Drain cleaning Seguin, Texas
We clear blocked kitchen, bathroom, and main sewer drains across Seguin and Guadalupe County, with same-day appointments on most calls placed before 2 p.m. Every main-line job includes a camera inspection, so you see what caused the blockage before you approve the repair.
Six drain and sewer services
Every job starts with the same question: what is actually blocking the line. We diagnose first, quote a fixed price, then clear the line. The six services below cover every blockage and pipe failure we handle on residential and commercial property.
Kitchen & bathroom drain cleaning
Sinks, tubs, showers, and toilets that drain slowly or back up. Cable machine or small-line jetter, depending on whether the blockage is grease, hair, soap scale, or a foreign object.
Sewer line cleaning
The main line running from the house to the city sewer or septic tank. This is the line that backs up into the lowest fixture in the property, usually a downstairs shower or a floor drain.
Hydro jetting
High-pressure water that scours the pipe wall back to bare pipe. A cable punches a hole through a blockage; jetting removes the grease, scale, and root mass that caused it.
Drain camera inspection
A self-levelling camera run down the line with a locator, so the fault is recorded on video and its depth and position marked on the ground before anyone digs.
Sewer line repair & replacement
Collapsed, offset, root-split, or bellied lines that cleaning will not fix. Spot repair where the failure is isolated, full replacement where the pipe has reached the end of its life.
Grease trap cleaning
Scheduled pump-outs and line jetting for restaurants, schools, and care facilities, with the manifest paperwork your health inspection requires.
How much does drain cleaning cost in Seguin?
Drain cleaning in Seguin costs $150 to $325 for a single blocked fixture and $275 to $550 to clear a main sewer line with a cable machine, with most residential calls settling near $240. We quote a fixed price at the property before starting, and the price does not change once work begins.
| Job | Price range | Typical time on site | Camera included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toilet blockage | $125–$275 | 30–60 min | On request |
| Single fixture — sink, tub, or shower | $150–$325 | 45–90 min | On request |
| Grease trap pump-out, indoor unit under 100 gal | $175–$425 | 1–2 hr | — |
| Camera inspection, standalone | $250–$450 | 45–75 min | — |
| Main sewer line cable clearing | $275–$550 | 1–3 hr | Yes |
| Outdoor grease interceptor, 500–1,500 gal | $450–$950 | 1–3 hr | On request |
| Hydro jetting, residential main line | $550–$1,100 | 2–4 hr | Yes |
Three things move a Seguin price outside these ranges: a cleanout that has to be located and dug up before the line can be accessed, a line running under the slab rather than through the yard, and root intrusion heavy enough that cabling will only buy a few months. We tell you which of the three applies before you commit, not after.
Why Seguin sewer lines block more often than the national average
Four conditions specific to Guadalupe County put more load on a sewer line here than in most of the country: expansive clay soil, mature pecan and live oak root systems, cast iron and clay pipe in the older housing stock, and hard groundwater. They are listed below in the order they show up in our call log, most frequent first.
Expansive clay soil moves the pipe
Guadalupe County sits on expansive clay that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and that seasonal movement pulls sewer joints out of alignment. Properties in the Guadalupe River bottoms behave differently from lots on higher ground toward the Hill Country, which is why two houses on the same street can have very different line conditions. A bellied section holds water, water holds solids, and the line blocks at the same point every few months.
Pecan and live oak roots find every crack
Seguin's mature pecan and live oak canopy is the single most common cause of repeat main-line blockages we clear. Roots do not break into sound pipe; they enter through a joint that clay movement has already opened, then mass inside the line where the water is. Cabling shears the roots off at the pipe wall and they regrow. Jetting cuts them back to the wall, and a camera run afterward tells you whether the joint itself now needs repair.
Older laterals are cast iron or vitrified clay
Homes built in Seguin before the mid-1970s were typically laid with cast iron or vitrified clay sewer laterals, both of which fail predictably with age. Cast iron scales internally and loses diameter; clay pipe joints separate and admit roots. If your property is in the historic district or one of the older neighbourhoods off the square, a camera inspection tells you which material you have and how much life is left in it.
Hard water scales the small lines
Central Texas groundwater carries a high dissolved mineral load, and that scale builds on the inside of kitchen and laundry drain lines where it traps grease and soap. It is why a 40-year-old 1½-inch kitchen line in Seguin often has an effective diameter closer to an inch. Scale is the one blockage cause a cable machine cannot fix — it needs jetting.
What happens after you call
A drain call runs through four steps, and you approve a fixed price at step two before any equipment comes off the truck. Nothing is charged by the hour, and there is no diagnostic fee rolled in later.
We find the access point
The technician locates the cleanout, or the nearest usable access if the property has none, and confirms which fixtures are affected. That tells us immediately whether the problem is one branch or the main line.
