Plumber in Troy, MI for Drains, Sewers, and Emergencies
Drain Detectives is a family owned, licensed, bonded, and insured plumbing company. We work in Troy every week from our shop at 18260 Malyn Blvd in Fraser, roughly a 25 minute run across to Oakland County. Drain cleaning, sewer jetting and repair, water heaters, sump pumps, water lines, and fixture work, for houses along Wattles and Long Lake as readily as for offices and restaurants on the Big Beaver corridor. Emergencies answered 24 hours a day.
- Licensed, bonded, insured
- Residential & commercial
- Camera diagnostics
- 24/7 emergency response
- Family owned
Backing up right now in Troy? Stop using water everywhere in the building and call the Oakland County line. Active leaks and sewage backups are prioritized over scheduled work.
(248) 645-2448 (586) 296-0036What Is Your Troy Property Doing?
| What you are seeing | Where to start |
|---|---|
| One drain slow or clogged | Drain cleaning |
| Several drains slow, toilets gurgling | Camera inspection |
| The same clog returns every few months | Hydro jetting |
| Water or sewage at the basement floor drain | Emergency plumbing |
| Basement damp after heavy rain | Sump pump service |
| No hot water or a leaking tank | Water heaters |
| Low pressure through the whole house | Water lines |
| Restaurant or office with grease clogs | Commercial jetting |
What We Handle Across Troy
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Drain Cleaning in Troy
Kitchen sinks, tubs, showers, toilets, laundry lines, floor drains, and main sewer lines, cleared with professional cable equipment.
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Sewer Jetting in Troy
High pressure cleaning that strips grease, sludge, scale, and root hair off the pipe wall, so the clog stops coming back on a schedule.
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Camera Inspection
Video down the line with sonde locating, so a repair digs in one spot. Also pre-purchase sewer scopes for Troy home buyers.
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Sewer Repair
Backups, root intrusion, offset joints, and collapsed laterals. We camera it before quoting anything.
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Sump Pump Service
Repair, replacement, and battery backup systems. Troy sits on the same heavy clay as the rest of the county, and spring is when pumps get tested.
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Water Heaters
Tank and tankless, gas and electric. Repair, replacement, and permitted installation through the City of Troy.
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Water Lines
Service line and interior supply repair for leaks, low pressure, and corroded galvanized runs in the older sections of the city.
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Leak & Pipe Repair
Pinhole leaks, lines split behind drywall, and burst or frozen pipes.
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24/7 Emergency Plumbing
Burst pipes, sewage backups, basement flooding, and water heater failures, answered nights, weekends, and holidays.
What We Actually Find in Troy Plumbing
Troy is not one housing stock, it is several, and which part of the city you are in changes what tends to go wrong.
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The older south and southeast sections
Troy grew hard through the 1950s and 60s, and homes from that era carry the problems of their age: clay tile sewer laterals with a joint every few feet, galvanized supply lines that corrode inward and choke pressure, and cast iron drain stacks that scale until the working diameter is a fraction of what was installed.
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Mature trees and clay joints
The established streets around Wattles, Coolidge, and Crooks have the tree cover people move to Troy for. Those roots find clay tile joints and re-enter the same spot every season, which is why so many Troy backups arrive on an annual rhythm rather than at random.
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The newer north and west subdivisions
Later development means better pipe and fewer sewer failures, so the calls shift. Here it is sump pumps, groundwater after heavy rain, water heaters reaching the end of their run, and fixture work rather than failing laterals.
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Clay soil and spring groundwater
Oakland County's heavy clay drains slowly, and frozen ground in March cannot absorb meltwater at all. That combination is what puts water on Troy basement floors, and it is the reason a sump pump with no backup is a gap rather than a system.
Troy Businesses, Restaurants, and Offices
Troy has a business density most of our service area does not. The Big Beaver corridor, Somerset, the office towers, and the restaurant and medical tenants around them all run plumbing systems where downtime costs money by the hour.
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Restaurant grease lines
Fats and oils leave a commercial kitchen warm, cool against the pipe wall, and set. Every service adds a layer. Scheduled jetting is considerably cheaper than a backup during dinner service.
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Office and retail buildings
Break room lines, floor drains, and long horizontal runs carrying more volume than they were designed for. We work around business hours where the job allows it.
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Multi-tenant and apartment properties
Shared stacks and mains carry the habits of every unit. Property managers get further with a maintenance interval than with emergency calls.
