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A slow kitchen sink is a nuisance. Sewage coming up through the basement floor drain on a Sunday night is a very different kind of problem.
Mideastern handles both. We clear clogged drains and repair, replace and install sewer lines for homes and businesses across Clinton, Bond, Marion and Washington Counties. Before we recommend digging anything up, we put a camera down the line so we know exactly what we’re dealing with, and so do you.
Here’s the quickest way to tell. If only the bathroom sink is slow, the clog is almost always in that drain. If several fixtures act up at the same time, look at the main sewer line. That includes toilets gurgling when the tub drains, or water coming up the floor drain when the washer empties.
Other clues point the same way. You might notice a sewer smell inside or out in the yard, or a soggy, extra-green strip of grass running from the house toward the street. Clogs that come right back a few weeks after being cleared are another sign. A main-line problem doesn’t fix itself, and it usually gets worse the longer it waits.
Tree roots are the big one. They find their way into the joints of older clay and cast iron lines, chasing moisture, and once they’re inside they catch everything that comes down the pipe. Many older homes in our area still have their original clay tile, Orangeburg or cast iron sewer lines, and after enough decades those crack, corrode, shift or collapse.
Grease and so-called flushable wipes cause plenty of trouble too. Neither breaks down the way people expect. Then there’s the ground itself: the clay soil around here swells, shrinks and freezes, and over time it can settle a section of pipe and leave a low spot, or “belly,” where waste collects and sits.
First we get you flowing again by clearing the blockage with professional drain and sewer cleaning equipment. Then we run a waterproof video camera through the line. That shows us whether the trouble is roots, a break, a belly or buildup, and how far out it sits.
We’ll show you the footage and talk through it. Sometimes a good cleaning is all the line needs. Sometimes one section needs repair. And sometimes the honest answer is that the whole line is due for replacement. When we do need to dig, our hydrovac excavation exposes the pipe with pressurized water and a vacuum instead of a backhoe. It’s safer around other buried utilities and much easier on your yard.
Our sewer and drain work covers kitchen, bath, laundry and floor drains, main-line cleaning and root removal, camera inspection and locating, repairs, full replacements and line stop services. We also install new sewer lines for new construction and additions, and we offer ongoing drain and sewer maintenance for restaurants, multi-unit buildings and other commercial properties.
It might clear a minor clog, but it won’t touch roots or heavy grease in a main line, and repeated use can damage older pipes. If the clog keeps coming back, have the line cleaned and inspected.
Homes with known root problems often need cleaning every 12–24 months. Others may go years without it. A camera inspection tells you which kind of line you have.
In most Illinois towns, the homeowner owns the line from the house to the city main or the property line. Rules vary by town, so check with your public works department.
It shows roots, cracks, sags, blockages and how far down the line each one is. That way repairs can be targeted instead of guessed at.