Had an emergency sewage blockage at our house with my 91 year old mother-in-law at the house on hospice. A call to Roto Rooter in the middle of the afternoon had Jerimiah and Chris come to the house to determine the next steps. They arranged to have the team of Edgar, Nathanial, and Roberto at the house in the morning and in one day they had solved the problem. Much thanks to the dispatch team and all the team members that helped us out. We are very grateful for your excellent service and customer service. I highly recommend Roto Rooter for any of your plumbing needs. read more

Friday 3:30pm Labor Day weekend (Always the case, right!?) the main is backing up through the downstairs tubs and showers. Freak-out engaged!!! Called and got an appt within an hour! Nate Williams showed up on time. Calm, professional, been there seen that. His demeanor calmed my mental storm, knew exactly what to do and took the time to explain and show us what was going on. He took his shoes off before entering our home without even asking. That is professional and means a lot to us. He tested everything to ensure proper operation before leaving. Value? When sewage is present in my house on a holiday weekend, no fee is too big. read more

Jeremy did a great job replacing wax ring! very polite and took time to courteously answer each question. read more

Roto Rooter - Wax seal replacement - Plumbing Near Me - Austin, Texas

Had a tiny leak at the meter, on my side of the meter, and considering we're in a drought, I wanted it fixed asap. Rudy was terrific. No tools required. Easily fixed in 5-10 minutes. And the response time was amazing! I had called pretty much every plumber local to my city and no luck. They either didn't respond or couldn't help me until Monday (today is Saturday). So I give this company A+++++ for quick response, quick fix and very nice serviceman. I would not hesitate to call them again. read more

My disposal began leaking, so I used the online scheduler to make a Sunday appointment. Larry arrived within the scheduled time frame and replaced the disposal within 15 minutes! I was shocked at how speedy :) The only drawback was the cost of a new disposal following holiday bills. I definitely recommend Roto Rooter for fast, professional service on Sunday. read more

I got a quote to repair my sewer line from 3 separate companies and Roto Rooter's quote was $20,000 more than the other companies. Then they did their whole speech about how important it is we get it taken care of and called me later to see if I had decided yet. Watch out, it felt like they were taking advantage of the situation knowing that the sewer line is so important to fix. (The repair is complete now and the final price was over $20,000 less than their quote) Also, for a simple leak we had, they charged over $2,000 in the past and were at our house for about 30 minutes to fix it. They said it was their standard rate pricing. Absurd! Just saying...it's good to shop around. read more

Excellent and fast service! We needed help the day before Thanksgiving and they came out within 2 hours to help us. We greatly appreciate the fast and professional service! read more

They never showed up. Tried twice, waited home for several hours both times and they never showed up. Can't comment on their work because they are so disorganized that I never got to experience it. read more

We've used Roto Rooter for two services, but won't be calling for a third. The first time was a main sewer line repair and the second was a hot water heater replacement. The first repair was poorly coordinated in terms of communication. People weren't telling us when they were coming by or when they were finished. They just showed up and left unanounced. But they did the job so we called again when the heater broke. The heater replacement was worse. We paid $3400 for a new tank water heater replacement and only $1000 went towards the materials. The remaining $2400 went towards someone spending 10 hours at our house to, yes, replace the heater, but also to leave ugly 1 ft long holes in our drywall (they looked like they were created with blunt force instead of actually cutting first; see photo). The holes were ultimately unnecessary for the replacement. I called back and Roto Rooter told us they wouldn't do drywall repairs. They sent someone else out (who also didn't call before getting to our house again; woke up my sick napping toddler, very stressful) just to tell me it was our duty to get a quote from another contractor so Roto Rooter could pay us back for the drywall repair. Overall, working with them was more frustrating than if I had simply bought a new heater myself and Youtube-d my way through the repair. Totally not worth $2400. read more

Roto Rooter - Plumbing Near Me - Austin, Texas

There is a drain unclogging expert at the Austin Ridgepoint office who is so good at what he does, and is really personable and helpful with the customer that Roto rooter should really have Colton teach others - all 10's ! read more

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Jesus and Jose came out and saved the day. They were prompt, professional, and courteous. Went above and beyond. 10 out of 10 would recommend. read more

