NYC Sewer & Drain Cleaning

It depends on the hour and where you are in the city. We run emergency calls around the clock, and same day is normal for standard drain work. Call and we'll give you a real time window on the phone. If we can't get there when you need us, we'll say so instead of leaving you waiting.

Drain cleaning is a flat rate that we quote before we start. Sewer and main line repair varies with depth, pipe material and how much of the line is affected, which is why we camera the line first and price the actual job instead of guessing over the phone. You'll have a number before anyone picks up a tool.

When several fixtures are affected at once, water comes up at the lowest one, and the tub gurgles when you flush a toilet, the problem is usually the main line rather than one branch. Something is blocking the run between the building and the city sewer, most often roots at a joint, built up grease, or a break in the pipe. Stop running water and call. Plunging one fixture won't reach it, and chemical drain openers make the job harder and more dangerous for whoever opens the pipe.

Snaking cuts a path through the blockage and gets the line flowing again quickly, which is the right call for most one time stoppages and for objects stuck in the pipe. Hydro jetting scours the full inside wall back to the original diameter, so it's what you want for heavy grease and for a drain that closes up again a few months after every cleaning. If you've had the same drain cleared twice in a year, jetting is usually the answer.

Usually, yes. A camera shows roots, cracks, offsets, low spots and back pitch, and it locates them, so we know whether to open the ground at all and exactly where. We'll show you the footage. Anyone recommending excavation without running a camera first is guessing with your money.

Yes. Sewer repair and replacement work in the city requires permits and filings, and that's our job to sort out. We'll go over what your specific address needs before the work starts.

Regularly. We cover multi-family and mixed use buildings in all five boroughs and can bill the building or the management company directly. If you manage several properties and want one number to call, get in touch and we'll set that up.

Stop using water anywhere in the building. No flushing, no laundry, no dishwasher, because every gallon has to go somewhere and right now it has nowhere to go. Don't pour chemical drain opener down the line. If sewage has come up onto the floor, keep people and pets away from it. Then call us.