Plumbing

Drain Cleaning & Sewer Service

Slow drains, main line clogs, camera inspections — cleared and verified.

Not all clogs are the same problem wearing a different face. A single slow sink is usually grease, soap scum, or hair caught in the trap — a straightforward fix. A clog that keeps coming back, or one that affects multiple fixtures at once, is usually further down the line: a section of pipe that's bellied and holding standing water, roots that have worked into a joint, or a cast-iron line corroded down to a rough interior that catches everything passing through it.

When a drain problem is more than a one-time clog, we run a camera down the line before recommending anything. That's the difference between snaking the same drain every few months and actually knowing what's wrong — a camera shows a bellied section, a root mass, a cracked joint, or scale buildup, and we price the real fix based on what's actually down there instead of guessing from the symptoms at the fixture.

Root intrusion is common on older sewer lines, especially clay or aging cast iron, where roots work into joints seeking moisture and eventually choke the line or crack it outright. Older homes in our area are more likely to still have original cast-iron drain lines, which corrode from the inside over decades until the interior is rough enough to snag paper and waste even when nothing else about the line is technically broken.

Watch for these signs

A drain runs slow again within days or weeks of the last time you cleared it — a drain that keeps coming back is telling you the real problem is further down the line.

Multiple drains back up or gurgle together, especially the lowest fixture in the house, which points to the main line rather than one clogged trap.

There's a sewage smell near a floor drain, cleanout, or in the yard, even when nothing is visibly overflowing.

A patch of yard above the sewer line is unusually soft, soggy, or greener than the grass around it, which can mean a leak or break underground.

Quick answers

Why does my drain keep clogging even after you've snaked it?

Snaking clears what's in the pipe that day, but if the underlying cause is a bellied section holding standing water, root intrusion, or a rough, corroded interior on an old cast-iron line, the same spot will catch debris again within weeks. A camera inspection tells us which of those it actually is, and once we know that, we can price a real fix instead of scheduling you for another snake job.

How do you know if it's a fixture clog or a main sewer line problem?

The clearest sign is whether more than one fixture is affected at the same time — one slow sink is almost always local to that drain, while a tub that backs up when the washing machine runs, or multiple drains acting up together, usually means the problem is in the main line. When we suspect the main line, we run a camera to confirm exactly where and what the issue is before recommending any repair.