We had an awful experience with roto rooter Austin. They charged us $300 to splash water on our shower walls, claim that the massive water damage to our neighbors below was from our shower door having a small gap with the wall, traveling through our wall, down to our neighbor, and causing it to accumulate enough to form a bubble on their wall. Then they said it was a valve on our toilet (which we never saw) so they ripped the toilet out to replace it. After the work was completed the leak to our neighbor was still active. They didn't check all the possible spots where the leak could be coming from obviously so they never identified the actual source. You could never pay me to work with these people again. read more

I wrote a review, which I rarely do, on October 17th. After much frustration and spending to much of my time trying to deal with this company we stopped communicating with them as we were getting no where. I do not want what happened to us to happen to others especially when you, the homeowner, are scared, need immediate help, and your home has sewer water sitting in it. As the company reseresentatives have told us..............their policy is to come to the home, for us the morning following, after our night emergency call. Thy then access what is going, after we told them what needed to be done. You will be charged for this 'accesment' visit. They then figure out what to do. You are given an estimate, and who knows when they can schedule the repairs. I smiply want anyone in this position to be sure to contact a company who will show up ready to get to work, have all the necessary equipment WITH THEM, and get you the help you need immediately. read more

In a nutshell: Low accountability, high prices, but fast responses. We hired Rotor Rooter based off good Google Reviews near us. But should've also checked Yelp. This company chooses money over reputation and customer satisfaction. And when push comes to shove, know that they will prioritize income over a repeat customer. Keep that in mind in your decisions. We used this company to stop a water tank leak and subsequent mitigation. They showed up very quick. The technician was friendly and helped us, charging a flat fee of $350 to install a valve to stop the leak. We also used the company to mitigate the water damage. Being an emergency, and time was of essence to prevent mold. However, the company damaged our dryer during the mitigation, leaving a giant dent. Unfortunately, as we did not have a picture immediately prior to the damage, the company refused to compensate. This was very disappointing, as it turned what would've been an otherwise good experience into a frustrating one. Even a token amount would've made us feel like the company cares. But they do not budge. Finally, on the mitigation prices -- the company charges towards the higher end of the market. You can usually do better, price wise, by finding alternatives. Luckily, we had an insurance adjuster to keep the costs honest, but it was still much higher than we've used for similar work (ServPro, for comparison). Overall, if you are in an emergency and needs someone to respond, and is OK with paying higher fees, then this can do. Their customer response really miffed us and just leaves a bad taste in the mouth. You can't buy reputation, and you can definitely sell it. read more

Correction! Roto Rooter charged us over $600 to diagnose and fix a toilet problem. Then claimed we had an additional prob. I had a new plumber come out yesterday; he installed a new toilet and deemed Roto Rooter diagnosis as unworthy. Do NOT use Roto Rooter. read more

They made an appointment to come to my house on Sunday afternoon and didn't show. When we called, they claimed they had tried to contact us but hadn't. We had also specifically told them the issue was probably related to sprinklers and they said that would be fine. They came out on Monday (two hours later than when they said they would) and then confirmed it was a sprinkler issue but at that point, said they couldn't handle it. Worthless service, don't use them. read more

I had just recently purchased my home here is Buda and not a week upon moving in we had a backup in both bathrooms. Roto-rooter was not my first option it was a plumber however that plumber was unable to get to my house and my mother who is in her 70's was here helping us move into our home. Upon realizing the plumbing issue, we immediately stopped using the toilets and water and cleaned up any standing water in those rooms as soon as we saw the backup. There was no runing water and no standing water in my rooms. I called Roto rooter to come out and see what was going on with the plumbing. They also sent out water mitigation to assess water damage. The water mitigation guy was here before the plumber and immediately asked me who my insurance carrier was. Once I told him he then started assessing my house and stated that everywhere i had strong heavy duty tile in was 100% saturated but the areas that the tile touched laminate flooring the flooring under the laminate was not affected by the water. Hmm seemed strange but okay. Plumber came in stated we had a root break through the pipe to the main pipe outside and immediately it was oh no you have your neighbors feces and pee in the house under everything and dont worry your insurance will play everything you only have a deductible with them to meet. I got an estimate from him saying demolition would cost between $2,500-$7,500 so i signed it and i paid out of pocket the $4,500 for the fixing of the outside pipe, which i had to sign two estimates for as the first one wasnt enough to fix the pipe so a new estimate had to be signed for them to continue the work. They come in and totally rip out my brand new tile throughout my whole house put holes in my walls on top of cutting out portions of my walls and left thinset throughout the house with jagged pieces of tile in certain places. They didnt even clean up well and we kept stepping on pieces of tile once they left. They put in so many fans and dehumidifiers and an air scrubber in the house we were tripping over fans just to try and get to the bathroom or walk to the kitchen to get dinner. Once they finally after 5-7 days removed their equipment we get an invoice of almost $18,000 worth of work. Pictures provided same pictures over and over again along with a few pictures of not even my home. I have a 1 story home maybe 1700 sqft And some pictures where of a two story property. I never received an updated estimate from them and being that i just got a mortgage on this property and had this issue i would not be able to get lending to pay them. My first mortgage payment wasn't even due yet when this all happened. I told them the issue and said i cant pay that insurance is not paying it plus you left a disaster in my house and what little bit of work that would have needed to be done is now going to cost me to fix between 60-80 thousand dollars. They told me they cant take small payments of $50-$100 a month due to the amount owed and i said there is nothing else i can do so they turned me over to their litigation collections people who have now put a lien on my homestead property. they have now clouded my title to the property making it even harder to get a loan to either fix my property after their complete destruction of it or even to help pay them. If i was given an updated estimate and something that showed ripping out of all the tile and unnecessary holes in my walls because they dont know how to pull off baseboards i would have said no. read more

