Drain Cleaning — Louisville, KY
Most Louisville homes will need a drain cleaning at some point. Best to have a name in your phone before you do. What we won't do: try to sell you a service plan, push the most expensive option, or send a sales rep before sending a tech.
A recent drain cleaning call
Property manager call, Louisville-area duplex. Both units had slow kitchen drain that kept clogging every six weeks. We pulled the system apart and found 15 years of grease + calcium buildup in a 1960s galvanized line. Hydro-jetted the line and recommended yearly maintenance on the same trip — both tenants happy. $202.
What you're paying for
Drain cleaning sits between simple kitchen-sink clogs and full sewer-line replacements. We do everything in between: tub drains, laundry standpipes, kitchen sinks, toilets, and main lines.
First call is always cable (also called snaking). For most kitchen and bath blockages, a cable hits the obstruction and clears it. Cost: $145 to $340 depending on access.
If the cable doesn't clear it — common with grease accumulation in older kitchen lines, or root invasion in main sewer lines — the next step is hydro-jetting at 4,000 PSI. That actually scours the pipe rather than punching a hole through the clog. Cost: $480 to $950, often with a camera inspection thrown in.
The camera tells you whether you've a recurring problem (cracked tile, belly in the line, foreign object) versus a one-off clog. It's worth doing on a third call to the same drain — that's when something structural is usually behind the clog.
How Louisville jobs differ
From downtown Louisville to the outer subdivisions, we cover the metro on standard pricing. No travel surcharge inside the service radius.
What it costs
For drain cleaning jobs in the Louisville area:
- Kitchen sink cable: $135 – $315
- Toilet auger: $165 – $240
- Main sewer line cable: $220 – $495
- Hydro-jet + video camera inspection: $440 – $875
- Camera-only inspection: $165 – $260