Drain cleaning in Coral Gables

Why Coral Gables drains clog

Many older Coral Gables homes still drain through their original cast iron and clay lines. Cast iron builds up scale inside, which narrows the pipe and catches grease and paper. Clay lines have a joint every few feet, and roots from the neighborhood’s mature trees grow into them.

When one fixture drains slowly, the clog is usually close to that drain. When several drains slow down together, or the tub gurgles when the toilet flushes, the main line is the likely cause.

How we clear them

We start at the nearest cleanout and clear the line with a cable machine. For heavy scale or grease, hydro jetting scrubs the whole pipe wall clean. Where roots or old pipe are involved, we run a camera through the line afterward so you can see its condition.

When a line keeps clogging

A line that clogs every few months usually has a physical problem: a root-filled joint, a sag or a crack. The camera shows which one. From there, descaling, a spot repair or a new section of pipe fixes the cause, and the calls stop.

Signs you need drain cleaning

• Water drains slowly or stands in the tub
• Gurgling from sinks or toilets
• The shower backs up when the toilet flushes
• A sewage smell near a drain
• More than one drain clogged at once