Slow sink, a tub that won't drain or a main line backing up? Our plumbers clear the clog, tell you what caused it and give you a written price before any work starts.
Available in: Norfolk, Winchester & Wilmington
Gurgling, slow drains and a bad smell are warnings. A full backup is usually next.
Drain cleaning clears clogs in sinks, tubs, showers, toilets, floor drains and the main line out of the house. Most clogs are a build-up of grease, hair, soap, wipes or food, and in older lines, tree roots or a sag in the pipe.
Your plumber finds the clog, clears it with the right drain machine and runs water to make sure it's flowing. If it keeps coming back, we'll tell you why, and whether a camera inspection is worth it before you spend more.
Slow kitchen or bathroom sinkGrease, soap or hair
Tub or shower won't drainHair and soap build-up
Toilet bubbling or gurglingA clog may be building
Several drains slow at onceLikely the main line
Water coming up a floor drainMain line backup →
Bad smell from the drainsBuild-up or a dry trapA couple of safe checks can clear a minor clog. Chemical drain cleaners can damage pipes and make the job harder for whoever comes next.
Bubbling in the toilet usually means you've got a clog. It's getting ready to clog everything up.
Sean, plumbing manager, Wilmington
Pull the sink or tub stopper and clear the hair and soap. That's the cause more often than you'd think.
Use a cup plunger on sinks and tubs, and a flange plunger on toilets. Cover the overflow while you plunge.
If more than one drain is slow, or a floor drain is backing up, stop. It's likely the main line.
Tell us which drains are affected and whether water is coming up anywhere.
A plunger and a hardware-store snake have their place. Here's what we bring when they don't cut it.
Fine for a clog right near the drain. But a store-bought snake can't reach far, and it often just pokes a hole through the clog, so it's back in a week.
That's how we clear the clog at the source, not just poke a hole through it.
Our managers in all three branches named the same culprits.
They don't break down. They snag in the line and catch everything else.
Liquid when it goes down, solid by the time it reaches the main line.
They settle like sand in the trap and the line.
A drain cover in the tub and shower saves a lot of calls.
Harsh on older pipes, and rarely a fix for a main line clog.
Find the sewer cleanout on your property. It's where we clear the main line from.
Sewer backups →The same steps on every visit, so you always know what's next.
Online or by phone. We tell you the trip fee before we book.
A confirmation, a reminder, then an “on the way” notice.
Uniform, ID badge, marked truck, shoe covers and drop cloths.
Your plumber finds the cause and explains your options in plain English.
A written, flat-rate price, signed before work starts.
Photos of the finished work come with your invoice.
No surprise bill. You approve a written price first.
Most clogs just need clearing. When a line keeps clogging, there's usually a reason worth finding.
Sinks, tubs, toilets, floor drains and main lines cleared with the right size drain machine.
We run water to make sure it's flowing before we leave.
Roots, a sag or a broken section won't stay clear for long. A camera inspection shows what's going on.
If the line needs work, see sewer line repair.
We fished a customer's jewelry out of a drain. They were really excited.Miles, plumbing technician, Norfolk
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Book online in a minute or call your local branch. You'll get a 2-hour arrival window and a written price first.
Cost, chemicals and what causes clogs.
Usually with a drain machine, a motorized cable that's fed down the line to break up or pull out the clog. Main lines are cleared from a cleanout with a larger machine. In Winchester, stubborn grease and buildup can also be hydrojetted.
Chemical drain cleaners can damage older pipes and fixtures, rarely clear a clog that's far down the line, and leave caustic water sitting in the drain for whoever opens it next. A plunger or a call is safer.
They can freshen a slow drain, but they won't clear a real clog of hair, grease or wipes. If the drain is still slow after cleaning the stopper and plunging, call us.
No. Drain cleaning clears the clog that's there, but what goes down the drain afterwards is out of our hands. If a line keeps clogging, we'll recommend a camera inspection to find out why.
Chemical drain cleaners like Drano work by producing heat to break down a clog. That heat and the caustic chemicals can soften…
Remove the drain cover, pull out what hair you can with gloves or a plastic drain strip, then feed a hand auger…
If more than one drain is slow, toilets gurgle, water backs up into the tub or shower when you flush or run…
