Why Des Moines first?
It is Iowa's biggest metro, with 1890s to 1930s neighborhoods under mature shade trees.
Clay laterals and big roots are the usual story in those older streets.
Des Moines and central Iowa
Drake, Beaverdale, the East Village and Court Avenue.
Local page: Des Moines. Crews also take calls from West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston and Altoona.
Elsewhere in Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Iowa City have utilities of their own.
Anyone in Iowa, including those cities, can phone at any hour and describe the problem.
What causes Iowa sewer backups?
Frost, clay soil and roots. Iowa's weather moves the ground around buried pipe.
Wet springs and dry summers swell and shrink the clay, and old shade trees reach the gaps. That maps onto storm drain jetting, tree root removal, sewer backup help, and drain jetting. If you are outside this state, try the areas we serve list.