Drain Cleaning in South Florida, From $225

Drain cleaning starts at $225. The final price depends on the stoppage and access. Discounts are available for new and returning customers. Three factors set the final price: how severe the blockage is and how far down the line it sits, whether your property has an accessible cleanout, and which equipment the line requires. Royal Elite Plumbing gives you the price before any work begins. Call (561) 336-0535 for same-day service.

Because two clogs that look identical can be very different jobs. A soft blockage in an accessible fixture trap is quick work. A main line packed with grease, scale, or tree roots needs heavier equipment and more time on site. Access matters just as much: if there is no cleanout, we have to create access before we can even start. Any company quoting a single flat price sight-unseen is either quoting the easy job and revising on site, or charging everyone for the hard one.

A cleanout is a capped access point that lets a technician run a cable or jetter directly into your drain line. If your property has one and it is accessible, the job is straightforward. If it does not, we have to create access, and on most South Florida homes that means removing a toilet, running the equipment through the flange, then resetting the toilet with a new wax ring. That removal and reinstallation is real labor and is billed as part of the job. It is the single largest reason two similar-sounding clogs are priced differently. If you are not sure whether you have a cleanout, mention it when you call and we will locate it first.

We recommend a video camera inspection on every drain cleaning. Clearing a drain restores flow, but it does not tell you whether the line is genuinely clear or whether the pipe itself is damaged. The camera confirms the blockage is fully removed rather than just punched through, and it shows cracks, separated joints, root intrusion, or a belly holding standing water. On the older cast iron common in Palm Beach and Broward County, this is how you find out whether you have a cleaning problem or a pipe problem before spending money twice. You see the footage yourself.

Hydro-jetting uses high-pressure water to scour the inside wall of the pipe, rather than punching a hole through the blockage the way a cable does. It is what actually removes grease, mineral scale, and root material. It is worth it when you have recurring clogs in the same drain, when a camera shows heavy grease or root intrusion, or when clearing a main line serving several fixtures. We run a camera before recommending jetting so you are only paying for it when the line needs it.

When the line is inspected first, yes. Cast iron waste lines, common in South Florida homes built before the mid-1970s, scale and flake internally as they age, and a badly deteriorated section can be too thin to jet safely. That is why we camera the line before jetting and set the pressure to the pipe condition rather than running maximum pressure on every job. If the camera shows the pipe is compromised, jetting is the wrong tool and we will tell you so.

If a single fixture is slow, it is a drain cleaning. If several fixtures back up at once, especially toilets, which sit lowest on the main line, the blockage is in the main. Sewage odors in the yard, unexplained wet or unusually green patches in the lawn above the sewer line, or a backup that returns within days of being cleared point to structural damage rather than a simple clog. A camera inspection is what distinguishes the two before you commit to a repair.

Grease and food waste in kitchen lines, hair and soap scum in bathrooms, and mineral scale from South Florida hard water are the everyday causes. Locally, two more stand out: ficus and banyan roots, which chase moisture into every pipe joint they can reach, and aging cast iron waste lines, which scale internally and narrow the usable diameter until a normal amount of debris causes a stoppage. A drain that clogs repeatedly in the same spot is usually telling you about the pipe, not about what went down it.

Most homes benefit from a main line cleaning every one to two years. Go annually if you have mature trees near the sewer line, cast iron waste pipes, or a history of repeat backups. Kitchen lines in households that cook heavily also justify a shorter interval, since grease builds up on the pipe wall continuously rather than all at once.

Yes, same-day service is available across Palm Beach and Broward County, and we answer 24/7 for an active backup. If sewage is coming up through a floor drain, tub, or shower, stop running water anywhere in the house and call (561) 336-0535 right away, since every fixture you use adds to what has nowhere to go.