Plumber in Springfield, PA — Drain, Sewer, and Trenchless Services

Advanced Drains and Underground Solutions serves Springfield Township in Delaware County with drain cleaning, sewer line camera inspection, trenchless pipe lining, pipe bursting, water line service, and emergency plumbing. Our crew is based in Delco and responds to Springfield calls seven days a week including evenings and weekends.

Call us: 1-855-DONT-DIG

Springfield Township — Housing Stock and Pipe Age

Springfield Township saw its heaviest residential construction between the late 1940s and the mid-1960s, following the same postwar building pattern as much of suburban Delaware County. The Cape Cods, colonial-style homes, split-levels, and bi-levels that make up the bulk of Springfield’s housing stock were built with the plumbing materials standard for that era.

Underground, that meant vitrified clay tile sewer laterals — the pipe from each home’s foundation to the public main at the street. Clay tile in that vintage is now 60 to 80 years old. The joints between individual tile sections are the failure point: tree roots work into the gaps year after year, accumulating until the pipe’s effective cross-section is too narrow to handle normal household drain loads. This is the single most common sewer service call we receive in Springfield.

Some Springfield properties from the late 1940s and early 1950s have Orangeburg pipe rather than clay tile. Orangeburg is a pressed bitumen-fiber composite that was used when metal pipe was allocated to the war effort. It has a finite service life that has been exceeded in every Orangeburg installation we have ever inspected — it softens and deforms into an oval cross-section underground, which creates a constriction that cleaning alone cannot correct.

Inside the house, cast iron drain and waste stacks from the same era corrode from the inside surface over decades. The scale buildup eventually narrows the pipe diameter enough to produce slow drains or backups that look like a clog but are actually the result of reduced pipe capacity. Descaling or lining interior cast iron is often less disruptive than replacement.

Sewer Lateral Responsibility in Springfield Township

Springfield Township homeowners are responsible for the private sewer lateral from the foundation cleanout to the public sewer main. DELCORA operates the regional wastewater system that receives Springfield flows, but the private lateral’s repair and maintenance is the property owner’s obligation. A camera inspection is the correct first step when a backup occurs — it shows whether the blockage is in the private lateral or at the public main and documents the pipe’s structural condition before any repair is committed.

Springfield’s twins and semi-detached homes sometimes share sewer laterals between units. Responsibility for a shared party lateral is sometimes ambiguous; we can camera and locate them to clarify before a repair is planned.

Services We Provide in Springfield

Drain Cleaning: Cable (mechanical snake) and hydro jetting for blocked kitchen drains, bathroom drains, floor drains, and main sewer lines. We run a camera on any backup affecting more than one fixture before we clean — a multi-fixture backup is a main line issue, and cleaning a branch line will not solve it.

Sewer Camera Inspection: High-definition push-rod camera with locating capability. We record the footage, note blockage location and depth, document crack and joint conditions, and provide a written report. Used as a diagnostic tool for active problems and as a pre-purchase inspection for property transactions.

CIPP Lining: Trenchless rehabilitation of cracked, root-infiltrated, or structurally weakened laterals. A resin-saturated liner is inserted into the existing pipe, cured in place, and becomes a seamless pipe within the pipe — no yard excavation in most cases.

Pipe Bursting: Trenchless full replacement for laterals that have collapsed or deformed beyond what a liner can address. A bursting head fractures the old pipe outward while pulling new HDPE pipe into position. Used for Orangeburg and severely failed clay tile.

Water Line Service: Trenchless water line replacement for galvanized, lead, or corroded copper service lines between the curb stop and the foundation. Delaware County housing of this vintage has enough galvanized service lines that this is recurring work for us.

Emergency Plumbing: 24-hour dispatch for sewer backups, water line breaks, and water heater failures. We serve Springfield Township after hours with the same crew and equipment as scheduled calls.

Frequently Asked Questions — Plumber Springfield PA

How do I know if my Springfield home has clay tile or PVC sewer lateral?
If your home was built before 1975, it very likely has clay tile. Homes built after 1980 were plumbed with PVC. The 1975–1980 window is mixed. A camera inspection confirms the material and the pipe’s current condition. We pull camera footage on every lateral inspection so you have a clear record of what you have underground.

Is trenchless sewer repair possible in Springfield?
In most cases, yes. CIPP lining and pipe bursting both work in the clay tile and soil conditions typical of Springfield Township. The main exceptions are pipes that have already collapsed in place or situations where access from the foundation cleanout or street end is obstructed — the camera inspection identifies both conditions before any repair is scheduled.

Do you handle both the sewer side and the water line side?
We do. Most of our work is underground drain and sewer, but we also replace water service lines and handle water heater work for the same households. One call handles both sides.

Advanced Drains and Underground Solutions — Springfield, PA and Delaware County. 1-855-DONT-DIG