A Buford plumber can hydro jet a clogged drain or sewer lateral by running high-pressure water through the pipe, scouring away grease, sludge and roots. It's the standard follow-up when a cable has cleared a line that keeps closing up. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Buford.
When you call
The number on this page connects you with an independent plumber who works in Buford. They'll ask what's backing up, whether there's a cleanout and how old the house is. On site, the plumber opens the cleanout, may camera the line to see the blockage, and then runs the jetter toward the street.
What sets the price
- Access to the line
- Distance to the sewer main
- How much grease or root mass is inside
- Camera inspection
- Scheduling outside business hours
Local conditions in Buford
Buford is unusual in running its own water, sewer and natural gas utilities. The city operates its own sanitary sewer collection system and wastewater treatment plant under a state permit, and its Sewer Department runs a fats, oils and grease program to keep grease out of the sewer, where it causes blockages. The same grease that worries the city builds up first in your kitchen line and lateral, which is exactly what jetting removes. The city's after-hours utility emergency line is 770-932-7986; call it if sewage is coming up from the public system.
The city's sewer service area boundary isn't spelled out, and Buford-mailing addresses spread well beyond city limits. Some of those addresses are Gwinnett County customers, and Sugar Hill mails as Buford but uses Gwinnett water and sewer. Check your bill to see whose sewer you're on before calling about a street-side problem.
Buford grew up as a railroad stop known as "The Leather City" and is now a north Gwinnett suburb near the Mall of Georgia and Lake Lanier. Census survey figures put the median home at 1996, with about 25% built before 1980. Older homes near downtown and Tannery Row are the likeliest to have older pipe and roots; newer subdivisions mostly have plastic drains where grease and wipes are the cause.
Repairs inside city limits go through the City of Buford Inspection Department; unincorporated Buford-mailing addresses go to Gwinnett County Planning & Development.
Checklist before the plumber arrives
- Stop running water
- Find the cleanout
- Note which drains backed up first
- Check your bill to see whether you're a City of Buford or Gwinnett sewer customer
Hydro Jetting questions in Buford
Why do local sewer utilities warn so much about grease?
Should I call the sewer utility or a plumber when sewage backs up?
Can jetting remove grease that has built up in a kitchen drain?
Does jetting a sewer line require a permit?
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