call.
Or send the details and Dan will call you back. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.