Elderly Abuse .... Run I woke up to a leak in my front yard as I headed out of town. My wife called Roto Rooter as she left for work to come give us a quote. They said they only needed someone there to greet them when they arrived. So we had my 85 year old, legally blind, suffering from dementia mother, who lives next door, meet them outside so they could begin with their estimate. They never called us for a quote. Instead he replaced one section of pipe (which was only 4 ft. long), and a shut off valve (which he said was broken but was not) and charged a whopping $6,500. He walked next door and demanded payment from my blind mother. NO APPROVAL WAS GIVEN!!!! NO PHONE CALL WAS MADE!!! My mother, who isn't mentally with us anymore, gave them her credit card and boom...... $6,500. We didn't get a new water heater or a new sprinkler system. We got one 4 ft. section of pipe for $6,500 and a shiny new on/off valve which was not needed. That guy new what he was doing. He didn't call us for a reason. He took one look at my blind old mom with dementia and charged whatever he wanted. He left us an arbitrary bill I could hardly read with little to no specifics. I have attached.... When I called the manager he did return half of the amount. It sounded like we were making progress. I still asked for an itemized receipt so I could see how 4 ft. of pipe and a valve would cost $3,250. If I stayed in town this repair would have cost me a total of $75 dollars in materials. He said he would get that itemized receipt and then has ghosted me ever since. I have reached out on numerous occasions. This company did not have permission to do $6,500 or $3,250 worth of work on my property. They were called for an estimate and took advantage of my elderly, blind, dementia plagued mother to run up a huge bill that no one can explain. They demanded that my mother, who isn't the homeowner, pay $6,500. My wife waited by her phone all day for an estimate that never came. This is morally and ethically appalling at every level. Just for reference, we had our foundation lifted for $9,000 last year. They dug under the house in several areas and lifted it. This guy wanted about the same for replacing a 4 ft. section of pipe. How is this real???? read more

