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Good Catch Plumbing

Sewer & Drain

Drain clearing, camera inspection, and repair.

Sewer & Drain — Good Catch Plumbing

Coastal-grade work, done right.

Slow drains and backups are more than an annoyance — they're your home telling you something. We clear, inspect, and repair sewer and drain lines with modern camera diagnostics, so we find the actual cause instead of guessing. When a line is damaged, we'll walk you through your options, including trenchless repair that fixes the pipe without tearing up your yard, driveway, or landscaping.

A slow drain is a nuisance. A backed-up main line is a real problem, one that can push wastewater up into your tubs, showers, and floor drains. Often the clog you can see at the sink isn’t the actual issue. It’s further down, in a branch drain or the main sewer that ties the whole house together, and clearing it properly means finding exactly where it is and why it happened.

Good Catch Plumbing handles the full range of sewer and drain work: clearing stubborn clogs, running a camera through the line to see what’s really going on, and repairing or replacing pipe when a snake or jetter isn’t enough. We serve homes across Sanibel, Captiva, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, and the rest of Southwest Florida, from newer slab-built houses to older properties still running their original cast-iron drain lines.

Signs your sewer or drain line needs attention

More than one drain is slow

When several fixtures back up at once, the clog is usually in the shared main line rather than any single drain. That points to a bigger problem than one slow sink.

Gurgling toilets or drains

Air trapped by a partial blockage makes toilets bubble and drains gurgle when water runs elsewhere in the house. It often means the main line is starting to close up.

Sewage smell indoors or in the yard

A sewer-gas odor can point to a cracked line, a dried-out trap, or a venting problem. It's worth checking rather than ignoring.

Water backs up when you flush

If flushing the toilet pushes water up into a tub or shower, wastewater has nowhere to go and is backing up through the lowest fixture in the home.

Clogs that keep coming back

A drain you clear again and again is telling you something structural is wrong: root intrusion, heavy scale buildup, or a bellied section of pipe holding water.

Soggy or unusually green patches in the yard

A spot of lawn that stays wet or grows faster than the rest can sit right over a leaking underground sewer line.

What's included

  • Drain clearing & cable snaking
  • Camera line inspection & locating
  • Trenchless sewer repair options
  • Root intrusion removal

How we handle sewer and drain work

We find the problem before we fix it

Guessing gets expensive. When you have a recurring clog or a main-line backup, we run a camera down the line so we can see the inside of the pipe on a monitor. That shows us what we’re actually dealing with, whether it’s grease, a foreign object, root intrusion, mineral scale, or a section of pipe that has cracked or sagged. It also tells us how far down the trouble sits and what the pipe is made of, so any repair is based on what’s really there instead of a hunch.

Clearing the line, and keeping it clear

For most clogs we start with cabling: running a motorized snake with the right cutting head to break through the blockage and pull it back. When a line is coated with years of grease, scale, or root hair, cabling punches a channel through the buildup but leaves the pipe walls fouled, so it clogs again before long. In those cases we recommend hydro jetting, which uses high-pressure water to scour the pipe back toward full diameter. We match the method to the pipe. Older cast-iron lines can be fragile, so they get a more careful approach than modern PVC.

Repairs and replacement

When the camera shows a broken, collapsed, or root-invaded section, clearing it is only a temporary fix. We’ll show you the footage, explain your options in plain terms, and give you honest, upfront pricing before any digging starts. Depending on the situation that can mean a spot repair to replace one bad section or a larger replacement of the run.

What’s different about Southwest Florida

A lot of homes here still run original cast-iron drain lines that are decades old. Our hard, mineral-heavy water speeds up scale buildup inside them, and the metal corrodes and flakes from the inside out. Flat terrain means drain lines sit at a shallow slope, so waste moves slowly and solids tend to settle. On top of that, tree and shrub roots seek out the moisture inside sewer joints, and seasonal homes that sit empty for months develop dried-out traps and sluggish lines. We take all of that into account instead of treating every clog the same.

How it works

  1. 1

    Call or Book

    Reach a real person and tell us what’s going on. We’ll schedule a time that works for you.

  2. 2

    Diagnose & Quote

    We inspect, explain the real issue in plain language, and give you an upfront price.

  3. 3

    Fix It Right

    We do the work cleanly, test it, and stand behind it with our guarantee.

Why choose Good Catch

We look before we dig

A camera inspection shows the real cause on screen, so you're not paying to replace pipe that isn't broken or to re-clear a clog that keeps returning.

Built for local pipes

We know how our hard water, sandy soil, and aging cast-iron lines behave, and we adjust our methods for older Southwest Florida homes instead of forcing a one-size approach.

Straight answers, upfront pricing

We show you what we find, explain your options honestly, and price the work before we start. No surprise upsells and no pressure.

Licensed and insured

Good Catch is a Florida Certified Plumbing Contractor, license #CFC1434636, so sewer and drain work is done to code and backed by our workmanship guarantee.

Questions

Questions about Sewer & Drain

Why does my drain keep clogging even after I clear it?
A clog that comes right back usually means something structural is going on, not just a one-time blockage. Common causes here are tree roots growing into the line, heavy grease or mineral scale coating the pipe walls, or a section of pipe that has sagged and holds standing water. A camera inspection shows which one it is, so we can address the cause instead of clearing the same spot over and over.
Do you use a camera to inspect the sewer line?
Yes. For recurring clogs, main-line backups, and any time we're weighing a repair, we run a camera down the line to see inside the pipe. It lets us pinpoint the location and cause, and we can show you the same footage so you understand exactly what you're paying to fix.
What is hydro jetting, and do I need it?
Hydro jetting uses high-pressure water to scrub a drain line back toward full diameter, removing grease, scale, and root hair that a snake only bores through. It's the right call for lines that clog repeatedly or are heavily coated. It isn't needed for every clog, and on older, fragile cast-iron we check the pipe's condition first before recommending it.
Can tree roots really get into my sewer pipe?
They can, and in Southwest Florida it's one of the more common reasons sewer lines fail. Roots are drawn to the moisture and nutrients inside the pipe and work their way in through joints and small cracks, then grow into a mass that traps waste. A camera confirms root intrusion, and we'll talk through whether cutting them out, jetting, or repairing the pipe is the better long-term fix.
How do you repair a sewer line that runs under my slab?
Many homes here are built slab-on-grade, so part of the drain system runs in or under the concrete. We first use the camera to locate the exact spot and depth of the problem, so we're not opening up more than we have to. From there we explain the access options and give you upfront pricing before any work begins.
My seasonal home sat empty for months and now the drains smell. What's wrong?
When a house sits unused, the water in the drain traps that normally blocks sewer gas can evaporate, letting odor rise back into the home. Sometimes running water to refill the traps solves it, but a persistent smell can also point to a partial blockage or a venting issue. We're glad to inspect it and tell you honestly whether it's a simple fix or something more.

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