LAKE HUNTER TERRACE HYDRO JETTING: WARTIME HOUSES, BRICK PIERS AND A CRAWLSPACE TO WORK FROM

Sixty-Five Acres, Seven Subdivisions: Drain Work in Lake Hunter Terrace

Lake Hunter Terrace is a small district of about 65 acres on the west shore of Lake Hunter, south-west of downtown, drawn from seven subdivisions. About two-thirds of it was built during and right after World War II. There are 163 buildings, gently sloping brick streets, mature trees and a few vacant platted lots that never filled in. Sikes Boulevard's widening moved the neighborhood away from the water.

The houses sit on brick piers, with porches and carports. Pier-and-beam construction matters to a drain tech: there is an open space under the floor, and some of the plumbing hangs where it can be seen.

Lake Hunter Terrace Drain Cleaning Over a Crawlspace

With a crawlspace under the house, kitchen and bath drains are often reachable from below, which can make a branch-line problem easier to locate than on a slab. Leaks, sags and joints that have separated may show themselves to anyone willing to look under the floor, and the camera covers the part that runs underground.

Wartime-era lines may be cast iron, clay or Orangeburg, with repairs in plastic. Orangeburg is the one to worry about: it was used into the 1970s, is brittle, and can delaminate. If the lens finds it, we do not jet it.

Services That Use the Crawlspace

Two thirds of the district was built during and right after World War II, mostly on brick piers with open space beneath.

• Hydro Jetting Services — Set low for wartime-era lines that could include cast iron or Orangeburg, and raised only after the camera.
• Sewer Line Hydro Jetting — Cleans the lateral to the street connection once the camera confirms the pipe is intact.
• Kitchen Line Grease Jetting — The sink line can often be reached from below the floor as well as from the trap.
• Root Removal & Line Clearing — Fits a district with mature canopy, applied only where the camera shows a root at a joint.
• Drain Cleaning & Snaking — Fixture clogs, with the crawlspace giving a second access point to the branch line.
• Sewer Camera Inspection — Spots Orangeburg, which is brittle and may delaminate, before any pressure goes into the line.

Hydro Jetting in Lake Hunter Terrace, From Above and Below the Floor

The camera pass and the written price come first. If the main is sound, sewer line hydro jetting clears it, and if a branch line is the problem a cable run may be enough. The guide to when jetting is right explains the call between the two, and the pre-visit checklist saves time on the day.

A standard branch-line snake run is $175 to $325, and a main line snake run is $225 to $450. Dixieland and Downtown Lakeland have similar-age housing: see Dixieland and Downtown Lakeland.

Lake Hunter Terrace: Seven Subdivisions on the Lake's West Shore

Lake Hunter Terrace is small enough to describe by its lake, its edges and its neighbors.

• West shore of Lake Hunter — Gently sloping brick streets in a traditional grid, set back from the water since the Sikes Boulevard widening.
• Sikes Boulevard edge — The widened road that moved the neighborhood away from the lake; a major access route.
• The seven historic subdivisions — About 65 acres drawn from parts of seven subdivisions, mostly platted by John E. Melton.
• Vacant platted lots — Platted lots that never filled in, so some blocks have gaps between houses.
• 33803 and 33815 streets — The district straddles two ZIP codes, so listings disagree about which applies to a given street.
• Dixieland across the lake — The neighboring historic district on the east shore, covered on its own page.
• Downtown Lakeland — North-east of the district, with Munn Park and Lake Mirror at its center.

Sikes Boulevard, Lake Hunter and Other Reference Points Here

• Sikes Boulevard — The widened road along the lake that moved the district away from the shore.
• Lake Hunter — The lake on the district's east side, with Dixieland across it.
• S. Florida Avenue (SR 37) — The main north-south street, on the far side of Dixieland from the lake.
• Dixieland Historic District — The neighboring district across the lake, with its own page and many brick streets.
• Downtown Lakeland — Munn Park and Lake Mirror lie north-east of the district.
• Dobbins Park — The park at the southern end of Dixieland, across the lake.

Wartime Dates and Orangeburg Facts for Lake Hunter Terrace Pipes

• The Lake Hunter Terrace Historic District has both National Register listing and local designation dated 2002. A small listed district, so many houses keep their original footprint and, in places, their original laterals; a camera shows which.
• The district's period of significance runs from 1924 to 1951. That window may include cast iron, clay and early Orangeburg, and the camera pass decides what pressure each can take.
• Orangeburg pipe production ended around 1974, and its typical life is about 50 years, though some failed in 10. Any Orangeburg still in a wartime lateral is long past that life, so the camera comes first and heavy jetting may be wrong for it.
• About two thirds of the district's building construction took place during and immediately after World War II. Houses built within a few years of each other often share materials, so what the camera finds on one lot is a useful guide to the next.

Lake Hunter Terrace Questions: Crawlspaces, Orangeburg and ZIP Codes

Across the Water and Down the Road From Lake Hunter Terrace