The drain backs up every few months
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.
Thousand Oaks · Drain cleaning
Drain cleaning in Thousand Oaks
5.0 on Google (20 reviews) CSLB Lic. #339618 Family shop since 1977
Drain cleaning in Thousand Oaks, ten minutes from the shop in Westlake Village. A slow drain is a small job and a backed-up main is an urgent one. We can often clear either one the same day.
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. You get the price before we start. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
- Ten minutes
- City of Thousand Oaks Building & Safety.
- One year on our labor. Thirty days on drain clearing.
- 91362, 91360, 91320
“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.”
“Dan is smart and good at figuring things out. He will stay on it until it's right and he knows his stuff.”
“Dan was quick to respond and explained what needed to be done. The price was fair and we will call him if we have other plumbing needs.”
Around here
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. The shortest trench can run through a root zone you can't dig in. So we clear the line and camera it if it's backed up before. In November 2025 one main here was blocked with flushable wipes and another with roots.
Neighborhoods: Lang Ranch, Sunset Hills, North Ranch, the Westlake side of the boulevard, the older tracts off Erbes Road, central Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park.
The job
How it goes
We use a cable machine: a small one for sinks, tubs and showers, and a drum machine with a cutting head for the main. If there's a cleanout we run from there, so nothing goes through your toilet or across your floor.
Grease clogs kitchen lines and hair clogs tubs. Once it's clear we run water and watch it, since a half-cleared drain is back in a month.
Main lines are different. Roots get into old clay joints, cast iron scales up, and sagging sections hold water. If your main has backed up more than once in a year, we'll put a camera down it and show you what's there.
Call if
What you notice, and what it usually is
The kitchen sink drains slowly
Grease on the pipe wall.
The tub or shower stands in water
Hair and soap near the trap. A short job.
The toilet gurgles when the washer drains
A partly blocked main line.
Water comes up in the shower or a floor drain
The main is blocked. Stop running water and call us today.
It backs up every few months
Roots or a broken section. A camera shows which.
Tell us what it’s doing and we can usually narrow it down on the phone.
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.
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.
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Four steps
How a job goes
- 01
You call
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. Tell him what it’s doing.
- 02
We look
We come out, find the cause and show you, with the old part in hand when there is one.
- 03
You get a price
Before anything starts. Repairs are time plus parts. Bigger jobs get a written bid.
- 04
We do the work
Small repairs usually get done the same visit. Bigger jobs get a start date we keep. Permitted where needed, and the house left clean.
Common questions
Drain cleaning in Thousand Oaks: things people ask
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.
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.
Should I try a chemical drain cleaner first?
No. It sits on the clog until someone opens the trap and gets it on their hands, and it eats older pipe. Try hot water and a plunger, then call.
Why does my main line keep backing up?
Clearing removes the clog and leaves the cause, like roots, a low spot or a crack that catches paper. A camera shows which.
Do you have to go through my toilet?
Not if there's a cleanout. We run the cable from there, and if you don't have one, we can add one.
What people say
“They explain what needs to be done to fix the problem, are willing to do the work asap and take care in keeping the work area clean and unmarred.”
“My 12 year old water heater started leaking yesterday so I texted him, and he called me right away to help me turn off the water and gas. And he was here next day with a new water heater installed.”
“Dan is consistent. Professional, on time, only does what is needed, experienced, easy to work with, clean, and smart.”
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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.