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First, I'll mention while the repair tech that initially fixed my leak did so in a very timely manner, the reason for my initial "5 Star" review was created solely to receive $200 discount off their repair fee. As for the rest of my experience with Roto-Rooter, by far the worst service imaginable. From unprofessional scare tactics, to seemingly deliberate hiding of cost, to dysfunction between teams, to mishandling of filing claim, and overall disaster of customer service which led to immediate claim denial and mob-like behavior in collecting payment for their incredibly overpriced services. The initial tech that arrived was only here to explain their services and plan of action. Expressing the time sensitive nature when filing a claim for leaks in order for any insurance to accept the claim. That if I shop around I may not be able use my homeowners insurance to cover the damages because the can no longer can be determined as cause by "initial onset." The 2nd tech arrived to identify the source of the leak and repair. It was quite obvious where the source of the leak was in the garage, however, was using this time to upsell me for a full house inspection... I declined the full house inspection because again it was obvious where the leak was coming from. This service I had to pay out of pocket. $950 turned to $750 because I agreed to give them a 5 star review. Now with the leak stopped and an unsightly hole in the ceiling of my garage, I continue to talk with the initial tech to follow Roto-Rooter's plan of action to "properly" file a claim to my insurance. Roto-Rooter, as a part of their services, plans to file the claim on my behalf which must include their Mitigation Team to immediately start the drying of the area affected by the leak. Prior to agreeing to next steps, I asked in the event of denial the cost owed by me to which he Would not share because "he doesn't do the Mitigation." But he knows "Mitigation is necessary and must be done immediately in order to get the claim accepted." Their repair bill was timed and the clock is ticking... the mitigation team of 2 techs that showed up also unable to share an estimate for tearing significantly more wall than was initially made to repair the single 12" pipe and set up fans making our garage inaccessible for a week. After being instructed what next steps to expect and items to share to my insurance adjuster I was assured that Roto-Rooters experience handling claims would be an easy, guaranteed process to receive accepted claim and coverage of costs ALSO needed to repair the sizable hole left by the mitigation team. Well, between the lack of experience of Roto-Rooter techs and disconnect between teams ultimately resulted in a speedy and certain denial for the claim in which no costs will be reimbursed or offered to cover for any service related to the pipe leak. Being confused to the outcome and looking for some clarification, I was immediately only met with a sizable bill and a relentless Collections Team. I was told that the Manager over the teams that "helped" me would reach out... not one message. When I followed up to ask to speak with this manager for clarification and share the fisad of services I experience, still no message and only pressing for payment. I can without a doubt say I will never use Roto-Rooter for any services again and I would strongly encourage others to look elsewhere. BUYER BEWARE! read more

They bid $2500 to replace a water heater. I got a second opinion & it was "repaired" for $150. Need I say more?

Expensive! They told me over the phone that they couldn't give us a quote until they came to the house, then told us it was a flat fee of $420 to snake our toile whether they were here for 1 hour or 4. 10 minutes of work for $420 is insane and I feel their business practices are deceptive. They knew before they came to the home how much they would charge. Completely unacceptable and will never use or recommend them again. read more

Chad from Rotorooter assured us he would get all the paperwork over to Allstate correctly. He has continously failed to do this. Our reimbursement from the insurance for the work has now drawn out for months. Next steps will be to contact FTC and CFPB to file complaints regarding Rotorooter lying to consumers. Recommendation is to not trust or use Rotorooter for anything. read more

Price is excessive for the work. Do not use without getting an estimate first. my kitchen drain was clogged and I was charged. $378 for unclogging it. Only a drain snake was used - drain did not need repaired. I have left 2 messages with Renee 512/381-3613, from Quality Assurance and she has failed to call me back even though she promised to do so. Very unhappy and do not recommend. read more

Mo is incredibly knowledgeable and is my go-to guy when I have any plumbing questions/issues. I always know I'm in good hands with him. Also, when I had a leak in my kitchen, Chad, Jose, and Jesus were able to get here that day to inspect and do a pressure test. They even let me and my neighbor split the bill since we have the same water meter. May not be the cheapest option, but they're responsive and do a good job. read more

I called them today to resolve a clogged toilet. The friendly dispatcher sent Phillip in about an hour and he did a great job resolving the clog which was caused by a non-obvious issue. While not inexpensive, I felt the money was well-spent considering that it was a Sunday and he did find the source of the clog and solved the issue. Overall, I appreciated the professionalism of the company, the dispatcher, and Phillip that lead to a good experience ! read more

I really regret calling Roto-Rooter. I own a duplex in Austin. My tenants unexpectedly had their gas shut off by Texas Gas, and when they finally came to turn it back on, they did not start the water heater. We tried multiple times to start the heater ourselves, knowing it should be a simple fix, but just couldn't seem to get it started. I was worried about the tenants as they hadn't had hot water for days at that point and it was set to freeze that night. I decided to just go ahead and call someone to come out and help, as I thought there may need to be a part replacement. Roto rooter came out the same day within a matter of hours, which is commendable. They charge a $75 service fee which can be applied toward the cost of work if work is done. The technician was very friendly and kind. I explained to him the issue and that I thought it was a problem with the igniter. He told me if he could get the water heater to start, it would be $300. I honestly thought he meant that would be the price to replace the piece I thought needed to be fixed. He then proceeded to start the water heater simply following the same steps I had been doing. I was surprised and relieved that it worked without repair. He then told me that that alone would be the $300 that we discussed. I was shocked. A decent service would've charged the service fee (seeing as no work was done) and that would be more than reasonable. Roto rooters service charges are extremely expensive, and I felt taken advantage of because I didn't fully understand what I was getting myself into when I agreed to let the technician try to start the heater. I've seen multiple reviews now calling them out for their predatory pricing mechanisms. Will not recommend this company to anyone and will not be calling them again. read more

