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North Riverside

North Riverside is a small Cook County village on the banks of the Des Plaines River — a compact, mostly residential community with older housing stock and a commercial corridor centered around North Riverside Mall. The homes here were built primarily in the post-war decades, carrying the galvanized supply lines and cast iron drains that are standard for that era. The riverside location adds a practical dimension to plumbing considerations: properties near the Des Plaines have dealt with flooding, and basement water protection is not a hypothetical concern in this part of the county.


The Scottish Plumber handles North Riverside’s residential plumbing with the thoroughness and honesty the community deserves. We conduct sewer camera inspections to assess lateral conditions before recommending work, carry out drain cleaning and sewer repair accurately, and replace galvanized supply lines during a proper repipe. For properties near the river corridor that have dealt with basement water intrusion, we install overhead sewer and flood control systems that make a genuine difference. We also service water heaters and sump systems.


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 North Riverside Plumbing Services