Bob Oates · Sewer & Rooter · Est. 35+ yrs
A family-run sewer company in Seattle, Washington.
We are trenchless sewer specialists: cured-in-place lining and pipe bursting that replace your line from the inside, most jobs done in a single day, the result rated to last fifty years or more.
Every job starts with a camera — free with sewer cleaning — so you see the problem before you pay to fix it. Every repair is done by our own in-house crews and carries a 20-year transferable warranty.
Licensed Registered Side Sewer Contractor with the City of Seattle. Twenty-four-hour emergency service, every day of the year.
Prefer talking? A real technician answers: (206) 789-4944
"Most companies start with a shovel. We start with a camera — so you never pay for a repair you didn't need."— The Bob Oates approach
Services
Cured-in-place lining and pipe bursting. A new pipe without a trench through your yard — most jobs done in a day, rated to last 50+ years.
We send a camera down the line and watch the footage with you. Roots, cracks, offsets, bellies — diagnosed on screen, quoted honestly. Free with sewer cleaning.
High-pressure water scours grease and roots from pipe walls. The deep clean a cable snake cannot reach — for kitchens, mains, and laterals.
Low pressure, a soggy patch in the yard, a water bill that doubled overnight. We locate the leak and repair or replace the service line.
Tank and tankless diagnosis, repair, and replacement — sized for your household, never upsold.
Installs, battery backups, and repairs that keep basements and crawlspaces dry through Seattle's wet season.
Sewage backing up at 2 a.m. cannot wait for Monday. A real technician answers, around the clock. (206) 789-4944.
Pricing
Final quotes always follow a camera inspection — these are sample starting points so you can plan.
Word of mouth
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— Customer NameProcess
Describe it in plain words. We tell you honestly whether it sounds like an emergency or can wait a day.
We watch the footage with you. Free with sewer cleaning.
One written price before work begins. Free second opinions on competitors' written estimates.
Our own technicians — never subcontractors. Most sewer jobs finish the same day.
Written into the contract and transferable if you sell. Financing available on larger jobs.
Service area
Based in Queen Anne — 1817 Queen Anne Ave N #312, Seattle, WA 98109. If your town is not listed, call anyway.
Seattle · Queen Anne · Ballard · Everett · Lynnwood · Bellevue · Eastside · Tacoma · Southend
Move your cursor through here — a little pipe-cleaning trick
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Free quote
This reaches our dispatch desk. Prefer talking? (206) 789-4944 — answered day and night. Sample figures: camera inspection $XXX (free with cleaning); hydro-jet from $XXX; trenchless quoted per foot after inspection.
FAQ
Repairing your sewer line without digging a trench. Cured-in-place lining forms a new pipe inside the old one; pipe bursting pulls a new pipe through while breaking the old one apart. No torn-up yard, most jobs done in a day, and the result lasts 50+ years.
We quote from camera footage, never over the phone. Camera inspection is free with sewer cleaning. Trenchless typically costs less overall than dig-and-replace once you count excavation and landscape restoration. Written estimate before we start; free second opinions on other written bids.
Yes — Registered Side Sewer Contractor (RSSC), City of Seattle. The certification required for side sewer work here. Always ask bidders for their RSSC number.
Yes — 24/7, every day of the year. Call (206) 789-4944; a real technician answers.
Yes. Sewer work carries a 20-year warranty written into your contract, and it transfers to the next owner if you sell the house. Financing is available for larger jobs.