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Serving the Greater Seattle Metro Area

Seattle Drain Cleaning, Sewer & Plumbing: Costs, Fixes, News

Straight answers on drain cleaning costs, hydro jetting, root intrusion and side sewers — plus what King County rate changes mean for your pipes.

The Beat

Who to Call, What It Costs, and Why Seattle Pipes Fail

Most drain and sewer coverage stops at the utility’s property line. This one doesn’t. We report on King County rate decisions and Seattle code changes, then follow them into the private side sewers those decisions never pay to fix — the clay laterals, root intrusion and shared runs under older homes across King and Snohomish counties.

Written by the crew that scopes these lines and sourced to Seattle Public Utilities, SDCI and King County records. Start with the Seattle drain cleaning guide if you need to know what a job should involve and what it should cost.

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Rates & Code

What King County and Seattle charge, what changed, and when it lands on your bill.

King County rate hike
02

Why Pipes Fail

Root intrusion, joint separation and pipe material by era in older housing stock.

Tree root clogs
03

What It Costs

Real pricing for real jobs, and how to read a suspiciously low headline number.

The $99 problem
04

Under the Street

Camera findings and public side sewer records, read block by block.

Ballard Side Sewer Report

Serving Seattle, Ballard, Shoreline, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Renton, Bothell, Kenmore, Woodinville, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Lake Forest Park.
See all service areas.

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The Register

Drain and Sewer Service Across King and Snohomish Counties

Reading is one thing. If a line is already backing up, start with the service that matches what you’re seeing — or find your city below.

By what’s wrong

01 Clogged drain service One fixture slow or stopped — sink, tub, toilet, floor drain. 02 Main sewer line cleaning Several fixtures at once, or water rising at the lowest drain in the house. 03 Sewer camera inspection Repeat clogs, a home purchase, or you need the line documented on video. 04 Hydro jetting Root mat, grease or scale that cabling opens but doesn’t actually remove. 05 Sewer line cleaning Scheduled maintenance on an older clay or cast iron lateral. 06 Pipe descaling Cast iron narrowed by rust and scale, restored back to full diameter. 07 Commercial drain cleaning Restaurants, multifamily and property managers, including grease lines.

By city

King County

Snohomish County

Also covering West Seattle, Fremont, Burien, SeaTac, Fairwood and surrounding unincorporated King County. Full service area map.

Backing up right now? We run camera inspections and jetting across the metro area, most days same-day.

Request Drain Service

Drain backed up? Get a flat price before we start.

Same-day service when the schedule allows. No trip fee to look. Open daily, 8 AM to 8 PM.

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The Drain Authority is a Seattle drain and sewer cleaning company based in Ballard, serving homes and businesses across King and Snohomish counties.

5608 17th Ave NW, Suite 2025
Seattle, WA 98107 (206) 590-1455 info@drainauthority.pro Open daily, 8 AM to 8 PM
Registered, bonded and insuredWA Reg. DRAINDA756MA

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