Main Line Clean Out

chris n

Heh guys, I am wondering what the typical price is for cleaning out the main sewer line from house to street( aprox50 ft). Just in general,I know each job is different but I am pretty sure I have been way over charged this time.

Ron The Plumber

Lets see if I was into cleaning out lines and was to figure out the rate to charge, here is my way.

Trip Fee $25
Equipment Fee $25
Diagnostic Fee $50
Labor $125 per 100' of line $2 per foot there after.
Additional lines cleared. $50 per line

Now do the math.

All Clear Sewer

Here in Kansas I charge $70 an hour that I`m on site.
and if you wanted to make sure it`s clean $100. for video inspection after clean out.

KillerToiletSpider

We charge $190.00 per hour for a large rod job.

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chris n

Well,I just paid $366.14 and thought it was a rip off,apparently I was right.

All Clear Sewer

How long did it take and what did he have to do to clean out the sewer? Hand Dig or was there a clean out?

mahlere

this morning?

so, on a saturday you called a company (probably out of the yellow pages) got a live person to answer the phone, dispatch a technician, clean out your line (thereby saving you from what? a flooded basement? how much would that cost to clean?) and get you up and running.

on a saturday (so you don't have to take a day off of work to meet them)

all that for less than $400? far from a rip-off...

All Clear Sewer

where in their post does it say it was a saturday I must have missed something here?

mahlere

and since it was posted on Saturday morning, I asked if it was performed today. Saturday. Maybe it was last night. Either way, I'd be surprised if it was during normal business hours.

All Clear Sewer

normal business hours???? What are normal business hours in sewer work.....lol...

I get calls 24/7 and they knew it was plugged between 8 to 5....rotflmao

It just means more $$$$$$$$$$$$ for me

dougchips

? Does this mean reaching your arm in and pulling the stuff out?

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mahlere

ok, so what would your friday night/saturday morning price be?

and what would your price be if you had to pay an employee OT to do the job?

All Clear Sewer

If I was the only one going out after hours it`s $100 an hour, if I have to bring a helper it`s 140.00 to 150.00 an hour.

Now if we have to dig then I charge by how big of hole we have to dig + the hour charge. Now if it`s after 10pm it`s $150.00 with-out a helper and $250 with a helper "IF" I can even get one of em to go help that late .

All Clear Sewer

Hand dig is where you have to dig up the line by HAND because there`s no room for the back hoe

If I have to hand dig the sewer by pulling stuff out by hand, I would hate to think what I`m gonna charge

chris n

This happened on a Thursday,scheduled during normal business hours 8 am and all that he did was run a snake out to the street from the clean out. Took all of 15 minutes to unload,do the job and leave. I get this done every couple years as a preventative measure as there is a large tree out front that clogged the line about 20 years ago,it has been mostly clean ever since but was told to have it done routinely just in case.

KillerToiletSpider

I would say you were overcharged, and we are the most expensive contractor I know.

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All Clear Sewer

You need to call around as see what others in your area charge then you can see if you got the shaft or not.

dougchips

Thanks for clearing that up.

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mahlere

since it was on a thursday, please disregard the Saturday comments.

But I do have a question.....were you given a price before they did the work, or was it a surprise after they were done?

chris n

He did tell me before,but he was standing here with his snake ready to go and I had already taken off work to let him in,so said go ahead,don't think I will call this co. again.