Blocked Drains Toronto
Toronto Plumbing Co clears blocked drains across Toronto, from cottage sewers on the older grid to stormwater lines on the foreshore, using jetters, electric eels and drain cameras. The price is fixed before work begins, and a camera pass proves the line is open before the van leaves. Every service sits on the Toronto Plumbing Co page.
Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C
Last updated September 2026
- Available 24/7
- No call-out fee (excluding after-hours)
- Fixed, up-front quotes
- 365-day warranty on all work
What Blocks a Drain in This Town?
Three causes do most of the damage on these streets, and each one points to a different fix.
Earthenware from the subdivision decades
Roots hunting moisture
Catchment rain on the low ground
From Symptom to Cleared Pipe
Every clear runs on the same four moves, whatever is down the pipe.
- 01
Find it first
The symptoms, the fixtures affected and the layout of the block tell us which line is blocked and roughly where, before a tool comes out.
- 02
Clear with the right machine
The jetter scours with water at pressure where the pipe wall is intact; the electric eel handles the tougher, older runs the jetter cannot reach safely.
- 03
Camera the line before and after
The camera shows the state of the pipe before we touch it, then proves the line is properly open once we finish, not just flowing better.
- 04
Show you what comes next
The footage names the cause, so you know whether the drain is sorted or the pipe itself needs relining, and what that would involve.
Toronto Drain Services
Each drain fault has a method that suits it, and the detail lives on the page that owns it:
CCTV drain inspection
The camera run that settles what is wrong before anyone digs
Drain jetting
Water at pressure scouring fat build-up and fine roots from pipe that is still whole
Blocked sewer
Waste rising into the lowest fixture means the main line, not the fixture
Stormwater drains
The rainwater side that surcharges when catchment storms load the low streets
Pipe relining
A new wall cured inside the cracked pipe, sealing joints without digging the yard up
Tree root removal
Roots cut out and the entry joint found on camera, so the same drain stops blocking each winter
What Drives the Price of a Drain Job?
"Not only all of that but the job came in right on quote." Steve
The work is priced on what the camera finds, and these are the factors that move the figure:
- What is down the pipe Grease clears in one pass; a root mass through a separated joint takes longer and harder gear.
- The state of the line A sound pipe that needs a clear is a small job. A collapsed earthenware run is an excavation or a reline, and those quote differently.
- Getting to it A yard grate on the ground is quick; a line under a deck or a paved courtyard takes more setting up.
- The hour A weekday booking and a Sunday-night overflow are not quoted the same, and the difference is named up front.
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead. That holds for a quick clear and a full reline alike.
When we're not the right call: a blockage past your boundary, in the water authority's sewer main, is theirs to clear, and the camera usually shows that before we start. And a drain fault caused by storm damage that has shifted footings can need a builder once the line is fixed, which we flag on the spot.
Drain Questions We Get in Toronto
How can I tell the sewer is blocked rather than one slow fixture?
When the main line blocks, fixtures misbehave together: a toilet that bubbles as the washing machine empties, a damp floor waste, or the gully in the yard lifting after a shower. One slow kitchen sink with everything else healthy is usually a fixture problem, and that is a smaller job.
Do tree roots come back after a drain is cleared?
Clearing cuts the roots out of the line but does nothing to the joint they entered through, so the same fault can return within a season or two on the older blocks here. The camera footage shows the state of that joint, and that footage decides whether relining or excavation is the lasting answer.
Who is responsible for the sewer pipe between my Toronto house and the street?
You look after the pipe from your house out to the connection point, and that is the stretch we clear, camera and repair. Past that point the pipe is the water authority's, so when the footage puts the fault beyond your boundary, you get the location and their faults line instead of a quote.
How often should drains in an older Toronto home be camera-checked?
A camera run earns its cost on the second blockage in a few years, before a renovation that opens floors, or when a property changes hands. Every clear we do finishes with a camera pass anyway, so a check after repeated trouble usually adds little to the visit.
Get the Drain Moving
Call (02) 4093 0558 or send the form below. Available 24/7, you see a fixed figure ahead of any work, and every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work.
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