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Kenwood

Kenwood is one of Chicago’s most storied residential neighborhoods — a compact South Side enclave adjacent to Hyde Park whose streets are lined with late Victorian mansions, Prairie Style homes, and substantial early 20th-century residences that represent some of the finest domestic architecture in the city. It’s the kind of neighborhood where the houses have names, and where a passing acquaintance with Chicago history makes every block a small education. It’s also the former neighborhood of a notably accomplished local resident.


These grand homes, most built between the 1880s and the 1920s, carry plumbing systems of corresponding vintage — and corresponding complexity. Original lead supply lines, cast iron drains serving large multi-story homes, clay sewer laterals beneath the boulevard trees, and water heater systems designed for households that no longer exist in their original form. The Scottish Plumber handles Kenwood’s historic homes with the care they warrant: thorough camera inspection, honest diagnosis, and proper repair — whether that’s drain cleaning, a trenchless liner, or full repiping.


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.


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