Don't use Roto Rooter unless you have days with nothing to do but talk to people on the phone about why they didn't bother to show up during their four-hour window. Customer support seems pretty used to complaints. Sunday: plumber shows up to fix issue. Provides written six month guarantee. Monday and Tuesday: gurgling and backup issues Wednesday: all the toilets in house completely broken Thursday night: set up Friday AM appointment Friday morning: no one shows for a few hours. Dispatch calls and asks if I really wanted 8;00 pm. Apparently the Thursday night admin wrote 8;00 PM instead of AM.???? Friday afternoon: dispatch calls to say plumber would be there in 30 minutes. 1.5 hours later I call to ask what is going on, for the love. 2:00 plumber comes. Had a vehicle problem and didn't bother to tell anyone. Fixes problem. Company honors guarantee. Says camera crew will come this evening, fee waived for camera project. Dispatch would contact me soon. Friday night: --called at 3:30 and told someone would call me back. --5:40 called again and told "I don't know anything about this." I asked if the camera expert would arrive at 10:00? Midnight? 2:00 am? They said to wait and a bribe would call me. --6:40: camera person called and said she had also been waiting since 2:00 for dispatch to call her and tell her where to send the person. She would send someone between 8:00-5:00 on Saturday. She apologized on the behalf of the people who answer the phone, as well as dispatch. They are separate phone answering departments. Saturday, 1:00 pm, Day 7: It's 1:00 pm on Saturday and we're still waiting. Your team is only as strong as it's weakest member. Every member of this team seems to have issues. The poor plumbers are the ones caught in the middle, and the most competent. The people answering the phones (call center and dispatch): -- are truly confused --I was able to hear dinner table conversations in the background --put me on hold for ten minutes at a time, when I called over 8 times over a one week period (80 minutes of waiting) --entered the schedule and were off by 12 hours because she put 8:00 PM instead of AM --would say they'd call back but never would. Special Note: there's another review from an Emily H that sounds eeerily/uncannily similar. She's a different person, same experience, same handle. Odd but true. Still waiting. read more

Horrible service! I got overcharged and called the office multiple times. Was told a manager would call me back. Never received a call back. I am now out several hundred dollars. This company seems to low ball the bid, and then do the same job that was discussed in the bidding and then over charge you. Steer clear if possible. read more

I am writing this review to warn others on the deceptive and highly illegal practices that Roto Rooter is engaging in. I own a preschool and needed repairs to our septic tank pumps. We called Roto Rooter to fix it. The rep did NOT fill out the costs/pricing on the invoice when he asked my husband to sign it. He told my husband that he had to sign in order for them to do the work and would add in what it cost later. The rep told my husband that it would add up to about $8,000 and he told the same thing to my Director. He didn't even write our business name correctly on the invoice. We needed the repair done quickly because we had several bathrooms not working. Did they fix the problem overnight? Yes. Did they do a good job? No...they used an EXTENSION CORD to power the pumps (and other details I won't go into) which kept tripping the breaker because of the water involved in such a repair. They didn't even try to fix the wiring. How much did they charge? $12,300 for 10 hours of work. They replaced two pumps, which cost about $2,000, so the rest was labor. We were forced to hire a septic company to replace all of their work to the tune of $9,000 because it was so substandard. I complained to their billing department and management and they only took 20% off of the bill even after learning all of this. They asked for the estimate and paid invoice of the other septic company that had to fix everything they did, but I don't know if they even called to find out how poorly their plumbers did on our job. I have worked with a lot of service providers over 16 years of business ownership. I have bought and rehabbed three business properties and I have never had the predatory experience that Roto Rooter gave us. I can't stand businesses who operate this way and so badly take advantage of their unsuspecting customers. I am telling you all this in the hopes that this doesn't happen to someone else. And lesson learned the hard way...even when you are desperate, don't sign anything until they fill out the pricing and then take a picture. read more

If I could give no starts I would. Horrible experience with this company. If an on site tech calls with information that needs to get done, do not believe them if they say they will do it, because they will NOT. Make sure everything is in writing or they will screw you. Because of this company, we have had to hire another company to do Roto-Rooters job that they did not complete. They also demanded a payment when the job was not complete, and when I talked to them about this I got the "oh I have passed it along to our supervisors" bs. Never got a response, just another demand of payment. I do NOT believe it should coast over $2000 to place fans. 100% do not recommend this company at all. If you do, GOOD LUCK! read more

