Clawson is a small, tightly built city south of Auburn Hills, hemmed in by Troy, Royal Oak and Madison Heights, with most of its homes dating to the decades either side of the Second World War. The houses are modest and close together on a tidy grid near 14 Mile Road, and their plumbing is now old enough to be the next thing on the list. Clawson calls run to the ordinary work of a settled older city: aging drains, clay sewers and water heaters past their time.
This is plumbing for Clawson homes, a small city of older houses that are showing their age.
Older homes on a tight grid near 14 Mile
Clawson’s houses are small and close, built on narrow lots along the streets around 14 Mile, and the plumbing inside them has reached the age where original pipe starts to give. Galvanized supply lines rust and lose pressure, early copper grows brittle, and shallow basements leave little room to run new pipe cleanly. We work these modest older homes the way they deserve, tracing what is actually in place and replacing what has aged out rather than patching around a system near the end of its run.
Clay sewer lines and recurring drain backups
Under Clawson’s older streets the sewer laterals are often clay, and the trees along them send roots into the joints, which is the usual reason a Clawson drain backs up again and again. The tight clay soil shifts and cracks the old lines further over the years. We camera the lateral to find the real problem, clear the roots to get it flowing, and lay out plainly whether regular maintenance, a lining or a replacement makes the most sense for that line instead of cabling it every year.
Water heaters and repipes in older basements
The other steady Clawson work is the quiet maintenance of an older home: a water heater well past its service life, a repipe where the galvanized lines have rusted to a trickle, and the fixtures and shutoffs of a mid-century house wearing out together. On the hard local water the heaters scale and fail early, so a replacement is often the moment to weigh a softener. We handle this everyday work alongside the sewer calls, so a small Clawson home’s systems keep running.
Plumbing services for Clawson homes and basements
- Drain cleaning and clog removal
Clearing the recurring root backups that come with Clawson’s old clay sewer laterals.
- Sewer line inspection and repair
Camera and repair on the clay lines under the older streets around 14 Mile.
- Whole home repiping
Replacing rusted galvanized supply lines that leave small older homes short on pressure.
- Water heater installation
Swapping out heaters past their life in mid-century homes on hard water.
- Toilet repair and installation
Replacing the aging fixtures and shutoffs that wear out together in an older house.
- Faucet and sink repair
Fixing the dripping faucets and worn valves common in a settled older city.
Getting to our office from Clawson
From Clawson, take Rochester Road or I-75 north toward Auburn Hills, exit at University Drive near Opdyke Road, and our office is just off it on Pond Run.
1780 Pond Run, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Get directions to our Auburn Hills officeClawson plumbing questions
Why does my Clawson drain keep clogging?
In an older Clawson home the usual culprit is roots in the joints of an old clay sewer lateral, which regrow after every cabling and bring the backup right back. We camera the line to confirm the cause and its condition, then recommend whether routine clearing, a lining or a replacement is the sensible long-term fix.
Is it worth repiping a small older Clawson home?
Often, yes. If the galvanized supply lines have rusted enough to drop your pressure to a trickle, patching one spot just moves the problem down the line. Repiping replaces the failing pipe for good, and in a small home the job is usually more contained than owners expect once we map what is there.
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(207) 419-2600Near Clawson
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Last updated October 28, 2026