Drain Cleaning services in Seattle

Here's the deal with drain cleaning in Seattle: most of it isn't an emergency. The trick is knowing which part is. We work clean, leave the area better than we found it, and stick around to test the repair before we drive off.

Talk to a tech: (800) 555-1024

What's typical for this job

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.

Drain Cleaning in Seattle — what's typical here

Around here, the most common calls we run come from older homes near the city center and newer subdivisions on the fringe — different problems, same crews.

On bigger jobs we'll bring two techs. On simpler ones, just one — fewer hands, faster billing.

What it costs

For drain cleaning jobs in the Seattle area:

Other services we run in Seattle

A recent drain cleaning call

A Seattle customer in their 1950s home had been chasing sewage backing into the basement drain after rain for weeks before calling. Clay tile lateral cracked at 42 feet, root mass invading was the actual cause. We hydro-jet + chemical root treatment, scheduled trenchless burst; everything stable since. About $1375 all in.

Phone: (800) 555-1024