Plumbing & Restoration in Grand Terrace, CA
Licensed plumbers and certified restoration crews serving Grand Terrace. Our licensed plumbers and IICRC-certified restoration crews are on call around the clock for Grand Terrace homes and businesses.
Plumbing in Grand Terrace: what to know
Grand Terrace sits on a narrow strip of land between Blue Mountain and the La Loma Hills along the I-215, and it was citrus and walnut country before it filled in with homes and incorporated in 1978. The city's housing element says more than 80 percent of its homes were built before 1990, and the population nearly doubled between 1970 and 1990. That means a lot of original copper supply lines, older drain lines, water heaters well past their prime and sewer laterals that have had decades for roots to find them.
There's a sewer story here too. In the 1970s the regional water board prohibited septic systems in Grand Terrace, so homes built before then were often on septic and connected to sewer later, and the city's wastewater now goes to the City of Colton's treatment plant. Water comes from Riverside Highland Water Company, a private, shareholder-owned company formed in 1898 that pumps groundwater from five local basins. Like most groundwater in the valley, it leaves mineral scale in water heaters and fixtures over time.
Common plumbing problems in Grand Terrace
- Original water heaters, supply lines and shutoff valves wearing out in homes built before 1990.
- Root intrusion and cracked joints in older sewer laterals.
- Hidden leaks under mobile and manufactured homes.
- Mineral scale from groundwater building up in water heaters and fixtures.
- Drainage and runoff problems on lots at the base of Blue Mountain.
Grand Terrace at a glance
- Water provider
- Riverside Highland Water Company, a private, shareholder-owned water company, serves Grand Terrace. Wastewater is treated at the City of Colton's treatment plant.
- Neighborhoods we serve
- Blue Mountain foothills · Barton Road corridor · Mount Vernon Avenue · Michigan Street · Richard Rollins Park / Terrace Hills Middle School · Pico Park
Grand Terrace plumbing FAQs
Who supplies water in Grand Terrace?+
Riverside Highland Water Company, a private, shareholder-owned company that pumps groundwater from local basins. Billing, meters and the lines in the street are theirs. Leaks, clogs and water heater problems on your side of the meter are what we handle.
How do I tell whether a leak is on my side or the water company's?+
Turn off every fixture and watch the meter. If it keeps moving, water is leaking somewhere past the meter, which is your side, and we can track it down with leak detection equipment before opening anything. If the leak is at the meter or in the street, Riverside Highland Water Company handles it.
My older Grand Terrace home keeps backing up at the lowest drain. What's going on?+
That usually points to the main line or the sewer lateral rather than a single fixture. In homes this age, roots, a cracked joint or a sag in the line are common causes. We can clear the line and run a camera through it so you can see exactly what's there before deciding on a repair.
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