You get a fixed price
You are quoted a single number for clearing the line before work starts. If the diagnosis changes what is needed, we stop and requote rather than adding to the invoice.
We clear the line
Cable machine for solid obstructions and light roots, hydro jetting for grease, scale, and heavy root mass. We then run water through the line long enough to confirm it drains under load, not just that it drains.
You see the camera footage
On main-line work the camera goes in after clearing, and you watch the run on the monitor. If the pipe is damaged you get the footage and the located depth, whether or not you use us for the repair.
What your drain is telling you
The fixture that backs up first tells you where the blockage is. Match your symptom below to find out what is likely happening and which service resolves it.
More than one fixture is slow or backing up
Multiple slow fixtures mean the blockage is in the main sewer line, not in any single branch. Water backs up into the lowest opening in the property first, which is usually a downstairs shower, a tub, or a floor drain in the garage. Stop using water until the line is cleared. This is a main sewer line blockage.
The kitchen sink drains slowly and smells
A slow, odorous kitchen drain is grease and food solids coating the pipe wall, narrowing it over months rather than blocking it suddenly. Cabling reopens a channel through the deposit; jetting removes the deposit itself, which is why jetted kitchen lines stay clear far longer. Clearing a blocked kitchen line.
The same drain blocks every few months
A line that blocks on a repeating cycle has a physical defect, not a usage problem. The three we find most often are root intrusion at a joint, a bellied section holding standing water, and a partial collapse. All three are visible on camera and none of them are fixed by cabling. Find the defect with a camera inspection.
Water pools in the yard or the grass is unusually green
Standing water, a sunken strip of lawn, or a patch of grass growing faster than the rest indicates the sewer line is discharging underground. This is a failed pipe rather than a blockage, and it gets worse with every use of the property's plumbing. Sewer line repair and replacement.
Your kitchen keeps failing its grease trap inspection
A grease trap that fails inspection is either undersized for the covers you serve or overdue on its pump-out interval. Both are fixed with a documented schedule and a manifest for each service. Commercial grease trap cleaning.
Cabling worked, but only for a few weeks
When a cleared line blocks again within weeks, the cable removed the obstruction but left the cause on the pipe wall. Grease, mineral scale, and root mass all regrow from what a cable leaves behind. Hydro jetting removes the cause, not just the blockage.
Our service area
We cover Seguin and the surrounding Guadalupe County communities within roughly a 25-mile drive of the city. Inside Seguin city limits we hold same-day slots year round. Outside the city, same-day depends on the day's route, and we will tell you honestly when we book.
If your address is not listed, call and ask — we take work outside this list when the schedule allows.
Cities and communities served
- Seguin
- McQueeney
- Lake McQueeney
- Geronimo
- New Berlin
- Santa Clara
- Marion
- Kingsbury
- Staples
- Zorn
- Cibolo
- Schertz
ZIP codes: 78155, 78156, 78123, 78638, 78124, 78121
Drain cleaning questions we get asked in Seguin
How fast can you get here?
We hold same-day slots for calls placed before 2 p.m. and reach most addresses inside Seguin city limits the same afternoon. Outside the city limits, arrival depends on the day's route, and we give you a real window when you book rather than a four-hour guess.
Do I need hydro jetting or will cabling do?
Cabling clears solid obstructions and light root intrusion; jetting is needed when the pipe wall itself is coated with grease, mineral scale, or heavy root mass. The practical test is history: if the line has blocked more than once in twelve months, cabling is treating the symptom. We recommend one or the other after seeing the line, not over the phone.
Will chemical drain cleaner fix it?
Chemical drain cleaner does not clear a main line blockage and damages older pipe while it fails. Caustic products generate heat that softens PVC joints and accelerates corrosion in cast iron, and the liquid pools against the blockage rather than dissolving it. If you have already poured chemicals down the drain, tell the technician on arrival — it changes how the line is handled safely.
Is the blockage my responsibility or the city's?
The property owner is responsible for the sewer lateral from the building to the connection at the city main, and the City of Seguin is responsible for the main itself. A camera inspection with a locator establishes where the fault sits relative to that boundary, which matters if you intend to raise it with the city.
Can you clear a drain without a cleanout?
Yes, though it adds time and cost, because the line has to be accessed through a pulled toilet or a roof vent instead. If your property has no cleanout we will usually recommend installing one during the visit, since every future service call is cheaper and less invasive with one in place.
Do you handle commercial kitchens?
Yes — we service grease traps and commercial drain lines for restaurants, schools, and care facilities across Guadalupe County, with the manifest documentation your health inspection requires. Scheduled intervals cost less than emergency call-outs and keep the paperwork current.