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Pilsen

Pilsen is one of Chicago’s most visually distinctive neighborhoods — the murals along 18th Street and the surrounding blocks make the neighborhood feel like an open-air gallery, and the National Museum of Mexican Art anchors a cultural identity that is deeply rooted and proudly expressed. The two-flats and worker’s cottages that line the residential streets date from the 1880s through the early 1900s, built during a period when Pilsen was a thriving Bohemian immigrant community. The buildings have lasted. The plumbing inside many of them has lasted rather too long as well.


Original clay sewer laterals, cast iron drain stacks with over a century of use, lead supply lines in the oldest properties, and galvanized steel in those updated through the mid-20th century — this is the Pilsen plumbing reality. New residents moving into the neighborhood’s rapidly renovating housing stock often discover this at inspection. We start with a sewer camera inspection and an honest conversation, then handle drain cleaning, trenchless repair, lead pipe removal, 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 Pilsen Plumbing Services