Drain Cleaning

When this becomes an emergency

• Every drain in the house running a step slower than it did last year.
• A cleanout cap in the yard that weeps when the washing machine empties.
• Toilets that need a second flush to clear.
• A smell near a floor drain that comes back a day after you clean it.

What a pro does

Cleaning a drain and clearing a clog aren't the same job. Clearing punches a hole through the blockage so water moves again, which is enough to get the household through the evening but leaves the rest of the buildup sitting right where it was. Cleaning takes the line back to its actual diameter. Out in the smaller towns the usual reason a main needs the second one is roots. Red clay holds moisture unevenly, hardwoods and pines send feeder roots toward any damp seam, and an old clay tile or cast iron lateral has a joint every few feet for them to find. A camera goes in first so nobody guesses. If it's roots, a cutting head on a cable takes them back, and high pressure water scours the walls afterward so the pipe drains at full bore instead of half. On grease in a kitchen branch, jetting does more than a cable ever will, since a cable bores through and the jet strips the wall. The camera goes back in at the end. That second pass is what tells you whether the pipe is clean or just open.

Frequently asked questions

Drain Cleaning?

Get connected with a local pro now.

Keep going