Sewer Line Cleaning & Root Removal by Bob's Root'r Service in Raytown, MO

There is a reason the name on the truck is Root'r. In Raytown, Independence, Grandview and the older neighborhoods of Kansas City, mature silver maples, elms and sycamores sit directly over clay-tile and cast-iron sewer laterals, and their roots find every joint and hairline crack. A main line packed with root hair does not fail politely — it backs up into the lowest fixture in the house, usually a basement floor drain or a downstairs tub, and usually on a weekend.

We clear main lines with sectional and drum machines and a full set of cutting heads, working the line all the way to the city main or septic connection rather than punching a hole through the blockage and calling it open. Punching a hole buys you a few weeks. Cutting the line back to full pipe diameter buys you years. Once the line is open we run water through it to confirm full flow before we pack up.

Punching a hole buys you a few weeks.

Roots are not the only thing that closes a main. Grease that cooled and hardened downstream, decades of soap and paper buildup, a collapsed section of Orangeburg, a belly holding standing water, or a broken joint that has let the pipe fill with dirt will all produce the same symptom at your floor drain. When cleaning the drain isn't enough, we use an array of tools to pinpoint and locate the trouble or broken area in the line, so that any digging is aimed at one spot instead of the whole yard.

If your main has backed up more than once in a year, the line is telling you something. Call (816) 313-0800 and we will clean it, camera it if it warrants a camera, and give you a straight answer about whether you are looking at annual maintenance or an actual repair. Family owned and operated in Raytown since 2000 — we still answer our own phone.