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Elgin

Elgin is a city of genuine depth — a Fox River community with a rich industrial and architectural heritage, a vibrant arts scene anchored by the Elgin Symphony, and a housing stock that spans from elegant Victorian and Craftsman homes near the historic core to postwar bungalows, mid-century ranches, and newer construction further out. That breadth of housing age means a breadth of plumbing ages, and The Scottish Plumber has worked in all of them.


The older neighborhoods near the Fox River and the National Street historic district feature homes where lead service lines, galvanized supply pipes, and original clay tile sewers are still in use. Root intrusion is a persistent issue wherever mature trees line the boulevards — and in Elgin, that’s a lot of boulevards. Further out, mid-century construction brings cast iron drain systems that are reaching the end of their service life. We handle drain cleaning and sewer rodding, trenchless sewer repair including pipe stent for older homes, full repiping, water heater service, and sump pump installation throughout Elgin.


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 Elgin Plumbing Services