Questions. Straight answers.

Manual clearing of a single drain starts at $75, a toilet auger at $299, a branch line at $349 and a main line or sewer at $449. A drain cleaning service call starts at $350. We tell you the service call cost on the phone, and the job price is written down for your approval before any work starts.

The final figure depends on how long the line is, how easy the cleanout is to reach and how bad the blockage turns out to be. Commercial grease lines and multi-unit work are quoted per site. Either way, you approve the exact price in writing first.

The phone is answered around the clock, and most clogs in Albany and the nearby towns are seen the same day. If sewage is backing up, say so on the call and it goes to the front of the line.

Yes. Commercial drain cleaning is booked early in the morning, after close or on a quiet day, so restaurants, offices and shops do not have to shut to get a line cleared.

Both. Residential work covers kitchen, bathroom, tub, shower, laundry and main line drains. Commercial work covers restaurant grease lines, apartment stacks shared between units, and office and retail restrooms.

A regular cleaning clears the blockage so water flows again. Descaling goes further on old cast iron drains: it grinds away the scale and rust that have built up on the inside wall over decades, so the pipe drains at its full width and stops catching debris. If drains in an older house keep clogging a few months after each cleaning, descaling is usually the fix.

Signs are a house built before the 1970s with cast iron drains, drains that slow down again soon after being cleared, and a camera inspection that shows rough, crusted pipe walls. We camera the line first and tell you honestly whether descaling will help or the pipe is past saving.

Albany and anywhere within about 50 miles of our Averill Park shop, including Troy, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Colonie, East Greenbush, Latham, Guilderland and Niskayuna.

Yes. Drain Cleaning Albany is run by Trinity Plumbing & Drains, a licensed, insured plumbing company started in 2020 by master plumber Dave Dingley. Every plumber is background-checked, and the company carries liability insurance and workers compensation.