| Many plumbing companies offer services for | | | | building up in the sewer line and causing clogs |
| residential buildings and other smaller structures, and if | | | | (especially if the apartments themselves are set up |
| you were to look in the phone book you would likely | | | | with garbage disposals in the kitchen sinks). |
| find dozens of plumbers in your area who could do a | | | | In this case, nothing less than a sophisticated, |
| competent job fixing anything in your home. Drain | | | | specialized high-pressure water jetting system will do |
| cleaning and plumbing in larger structures, however, | | | | when it comes to cleaning the main line. Regular |
| like apartment buildings, nursing homes, hotels and | | | | sewer snakes and augers simply can't handle these |
| industrial complexes, simply can't be handled by your | | | | kinds of jobs. |
| average mom-and-pop plumbing company. | | | | Secondly, ask for references from other clients from |
| Apartment buildings, in particular, can run into | | | | any drain cleaning or plumbing company you are |
| problems like main sewer lines clogged by grease and | | | | considering for your apartment complex. If the |
| debris, and specialized, expensive drain cleaning | | | | company is professional and does quality work, they |
| equipment is often needed to take care of this kind | | | | will have no problem providing you with a list of |
| of maintenance. | | | | clients who can vouch for their service. It's also |
| If you are an apartment building or rental property | | | | important to make sure that you ask whether the |
| manager who needs to take care of maintenance for | | | | company's employees are paid by commission or by |
| a complex with many units, it's very important to | | | | the hour. While not all commission workers are |
| remember that most plumbing companies will not | | | | dishonest, these type of workers are more likely to |
| have the equipment or experience to properly clean | | | | overestimate the amount of work that needs to be |
| your drains or handle other large projects. While you | | | | done in order to get a larger paycheck. |
| have fewer options regarding which plumbing or drain | | | | Finding a competent and professional drain cleaning |
| cleaning company you go with, however, you will still | | | | and plumbing company for your apartment building |
| have several local options to choose from when it | | | | shouldn't be too time consuming. Just use common |
| comes to servicing your apartment or rental complex. | | | | sense, research local companies before settling on |
| Initially, start your search by phoning local drain | | | | one, and keep track of the work they are doing and |
| cleaning companies and asking them if they are | | | | what kind of fees they are charging. The vast |
| equipped to handle large sewer lines that are fed by | | | | majority of apartment drain cleaning companies are |
| multiple lateral lines from other units. In apartment | | | | very competent and professional, and it's a vital |
| buildings, a common problem is layers of grease | | | | service that you can't do without. |