Drain Cleaning · Rockville Centre · ZIP 11570
Drain Cleaning in Rockville Centre, NYOld Cast Iron and Apartment Branches
All Island Plumbing NY clears sink, tub, laundry and main drains in houses and apartments throughout the Village of Rockville Centre (ZIP 11570), Town of Hempstead. Call (516) 360-9493. We answer calls 24/7 and are open Monday through Saturday (closed Sunday).
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Nearly half of Rockville Centre's homes were built before 1940, and a lot of them still drain through pipe that's close to that old. See our Rockville Centre page and the general drain cleaning page.
A century-old drain system in many houses
The Census Bureau's latest survey puts the village's median year built at 1945, with 44% of homes built before 1940 and another 13% in the 1940s. Wikipedia's history says the village grew in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a commuter town on the Long Island Rail Road, and houses from that era may still have their original cast-iron soil stack and a clay or cast-iron line under the front yard. After that long, the inside of cast iron is rough and narrowed by scale; a kitchen branch can close down to a fraction of its size. Old clay lines let roots in at nearly every joint.
Single houses vs. buildings
61% of the village's homes are single-family detached, by the same survey, and 31% are in buildings of five or more units. In a house, the whole line from the fixtures to the street is the owner's. In an apartment or co-op building, your unit's branch drains connect to a shared stack. A clog in your sink or tub trap, or in the branch before it reaches the stack, is something we clear. If several units on the same line are backing up, the stack or the building's main is blocked, and that's for management to arrange.
Cleaning old pipe carefully
Pre-war cast iron can be thin in spots. We pick the cable head and access point to match the pipe, and we don't recommend harsh chemical cleaners, which do more damage to old metal than good. We show you what came back: grease, paper, roots or scale. Roots or a repeat clog at the same spot mean the pipe needs repair, which our Rockville Centre sewer line page covers.
Who maintains the street side
Rockville Centre operates its own sewer collection system, and the Nassau County health department lists the village as the sewer authority. The village's Public Works department, at 10 Sunrise Highway, (516) 678-9288, maintains the sewers in the street. The line from your house to that sewer is yours. If your neighbors are backed up too, call the village.
Small habits for older drains
The same survey puts the average owner household at 2.78 people, smaller than in many nearby towns. That's good news for an old main. The usual culprits are still grease poured down the sink, wipes flushed as "flushable" and hair in tub drains. A strainer in each tub and a can for grease will keep a sound old line running.
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Questions
Drain cleaning in Rockville Centre: FAQ
We live in a co-op and the kitchen sink is clogged. Who fixes it?
Can old cast iron handle being cleaned?
Our house is from the 1920s. How do I know if the main is clay?
Sources:U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (B25034, B25035, B25024) and B25010 from the Census Bureau summary file; Wikipedia, "Rockville Centre, New York" (LIRR commuter growth); Nassau County Department of Health, Public Sewer Collection Districts, Summary of Districts by Community; Village of Rockville Centre, Departments and Public Works pages.