Finding the right access point
Working through a cleanout rather than a fixture keeps the mess out of your kitchen and lets the cable reach the blockage properly.
Drain Cleaning in Denver
A kitchen sink that will not empty, a tub filling with gray water or a floor drain backing up in the basement. Denver Urgent Plumber clears the blockage and tells you whether it was grease, roots or a pipe that has a problem of its own.
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Signs the Drain Needs Attention
- Water standing in a sink, tub or shower long after the tap is off
- Gurgling from one fixture when another one drains
- A smell from a floor drain or a basement laundry sink
- The toilet dropping or rising when the washing machine empties
- Two or more fixtures on the same floor slowing down in the same week
Where the slowdown shows up says a lot. One fixture on its own is usually a branch blockage close to the trap. Several fixtures at once, especially the lowest ones in a basement, points at the main line running out to the street. In older Denver neighborhoods that main is often clay or cast iron, and tree roots from cottonwoods, silver maples and elms find the joints.
What the Service Includes
Denver Urgent Plumber clears the line first and then tells you what was actually in it, because grease, wipes, roots and a broken pipe all call for different follow-up.
Cabling or jetting the line
A cable cuts through a soft blockage or a root mass. Water jetting scours grease and scale off the pipe wall when the line needs more than a hole punched through it.
Camera inspection when it is warranted
If a line blocks repeatedly, a camera run shows whether the pipe has a belly, a crack, an offset joint or roots, so you are not paying to cable the same spot twice a year.
Telling you what came out
Grease, hair, wipes, roots and scale each suggest a different habit or a different repair. You get a plain answer rather than a cleared drain and no explanation.
Your Repair Options
A one-off blockage after a big meal is not the same problem as a line that backs up every few months. The second one is worth a camera inspection before you spend anything more on clearing it.
If the whole house is draining slowly, the issue is more likely on the sewer line than in the branch. A toilet that clogs on its own is covered on the toilet and faucet repair page, and our guide on telling a clogged drain from a sewer problem explains the difference.
We take drain calls across the metro, including the Englewood area; see all service areas.
Drain Cleaning Questions
What affects the cost of drain cleaning in Denver?
Access is the biggest factor: a line with a proper cleanout costs less to clear than one that has to be reached through a roof vent or a pulled toilet. Method matters too, since jetting takes longer than cabling. Denver Urgent Plumber gives the price before starting. Tell us which fixtures are affected and we can narrow it down.
Should I pour a chemical drain cleaner down first?
We would rather you did not. Those products often sit in the trap without clearing the blockage, and then someone has to work in a pipe full of caustic liquid. They can also damage older cast iron and rubber gaskets. Plunging a single sink is fine; past that, arrange a visit.
Why does the same drain keep blocking?
A line that reblocks on a schedule usually has a physical cause: roots at a joint, a sag that holds water, a crack or heavy scale. Clearing it treats the symptom. A camera inspection finds the reason, and then the sewer line repair options make sense to talk about.
Can you clear a basement floor drain that is backing up?
Yes, and it is worth treating as urgent, because a basement floor drain pushing water back means the blockage is downstream of everything else in the house. Stop running water and stop flushing until it is cleared. Denver Urgent Plumber takes these calls around the clock.
Get a plumber out to your Denver address
Tell us what the water is doing right now and we will plan the visit around it.