Plumber Havertown PA | Drain & Sewer Repair

Emergency Sewer and Drain Service in Havertown, PA

Havertown sits in the heart of Haverford Township, a densely settled Delaware County community where most of the housing stock dates to the 1940s through the mid-1970s. Those decades of construction left behind a specific underground reality: cast-iron drain stacks, clay tile sewer laterals, and in some sections of the township, Orangeburg pipe — the bituminous fiber product installed cheaply through the postwar housing boom that is now well past its useful life. Advanced Drains and Underground Solutions responds to sewer emergencies and handles drain work across Havertown seven days a week.

What We Handle in Havertown

When a drain backs up in a Havertown home, it is rarely isolated to one fixture. The main sewer lateral — the pipe that carries wastewater from the house to the public main — runs under the yard and, in many cases, under a shared driveway or sidewalk. In twin homes, which are common throughout Havertown and Haverford Township generally, adjacent properties sometimes share a party lateral that connects both units to the same tie-in point at the public main. A failure in that shared section can put both properties out of service simultaneously.

We bring a camera to every main line call. Without seeing the pipe, the diagnosis is a guess. Our inspection trucks carry a sewer camera and a hydrojet unit on the same vehicle, so we can go from inspection to cleaning or clearing in a single dispatch. When we find a structural defect — a collapse, root damage, or a section of failed Orangeburg — we provide a repair estimate the same day.

Havertown’s Lateral Sewer System

In Haverford Township, the homeowner is responsible for the sewer lateral from the foundation of the house to the connection at the public main. The township maintains the public main and the interceptor system that feeds into the DELCORA regional treatment network. That means a cracked or root-damaged lateral is the homeowner’s repair — not the township’s — regardless of how close to the curb line the damage is located.

Clay tile pipe, the standard lateral material through much of the 1940s to 1960s, degrades at the joints. Roots target those joints, threading into the pipe and building up until flow is restricted. Once we locate root intrusion on camera, we can clear the roots with a hydro jet and then assess whether the pipe joint is salvageable or whether the section needs to be relined or replaced. Trenchless pipe lining — CIPP UV lining — lets us restore most clay tile laterals without digging up the yard or disturbing the driveway.

Orangeburg pipe requires full replacement. CIPP cannot bond reliably to deteriorated Orangeburg material, and the pipe typically lacks the structural integrity to support a liner. When we find Orangeburg on camera, we quote a trenchless pipe bursting replacement or, where access allows, an open-cut replacement depending on site conditions.

Services Available in Havertown

• Emergency sewer backup response — same day, 7 days a week
• Sewer camera inspection with video recording
• Hydro jetting for root intrusion and grease blockages
• CIPP UV trenchless pipe lining for clay tile and cast-iron laterals
• Trenchless pipe bursting for full lateral replacement
• Drain cleaning for kitchen, bathroom, and floor drain lines
• Sewer line locating and depth measurement

Frequently Asked Questions — Havertown Sewer Service

Who is responsible for the sewer lateral in Haverford Township?

The homeowner owns and is responsible for maintaining the sewer lateral from the foundation wall to the point of connection at the public main. Haverford Township maintains the public sewer mains and the infrastructure that feeds into the DELCORA regional system. If your lateral is cracked, root-damaged, or collapsed, that repair falls to the homeowner regardless of where along the line the defect is located.

My Havertown home is a twin — do I share a sewer line with my neighbor?

Some twin homes in Haverford Township share a party lateral that serves both units before connecting to the public main. In that arrangement, both homeowners are typically co-responsible for the shared section. We can camera the line from your cleanout and trace where your connection runs relative to your neighbor’s to clarify the layout before any repair decision is made.

How do I know if my Havertown home has Orangeburg pipe?

A camera inspection is the only reliable way to confirm pipe material. Orangeburg degrades from the inside out, and the failure mode — a soft, egg-shaped collapse — is visible on camera even before the pipe fully fails. If your home was built between the mid-1940s and the late 1960s and you have not had a camera inspection, it is worth knowing what is down there before a backup forces the issue.

To schedule emergency service or a camera inspection in Havertown, call us at 610-803-6851 or text 1-855-DONT-DIG. We serve all of Haverford Township and respond seven days a week.