Lakewood Country Club Estates has some of the oldest homes in Lakewood, built between 1936 and 1960 around the Lakewood Golf Course. For plumbing help there, call (708) 350-9399 and ask whether your address is covered. These homes are west of the San Gabriel River, so they're on City of Lakewood water, and the public sewers are county-maintained.
What's the history of Country Club Estates?
Developer Clark Bonner built Lakewood Village and Lakewood Country Club Estates around a championship golf course, according to the city's history chapter A city of neighborhoods. Golf architect William P. Bell designed the course on former marshland. He dug Bouton Lake to drain the site and used the soil to shape the fairways. The course opened in 1933, and Bobby Jones hit the first ball. It was improved in 1937 by Bell and A. W. Tillinghast, and its clubhouse became the social hub of the young community.
What plumbing issues are common in these homes?
With construction dates spanning 1936 to 1960, homes in the Estates vary much more than the uniform Lakewood Park tracts. Construction methods and materials vary from house to house, and many homes have been remodeled several times. The common threads are age-related: galvanized or early copper supply lines, cast-iron and clay sewer laterals that may have been partly replaced, and older gas water heaters. The ground near the golf course was once marshland, and mature landscaping is common, so it's worth getting a sewer camera inspection before buying or remodeling. Larger lots and longer laterals can also mean higher sewer repair costs.
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Call (708) 350-9399Who supplies water in Lakewood Country Club Estates?
Homes in Lakewood Country Club Estates get water from the City of Lakewood Department of Water Resources. The City of Lakewood's water utility serves homes west of the San Gabriel River, and Golden State Water serves homes east of it, according to the Lakewood new-resident utilities guide. For a leak at or before the meter, a billing question or a water quality concern, contact City of Lakewood water services page. Everything on the house side of the meter, including the buried service line to the house, is the owner's responsibility and a private plumbing repair.
What plumbing problems are common in Lakewood Country Club Estates?
Most Lakewood homes were built by the Lakewood Park Corporation between 1950 and 1953, about 17,500 houses in all, according to the city's history, The Lakewood Story: City of Tomorrow. Most are single-story homes on concrete slabs. Seventy years on, the common calls are for corroded galvanized supply pipe, slab leaks, cracked or root-filled sewer laterals, and garage or shed water heaters that need replacing.
- Low pressure or brown water: often galvanized pipe. See repiping and pipe repair.
- Warm spots on the floor, or a meter that moves with everything off: a possible slab leak. See leak detection.
- Several drains backing up: usually the main line. See drain cleaning and sewer line repair.
- No hot water, or a leaking tank: see water heater repair and replacement.
Who maintains the sewers in Lakewood Country Club Estates?
Public sewer mains in Lakewood are maintained by the Los Angeles County Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District, according to the Lakewood Sewer System Management Plan page. Report overflowing manholes or street sewers to the county at 1-800-675-HELP (4357). The private lateral from your house to the main is generally the owner's responsibility. See who owns the sewer lateral in Lakewood.
Do you need a permit for plumbing work in Lakewood Country Club Estates?
Often, yes. The City of Lakewood lists plumbing, sewer and water heater work among projects that often need a permit, on its Lakewood Building and Safety permits page, and garage or outdoor water heaters start with planning review, according to its Lakewood home and property improvements guide. Ask your provider whether they'll pull the permit. See our Lakewood plumbing permits guide.
What should you have ready when you call from Lakewood Country Club Estates?
- Your address or nearest cross streets.
- What's happening, where in the house, and when it started.
- Which fixtures are affected, and anything you've already shut off.
- For water heaters, the fuel type, tank size and approximate age. For sewer problems, whether you know where your cleanout is.
How do you get plumbing help in Lakewood Country Club Estates?
Call (708) 350-9399. Describe the problem and give your address or cross streets, then ask whether your address and job are covered. We don't promise coverage for any ZIP code in advance. Coverage, timing and pricing are confirmed on the call with the provider. There's no form to fill in. Before you call, check our troubleshooting guides for safe first steps.
Related Lakewood pages
- Lakewood 90713, the ZIP code that covers much of Lakewood Country Club Estates
- Other neighborhoods: Mayfair, Carson Park, Lakewood Park and the Mutuals, East Lakewood and Imperial Estates
- Buying a 1950s Lakewood home: plumbing checklist