Building a Yearly Drain Maintenance Calendar

Key takeaways

Spring and fall are natural anchor points
Put outdoor lines before storm and leaf seasons
Stagger different drains so each month has a purpose
Put it on a calendar with a reminder, or it will not happen

Start with two anchors

Most properties here do well with a spring visit and a fall visit. Spring prepares for storms and wet weather. Fall clears the leaf season and gets the house ready for winter. If you only do one visit, fall or early spring are good choices.

Everything else is added around those two.

Add the drains that need more

Kitchens, rentals and restaurants need more than two visits. A quarterly rhythm adds a summer and a winter visit. Monthly service for a kitchen is usually easiest as a fixed day, such as the first Tuesday.

Mix in the camera check-up once a year, after a deep cleaning, so the footage shows a clean pipe.

Match visits to your calendar

A school wants drains cleaned before the year starts. A short-term rental wants visits in vacant windows. A restaurant wants them on its slowest day. A vacation home wants one just before the first guests of the season.

Planning around your own calendar means a visit is never a disruption.

Make it stick

A plan on paper is easy to forget. Put every visit on your phone calendar with a reminder a week ahead. Our Calendar Maker creates the reminders for you, and every plan with us includes reminders and a dated record.

After a year, look at the notes and adjust the intervals.