The main backs up every few months
Roots or a break that keeps closing back up.
Westlake Village · Sewer camera & repair
Sewer camera inspection & sewer repair in Westlake Village
5.0 on Google (20 reviews) CSLB Lic. #339618 Family shop since 1977
Sewer camera inspection & sewer repair in Westlake Village, from the shop on Hillsbury Road. Most Conejo Valley sewer lines went in between 1965 and 1985. A camera shows you yours without digging up the yard.
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. You get the price before we start. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
- The shop is here
- City of Westlake Village.
- One year on our labor. Thirty days on drain clearing.
- 91361
“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 and his crew are absolutely the best! Professional, communicative and fair prices. Couldn't ask for anything more!”
“Dan showed up right on time for our appointment. Much better service and pricing. We will definitely use Dan's Plumbing in the future.”
Around here
In Westlake Village
Sewer laterals in Westlake Village are around fifty years old, cast iron or early ABS, and a camera inspection runs from the cleanout to the street. The transmitter on the head marks the fault and its depth on the surface. Plenty of houses here have no cleanout. In August 2026 we added one, trenching about ten feet down with shoring.
Neighborhoods: First Neighborhood, Westlake Island, North Ranch, Three Springs, Southshore, the streets off Lindero Canyon.
The job
How it goes
The camera goes in through a cleanout and runs to the street while you watch with us. It shows roots, cracks, sags that hold water, offset joints and scale in cast iron. A transmitter in the head marks the spot and depth from the surface, so any hole goes in the right place.
Get one if the main has backed up more than once, before you buy a house, or before a remodel adds a bathroom. A bad sewer line is the biggest surprise a home inspection misses.
One bad joint is a spot repair through a hole the size of a table. A line failing along its length gets replaced. A house with no cleanout gets one. In Thousand Oaks, the oak tree ordinance decides where a trench can go.
Call if
What you notice, and what it usually is
A wet or sunken patch in the lawn
A break underground.
Sewer smell in the yard or a bathroom
A cracked line or a dry trap.
You're buying a house built before 1990
The line is thirty to sixty years old. Look before you close.
Adding a bathroom
A camera and a slope check show whether the line can carry it.
Tell us what it’s doing and we can usually narrow it down on the phone.
Work in Westlake Village
Recent jobs
A sewer cleanout where there was none
The building's drain line had no cleanout, so every clearing went through a fixture. We trenched about ten feet down with shoring, cut in a combination fitting and brought a new cleanout up to grade.
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
Sewer camera & repair in Westlake Village: things people ask
How fast can you get here?
Often the same day. We're five minutes away, so a small job can sometimes fit between two others. Call and Dan will give you a time.
Who pulls the permit?
We do, through the City of Westlake Village, for water heaters, gas lines, repipes and remodels. The work gets inspected, and the paperwork stays with the house.
Do I get the video?
Yes. You watch it live and we send you the recording for a buyer, seller, insurer or the next plumber.
What's a cleanout, and why doesn't my house have one?
A capped pipe by the foundation that opens into the sewer line. Many sixties and seventies houses were built without one, and adding one takes half a day.
Can it be fixed without digging up the yard?
Sometimes. One bad section can be fixed through a small hole. A line that's failed along its length needs a trench.
What people say
“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 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.”
“Did a terrific job of diagnosing the issue over the phone prior to repair. Small footprint, quick results, up and running in no time.”
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Everything we do in Westlake Village.
Leak detection in Westlake Village
In Westlake Village, finding a leak usually starts with the water bill or a warm spot on the floor, since houses here went up from 1967 on with the water lines in the slab. We start at the meter and split off the irrigation, then hot from cold. Under a slab, the locator we work with marks the spot before anything gets cut.
Slab leaks in Westlake Village
Slab leaks are the most common serious leak we see in Westlake Village.
Water heaters in Westlake Village
Most Westlake Village water heaters sit in a garage closet built for a 40-gallon tank in 1970, which limits what fits and how it vents.
Drain cleaning in Westlake Village
Clearing a drain in Westlake Village means working in original cast iron or early ABS, with a sewer lateral about fifty years old.
Repiping in Westlake Village
A Westlake Village repipe is nearly always a house with its original copper in the slab that's started to pinhole.
Pressure regulators in Westlake Village
Westlake Village water comes from tanks on the hills, so on many streets it reaches the pressure regulator above the 80 psi the code allows.
Repairs in Westlake Village
Our shop is on Hillsbury Road, so small plumbing repairs in Westlake Village are the jobs we do most.
Tankless in Westlake Village
A tankless in Westlake Village usually hangs on the wall of a garage closet built for a 40-gallon tank in 1970.
Gas lines in Westlake Village
Gas line work in Westlake Village is mostly new runs to a BBQ or pool heater, plus upsizing from the meter for a tankless.
Tell Dan what it’s doing.
Most problems get sorted out on a short call. The shop is here. Leaking right now? Shut off the main, then call.
Or send the details and Dan will call you back. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.