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Ravenswood

Ravenswood is one of the North Side’s most well-rounded neighborhoods — a mix of residential bungalows and two-flats, small studios and artisan businesses in the Metra viaduct corridor, and a genuine neighborhood commercial strip along Lawrence and Damen that has kept its independent character through decades of change. The Union Pacific North Metra line runs directly through, giving Ravenswood its distinctive railway character and easy downtown access.


The residential streets here are predominantly older construction — bungalows and two-flats from the 1910s through the 1940s — carrying the plumbing of their era. Galvanized supply lines, clay tile sewer laterals, and cast iron drains are the typical findings when we run a sewer camera inspection. For the light industrial and commercial tenants in the Metra viaduct spaces, we handle drain cleaning, floor drains, and commercial plumbing maintenance. For homeowners, we handle repiping, trenchless sewer repair, and water heater service throughout Ravenswood.


When you call us about a backed-up or slow sewer, our first move is to rod and clear the line — get things flowing and your home back to normal. Sewer rodding starts at just $99 when there’s an outside cleanout to rod from, a price we’ve held since we opened in 2006. While nearly everything else has gotten more expensive, our starting price hasn’t moved in nearly twenty years. Once the line is open, we follow up with a sewer video inspection to see exactly what caused the problem — tree roots, a crack, a pipe belly — and give you an honest picture of what, if anything, needs to happen next.


We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year — including holidays — so when something goes wrong at 2 a.m., you can reach us. We offer free estimates during regular business hours with no trip charge to come out. Most companies charge just to show up; we don’t. When a sewer line needs more than rodding, The Scottish Plumber is one of the most experienced trenchless sewer repair companies in Chicagoland — doing this since 2006 with thousands of repairs completed across the area. For older homes especially, pipe stent repair is worth knowing about: a precise, minimally invasive fix that spares your floors, walls, and landscaping.


Our Ravenswood Plumbing Services