McKinley Park sits on Chicago’s Southwest Side along the South Branch of the Chicago River — a neighborhood of bungalows and two-flats centered around the park itself, with its fieldhouse, lagoon, and one of the more pleasant stretches of green space on this side of the city. The 37th Street and Western Avenue corridor keeps the neighborhood well-supplied, and the community has maintained a quiet, working-class continuity through several generations of residents.
Being adjacent to the Chicago River means that flood control and sump pump systems are not abstract concerns in McKinley Park — they’re practical necessities for many homeowners. The older bungalows and two-flats also bring the standard vintage Chicago plumbing challenges: galvanized supply lines narrowed by corrosion, clay tile sewer laterals prone to root intrusion, and cast iron drains that have done their time. We start with a sewer camera inspection and work from there — drain cleaning, trenchless repair, repiping, and water heater service as needed.
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.