I called Roto Rooter with a clogged toilet issue on a Saturday afternoon. Their tech arrived within an hour. Barry L. was courteous and fixed the issue in no time! Thanks for the great service! read more

These guys are scam masters in a way, guy charged me US $300 to check water pressure.....! and then wrongly suggested that even cut off valve need to be replaced.....totally insane!!. I know the guys hardly looked at cut off valve and declared it non-functional. The main part of story begins now.....TO FIX BOTH CUT OFF VALVE AND PRV VALVE CHARGES ARE ---US $ 2,000.00!!!! Is there any consumer forum where I can complain so that won't do it to someone else! read more

We had a big leak and plumbing issue that 2 other services couldn't fix. Roto rooter came in the middle of the night to help us with some flooding and quickly fixed the issue. Price was reasonable. read more

I tried so hard to do their jobs for them and they still could not complete simple tasks. All I needed was a backflow test, I called a week in advance and was sent an email with a 4 hour window. Nobody showed or called. I called and they said "oh yeah we intended to call you but we can come tomorrow". I have work tomorrow, who can stay home this often? I called again and they switched up the story quickly. First person sends me to local person who sends me to a manager, manager tells me he'll send someone out asap and hangs up. I call back an hour later and they say he left and nobody is coming. Someone will come tomorrow they say... I have work. Okay. I asked them multiple times to take my money and do the job. I asked for solutions to my myriad of issues. They blamed the call center in chicago and put me on hold repeatedly. This business is a ridiculous embarrassment to the city of round rock and you will not take advantage of the people here anymore. Treat your fellow humans better, or see your business die. It's 2022. read more

Used to really like roto rooter. Have used them at at least 9-10 commercial properties because they were very professional and always provided a quality service. Lately just scheduling the service has become very difficult. I was put on hold and the call was dropped and i had to call back so many times because i never received a call back after i first scheduled service. Once the plumber or tech is dispatched the service is great its just getting to that point thats a nightmare. read more

Currently hundreds of us stranded at Barton Creek Landing with no water. It's been A full 48 hours. we've been told that they keep breaking the new part. This happened a few months ago too. Get your best team out here now!! read more

It is not the same Roto-Rooter before COVID. Scheduled an appointment for 07/01, no one showed up, no calls. Found a missing call around 9:30 on 07/02 morning and called them back at 9:35. I were told the plumber moved to next job since none answer the previous call. Rescheduled to 07/06 since it is July 4th weekend.. No plumber showed up and no call.. Called them again this morning (07/07), the call center just promised a plumber will be there but no timeline and date. and don't know the scheduling.. What a mess! read more

I had a stopped up main drain on a Saturday. I called just before 11:00 am, and they told me a technician would be out within two hours. 2 and a half hours later they called me to say that the tech was delayed but would be there soon. The tech arrived just before dark and quoted me $330 (after their $75 discount) to unclog the line. I felt this was high but it had been so long that I really didn't have a choice. The tech was a nice guy, and did a good job. He told me that the price included a free video inspection of the line and that they would call me to schedule the inspection. They NEVER called. If you want poor service at a high price, call these guys! read more

Difficult to work with. Puts you on hold for a long time, need to pay to have an estimate done.

Roto-Rooter are my heroes - they saved my day and Airbnb guest experience. I recently converted my 18yr rental home to an Airbnb rental. And with my first guests and full use of house; there was a sewage backup. Water was flowing over into shower and tub. STRESSFUL SITUATION. The first plumbing company said they could come in the afternoon. And so I called Roto-Rooter and then came within 30 minutes! 30. minutes! The first crew released the backup; the 2nd crew sent a complimentary camera down the main line and said the house had significant grease build up from 18 years of renters putting grease down sink. The 3rd crew did like a power wash to not only break up but pull out the grease and now my home has a clean/clear sewage line. It took about 3 hours but the guests were.spending the day away from the home so it worked out best for all. I now have signs in the house about acceptable items in the drains. Roto-Rooter, I felt was fair priced, for the immediate assistance they provided. I was fortunate to have concrete floors so there really was no damage to the home. So call Roto-Rooter not a plumber when you have sewage backup. read more