Drain blockages don't fix themselves. Once a kitchen sink, basement floor drain, or sewer line is restricted, every drain that flows into it suffers — until eventually you're running plumbing on borrowed time. We clear drains across Burnaby fast, and we use the right tool for each job.
Most Burnaby drain calls fall into three buckets: kitchen drain grease blockages (decade-plus accumulation in older cast iron), basement floor drain backups (sediment, occasionally roots), and main sewer lateral blockages (almost always roots in older clay laterals from the property line out to the municipal connection).
We carry both standard snake equipment and hydro-jet equipment on every drain truck. Snaking clears the immediate blockage; hydro-jetting actually cleans the pipe. We recommend the right approach honestly — sometimes a snake is enough, sometimes the line needs the full hydro-jet treatment to stay clear.
What's Included
Sewer line cleaning
Main sewer lateral from house to municipal connection. Snake, hydro-jet, or both depending on blockage type.
Kitchen drain cleaning
Decades of grease accumulation cleared. Hydro-jet de-greasing for restored full-flow performance.
Basement floor drain & laundry drain
Sediment, soap scale, and occasional root intrusion in older homes. Cleared and camera-inspected.
Camera inspection
Color video inspection identifies the actual problem (root, broken pipe, foreign object) before we recommend repair.
Bathroom drain cleaning
Hair, soap scale, and product accumulation in showers and tubs. Often clearable without disassembly.
Annual maintenance plans
Preventive scheduled cleaning for properties with persistent root or grease issues. Cheaper than emergency calls.
What Burnaby Drains Actually Need
Deer Lake, Buckingham, and the older tree-lined streets in Burnaby Heights and Capitol Hill have the highest sewer-lateral root intrusion rate in Burnaby. Mature deciduous trees (maples, chestnuts, elms) send aggressive roots toward water — and old clay sewer laterals are constantly leaking microscopic amounts of moisture at the joints between sections. Roots find them and grow in.
Cascade Heights, Sullivan Heights, and Willingdon Heights have a different drain pattern — kitchen and laundry drain blockages from cooking grease accumulating in 1960s–1980s cast iron drain stacks. The drains were oversized when new but decades of grease have narrowed effective diameter by 30–50%. Hydro-jet de-greasing solves this for years at a time.
Brentwood and Lougheed townhomes built post-2000 use ABS plastic drains — far less prone to scaling and roots. Drain calls here are usually one-off events (something flushed that shouldn't have been, dental floss accumulating at a P-trap). Different problem, different solution.
Burnaby Drain Cleaning — What It Costs
Same pricing 24/7 — no after-hours premiums.
- Single drain snake (kitchen, bath, laundry)$220–$340
- Sewer line snake (main lateral)$320–$480
- Single drain hydro-jet$380–$580
- Sewer line hydro-jet (with camera)$580–$950
- Camera inspection (standalone)$280–$420
- Annual maintenance plan$280–$450/yr
What Burnaby Homeowners Say
“Sewer backed up the week of a family dinner. Cleared the line same day with hydro-jetting, then ran a camera to find the root intrusion at the property line. Booked the repair within 48 hours.”
“Basement flooded twice last fall on Capitol Hill. They installed a primary sump plus a battery backup and re-routed the perimeter discharge. Dry through the worst week of November rain.”
“We bought a 1999 build and the inspection flagged Kitec. They re-piped the whole house with PEX in three days, fixed the manifold, and only opened drywall where they had to. Clean job.”
Other Burnaby Drains & Sewer Services
We handle the full drains & sewer silo for Burnaby homes — every service below is from the same in-house team, dispatched from Coquitlam.
Burnaby Drains & Sewer FAQs
The questions Burnaby homeowners ask us most about this service.
Snake or hydro-jet — which do I need?
How fast can you clear a drain blockage in Burnaby?
Do you charge after-hours premiums for drain cleaning?
Why does my drain keep backing up?
Will hydro-jetting damage my old sewer line?
How often should I have drains cleaned in Burnaby?
Drain Backed Up in Burnaby? We Can Be There Today.
Snake or hydro-jet, camera inspection, no after-hours premiums.
- Response within 1 hour — a real human answers, not a call center.
- Same rates 24/7 — no overtime, weekend, or holiday surcharges.
- Licensed, insured, permitted — Red Seal gas fitters, FSR electricians, $5M coverage.
- Workmanship warranty — 1-year labor warranty plus full manufacturer parts coverage.