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Postwar Homes Need a Plumber Who Knows Them: Emergency Plumbing in Cedar Hills
Cedar Hills was one of the area's first planned postwar neighborhoods, and many of its homes still run on their original lines. We answer every call, any hour.
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Cedar Hills, Oregon
Plumbing Help in Cedar Hills
Cedar Hills sits just north of central Beaverton, between Highway 26 and Cedar Hills Boulevard. Building started in 1946, which makes it one of the first planned neighborhoods to go up on the west side after the Second World War. Today it is home to about 8,400 people, according to the 2020 census, and its commercial heart is Cedar Hills Crossing, the shopping center many longtime locals still call Beaverton Mall.
Those early start dates matter for plumbing. A house built in the late 1940s or 1950s has had more than seventy years for its pipes to age, and many have been partly updated over the decades. That patchwork is what we find on most calls here: a newer water heater connected to original supply lines, or a remodeled bathroom draining into a sewer lateral that has never been touched.
What seventy-year-old plumbing does in Cedar Hills
The oldest homes in the neighborhood are the most likely to have galvanized steel supply pipe. It rusts from the inside, so the warning signs are usually low pressure at one or two faucets, brown water after the house has sat unused and eventually a leak at a threaded joint. Once one joint goes, others on the same run are often close behind.
Under the yard, original sewer laterals from that era were commonly made of clay or cast iron. Clay pipe comes in short sections with a joint every few feet, and the mature trees that make Cedar Hills streets so shaded have had decades to find those joints. Roots, slow drains everywhere at once and a toilet that gurgles when the washer drains are the classic pattern.
Utilities and who owns which pipe
Depending on the street, water in and around Cedar Hills may come from Tualatin Valley Water District or a smaller local water district, and your bill shows which one. Whoever supplies it looks after the meter and the main in the street. The line from the meter into the house belongs to the homeowner, and so does any leak along it.
Sewer service is part of the Clean Water Services system for urban Washington County, which maintains the public mains. The lateral from your house to the main is yours. NW Natural supplies the neighborhood's gas, and a gas smell means getting out first and calling NW Natural or 911 from the sidewalk. Once they have made it safe, we handle the repair.
- Root-choked clay sewer lateralsMature street trees and joints every few feet lead to slow drains and backups.
- Rusting galvanized supply linesLow pressure and brown water that end in a leaking threaded joint.
- Old and new pipe joined togetherRemodels tied into original lines, where the transition is the weak spot.
- Crawlspace pipes in a freezeOlder homes with less insulation underneath leave supply lines exposed.
Services
Emergency Services for Cedar Hills Homes
Sewer Line Repair
Clay laterals laid in the late 1940s and 1950s are prime targets for roots from the neighborhood's mature trees.
Water Line Repair
Galvanized supply pipe in the oldest Cedar Hills homes rusts until a joint finally gives way.
Emergency Drain Cleaning
A slow main line in an original lateral is the warning before sewage comes up a floor drain.
Burst Pipe Repair
Crawlspace lines under postwar homes are some of the first to split when an east wind freeze arrives.
Questions
Cedar Hills Plumbing FAQs
My Cedar Hills house is from the 1950s. Should I worry about the pipes?
Not worry, but pay attention. Low pressure, discolored water and slow drains throughout the house are early signs that original supply or sewer lines are wearing out. Calling at the first sign costs far less than waiting for a leak or a backup.
Why do all my drains slow down at the same time?
When every drain slows together, the problem is usually in the main sewer line rather than one fixture. In older Cedar Hills yards, roots in a clay lateral are the most common cause. We clear the line and tell you what we found.
Do you come out to Cedar Hills at night?
Yes. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day and we offer same-day service across Cedar Hills, including nights, weekends and holidays.
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