Buffalo Grove grew rapidly through the 1970s and ’80s, filling in the farmland between Cook and Lake counties with subdivisions, cul-de-sacs, and the kind of ranch homes that were the gold standard of suburban life at the time. Four or five decades later, those homes are entering a phase where the mechanicals — water heaters, supply lines, sump systems — start sending polite but firm signals that they’d like to be updated.
We see a consistent mix in Buffalo Grove: water heaters that have exceeded their expected lifespan, sump pumps running on borrowed time, and drain lines that have quietly accumulated years of buildup. A sewer video inspection is the fastest way to understand what’s actually happening underground, and it’s always our first recommendation for homes with recurring slow drains or unexplained wet spots. We also install and service sump pumps with battery backup systems — because in Lake County, you’d rather have one and not need it than need it during a storm and not have it.
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.