Mayfair is one of Lakewood's oldest residential areas. It's the housing tract around Mayfair Park, north of South Street, and it was developed before the Lakewood Park Corporation's 1950–53 building boom. For plumbing help in Mayfair, call (708) 350-9399 and ask whether your address is covered. Homes here are on City of Lakewood water, and the public sewer mains are maintained by Los Angeles County.
What's special about Mayfair?
Mayfair Park takes its name from the surrounding housing tract, which was known as Mayfair, according to the city's history chapter A city of neighborhoods. The 18-acre park was dedicated in May 1951 as a county facility. Today it's home to the John S. Todd Community Center, dedicated in 1991, and Lisa Fernandez Field, named in 2001 for the Olympic softball pitcher whose career began at Mayfair Park. Street names in the Mayfair tract north of South Street were chosen by Charles Hopper, an early developer of the Montana Ranch. Many honor 1940s radio stars and characters, like Autry, Pearce, Hersholt, Dagwood and Lorelei, which is why locals sometimes call the area Radio Park.
What does that mean for Mayfair plumbing?
Because parts of Mayfair predate the main Lakewood tracts, some homes are older than the typical 1950–53 Lakewood house. That can mean older galvanized supply pipe, cast-iron or clay sewer laterals, and decades of add-ons and repairs. Watch for slow drains in more than one fixture, brown water after the taps sit unused, pressure that drops when two fixtures run, and water heaters in garages or closets that are past their service life. Mature street trees are common here too, and roots are a leading cause of recurring main-line clogs.
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Call (708) 350-9399Who supplies water in Mayfair?
Homes in Mayfair 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 Mayfair?
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 Mayfair?
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 Mayfair?
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 Mayfair?
- 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 Mayfair?
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 90712, the ZIP code that covers much of Mayfair
- Other neighborhoods: Lakewood Country Club Estates, Carson Park, Lakewood Park and the Mutuals, East Lakewood and Imperial Estates
- Buying a 1950s Lakewood home: plumbing checklist