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Medical and professional offices
Smaller systems, lower tolerance for disruption, and tenants who notice immediately. Fast diagnosis matters more than raw equipment here.
Plumbing Permits in the City of Troy
Permit requirements in Michigan are set by each municipality rather than by the county, so Troy handles this through its own building department and does not do it identically to Warren or Sterling Heights.
Water heater replacement, water service line replacement, and most sewer repairs are typically permitted work. Fixture repairs usually are not. The permit exists so an independent inspector verifies gas, venting, and pressure relief before anything is closed up or buried, which is exactly the work that becomes dangerous when it is done wrong.
A quote that skips the permit is not cheaper, it is incomplete, and it tends to surface during a Troy home sale when the buyer's inspector asks for the paperwork. We confirm the current Troy process as part of scheduling.
Where We Work in Troy
We dispatch from Fraser, roughly 25 minutes east of Troy depending on the hour and where in the city you are. Areas we are in regularly:
- Big Beaver corridor. Commercial and mixed-use, plus the restaurant and office tenants along it.
- Somerset area. Retail, food service, and the surrounding residential streets.
- Wattles Road neighborhoods. Established single family subdivisions with mature trees and the lateral problems that come with them.
- Coolidge and Crooks. Mixed use and some of the older sewer lines in the city.
- John R corridor. Industrial, apartment complexes, and multi-tenant properties.
- Long Lake, Square Lake, and Maple. Residential across a wide range of build eras.
- Livernois and Rochester Road. Residential and commercial, north to south.
Not on this list? It only reflects where we happen to have worked most, not the limit of where we go. Send your address.
Drain Detectives
18260 Malyn Blvd, Fraser, MI 48026
Serving Troy and Oakland County: (248) 645-2448
Macomb County: (586) 296-0036
Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays
Licensed, bonded, and insured
Other Areas We Serve
Plumbing in Troy: FAQ
How quickly can you get to Troy?
We dispatch from Fraser, which is roughly 25 minutes from most of Troy depending on traffic and where in the city you are. Active leaks and sewage backups are prioritized over scheduled work. We will give you a realistic window when you call rather than a number that sounds good on the phone.
Do I need a permit for plumbing work in Troy?
For some jobs, yes. Water heater replacement, water service line replacement, and most sewer repairs are typically permitted work through the City of Troy building department. Fixture repairs usually are not. Requirements are set by the municipality rather than by Oakland County, so Troy handles it on its own terms. We confirm the current process as part of scheduling.
Why does my Troy sewer line back up at the same time each year?
Almost always roots. Older sections of Troy have clay tile laterals laid in short jointed sections, and the mature trees on those streets find the joints and re-enter the same spot each growing season. Cleaning clears that year's growth without changing the opening they came through. A camera inspection shows whether the joint itself has failed, which is the point where repair becomes cheaper than the annual visit.
Do you do commercial plumbing in Troy?
Yes, and Troy is one of the places we do the most of it. Restaurants, offices, retail, medical, and multi-tenant properties, including scheduled grease line jetting and maintenance programs. Where the job allows it we work outside your business hours. See commercial water jetting.
Do you charge for estimates?
We charge a service call fee to come out, diagnose the problem, and quote it, and that fee is applied to the work if you go ahead. You approve the price before anything starts. We do not offer free estimates, because a free estimate on a buried sewer line is a guess rather than a diagnosis.
My basement takes water when it rains hard. Is that a plumbing problem?
It depends what the water is. Clean water with no smell during heavy rain is usually groundwater, which points at the sump system or drainage. Dirty water with a sewage smell, especially with other drains running slow, is a sanitary line problem and needs a different fix. Oakland County's clay soil drains slowly, so this is a common Troy call in spring.
Should I get a sewer inspection before buying a house in Troy?
For anything built before roughly 1975, we would. A standard home inspection is visual and does not include the buried sewer lateral, which becomes yours at closing. Given Troy's development history, plenty of homes in the older sections have clay tile laterals that pass a normal inspection without comment. See sewer camera inspection.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes, licensed, bonded, and insured. Michigan plumbing licenses are issued through LARA's Bureau of Construction Codes, and you can verify any plumber's status yourself using the state's free license lookup.
Get a Plumber Out to Your Troy Address
Tell us what you are seeing, roughly where in Troy you are, and whether it is one fixture or the whole property. That is usually enough for us to tell you what you are dealing with before we arrive.
24 Hour Emergency Plumbing Service Call (586) 296-0036 or (248) 645-2448
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