A sink that drains slowly today is often a sink that will not drain at all tomorrow. We clear clogged kitchen and bathroom sinks fast, and make sure the clog does not come right back.
A clogged kitchen sink is one of the most common, and most disruptive, calls we get. Years of grease, food particles, and coffee grounds build up inside the trap and drain line until water stops moving altogether. We clear the blockage completely, run a full sink of water through the line to confirm it drains, and tell you what caused it.
Bathroom sinks clog differently, usually hair, soap scum, and toothpaste residue collecting in the trap and just past it. It is a quick fix for us, but one that is easy to get wrong with store-bought drain chemicals, which can damage older pipes without ever clearing the real blockage.
If your sink is draining slowly, gurgling, or backing up into the other side of a double basin, that is worth a call before it becomes a full clog. We will clear it, explain what caused it, and tell you honestly whether it is a one-time fix or a sign that the drain line needs a closer look. If more than one fixture is slow at once, that is usually a main line clog rather than a sink problem, and for tubs, showers and floor drains see our drain cleaning service. Our guide explains why a drain keeps clogging.
Hard municipal water across much of York Region leaves soap scum that grease sticks to, so kitchen clogs here often come back unless the line is fully cleared. In older homes in Thornhill, North York and Aurora we often find corroded metal trap arms and drain branches that have narrowed over time; when cabling will not hold, we tell you and quote replacing that section rather than repeating the clean.
A sink that drains slowly shows us where the buildup is collecting while the line still moves, which is the easiest point to clear it completely.
What our technician actually does at a clogged sink, and what changes the price.
A kitchen trap packed with grease tells us the clog is local. A clean trap with water standing behind it means the blockage is in the trap arm or the branch line inside the wall. On a double basin we check the baffle tee and the garburator or dishwasher connection, because that junction catches food before the trap does.
Trap and trap arm we clean by hand. Anything past the wall gets a hand auger or a small drum machine through the trap arm or the cleanout, run until the cable comes back clean and the line takes a full sink without hesitating.
New slip washers on the trap, a check of the tailpiece and the dishwasher hose, then we fill both basins and let them go at once. If it gurgles or hesitates under that load, the problem is further down and you hear it from us before we leave, not after the next clog.
You get the cause in plain terms and a written price for anything further before we do it. Price depends on whether the clog cleared at the trap or the branch line had to be cabled, whether a corroded trap or drain arm had to be replaced, access under a pedestal or wall-hung vanity, and whether a camera is warranted.
What homeowners across York Region ask us about clogged kitchen and bathroom sinks.
Same-day clogged sink repair is available in every community we serve.
Whether it is a slow trickle or a sink full of standing water, we can usually clear a clogged kitchen or bathroom sink the same day you call.
