Anyone have any thoughts on having the main drains professionally cleaned at rental properties to help minimize the risk of a backup? 2 of my properties are early 1900s vintage and the 3rd is mid 50s. I have no i...

I have an old Milwaukee house built in 1929. A such, the house was
built with the old clay drain tiles and palmer valve system. There is
seepage into the basement during seasonal downpours. A drain tile test
w...

Looking for a plumber who can do drain cleaning on the cheap.  Property is in SE Houston.  Thanks 

I recently had clogged drains in my first investment house, a duplex. I had the drains snakes out and that fix only lasted a week and a half and it is clogged again. Have heard that water jetting is a much more thorou...

My main sewer line is clogged. I pumped out everything I could but the clog is still there.I do not own a snake and would prefer not to have to rent the big heavy one, but I am open to purchasing one of the handheld o...

I have a rental property in Montgomery AL, MY PM hired a guy to clean the kitchen sink drain using 50" rod through line and charged me $175. Is price normal or too much?

Was looking at a place that has had a garage built into the home. It appears the sewer clean out that is normally located outside the home is in the middle of the floor in the garage. The garage is a concrete slab. Is...

Looking for a recommendation for a plumber that does sewer cleaning/camera inspections. Who do you use?

I just had a tenant call this past Sunday saying my sewer line is backing up. With my luck i of coarse had to pay premium Sunday rates of $325.00.  Ouch!!!  The drain cleaner guy pulled out a nested clump of tree root...

I was wondering what you landlords do with your kitchen and bathroom sinks (and drains) between tenants.

I've gotten into the habit of using a bottle of Drano Max for all the drains in between tenants. I had another...