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Near West Side

The Near West Side covers a lot of ground — the United Center, home of the Blackhawks and Bulls; the University of Illinois at Chicago and its sprawling medical district; the Greektown restaurant corridor on Halsted; and a mix of older two-flats, converted industrial lofts, and new residential construction that reflects the neighborhood’s rapid evolution over the past two decades. It’s one of Chicago’s most actively changing areas, and its plumbing reflects that layered history.


Older two-flats and cottages in the residential sections carry galvanized supply lines, cast iron drains, and clay sewer laterals that have been in the ground since before the United Center’s first puck drop. The medical district and UIC campus bring commercial and institutional plumbing demands. For restaurants on Halsted, grease trap and drain cleaning is an ongoing need. The Scottish Plumber handles all of it: sewer camera inspection, trenchless sewer repair, repiping, flood control, and water heater service.


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 Near West Side Plumbing Services