Blocked toilets, sinks, tubs and laundryValley wide, Clark County and Las VegasPrice agreed before anything opens
A blocked fixture is a different problem from a slow one, because the water has nowhere left to go. The first minutes are about stopping the flow into that line, and the rest is finding out why it stopped.
Figures above are published third party data, not company claims. Sources: Clark County Code 22.02.195, InterNACHI life expectancy chart, HomeAdvisor cost guides, Housecall Pro 2026 Plumbing Price Guide.
A clogged drain is a fixture that has stopped draining entirely, so water sits or rises instead of going down. Shut off water to that fixture, stop flushing, and keep other fixtures unused until it is cleared. Published market ranges put clearing a blockage at $147 to $352. Call (725) 337-3692.
This page covers clogged drain repair across the Las Vegas Valley. If you are not sure this is the right service, start from our Las Vegas plumbing services.
There is a clear line between slow and stopped. A slow drain is annoying and can wait for a weekday appointment. A stopped drain means water has nowhere to go, and the next gallon you send down it ends up on your floor.
If you recognize any of the following, the immediate priority is to stop putting water into that line. Everything after that is diagnosis.
If the fixture holds water and will not accept more, this is the right page. That is a blockage, not a narrowing.
It is also the right page if you can use every other drain in the house normally. One blocked fixture with the rest working usually means the blockage sits in that branch, upstream of where it joins the main.
Before anything else, turn off the supply valve to that fixture and do not run the washer or dishwasher until it is cleared.
If the fixture still drains but takes longer than it should, book the routine version instead on drain cleaning across Clark County. Nothing is at risk of overflowing yet.
If several fixtures stopped at the same time, the blockage is in the shared line and needs to be seen, not guessed. Start at sewer Camera Inspection in Las Vegas and then sewer line repair if the pipe is damaged.
Water appearing on a floor with no fixture involved is a leak rather than a blockage, and that belongs on leak detection.
The order of operations matters here. Containing the water comes first, identifying which line failed comes second, and clearing it comes third. Skipping to the tool is how a bathroom floor gets ruined.
| What is included | What that means |
|---|---|
| Isolating the fixture | The supply valve under the sink or behind the toilet is closed so nothing more can be added to a line that is already full. |
| Testing the neighbors | Other drains are run briefly to establish whether the blockage is in this branch alone or in the line they share. |
| Protecting the room | Towels, mats and containment go down before the trap or the toilet is opened, because standing wastewater comes out when it does. |
| Opening the right access | The trap is pulled, a cleanout is opened or the toilet is lifted, whichever gets a tool to the blockage without pushing it deeper. |
| Clearing the blockage | A hand machine or a drum machine is worked through the line until the obstruction breaks up and water moves freely again. |
| Retrieving the object where possible | When a toy, a wipe or a bottle cap is the cause, the goal is retrieval. Driving it into the main line only moves the problem. |
| Testing under real load | The fixture is filled and released repeatedly, because a line that passes a trickle can still fail on a full tub. |
None of these depend on a credential. They are things we control and can be checked against.
Each stage ends with information you can act on, including the option to stop.
You describe which fixture is blocked and whether other drains are fine. You will be asked for the address, the symptom and when someone can be home.
On the phoneYou close the valve under the sink or behind the toilet before anyone arrives, which stops the situation from getting worse. If the valve will not turn, leave it and say so, since angle stops last 8 to 20 years and hard water shortens that.
While you waitYou hear one number for clearing that line and say yes or no. Nothing is opened before that, and the containment goes down before the tool comes out.
Before any work startsYou keep pets and children out of the room while the machine runs. The plumber clears the line, then runs the fixture repeatedly under a full load to prove it holds.
During the workYou are told what caused the blockage and whether the line is likely to do it again. A wipe or a toy is a one time event, while a repeat blockage at the same distance is a pipe problem.
Before the visit endsThe price becomes final when the access point is confirmed and you approve it. If clearing the fixture uncovers a main line problem, work stops and the larger job is quoted separately for you to accept or decline.
A blockage is priced in the room it happened in, so the ranges below are context rather than a quote. They come from the cost guides named beside them, not from a rate card here.
A blocked branch drain and a blocked main line are priced differently for a good reason. The main line involves a bigger machine, a longer run and usually a cleanout out in the yard.
The estimate for a blocked fixture happens in the room with the problem. A plumber confirms which line failed, finds the access, and gives you a single figure for clearing it before any containment or tools come out.
That takes a few minutes, not an hour, because the question is narrow. You agree the price before work starts. If the job turns out to be bigger than one fixture, the work pauses so you can decide again.
| Job | Typical Las Vegas range | What moves the number |
|---|---|---|
| Drain cleaning | $147 to $352 | National average about $246. A main sewer line clog runs higher, about $100 to $800, and Las Vegas contractors commonly publish $250 to $500 for a main line. |
| Toilet repair | $150 to $391 | Average about $271. A running toilet runs $100 to $400, a wax ring $50 to $200, a fill or flush valve $50 to $150. |
| Garbage disposal replacement | $200 to $625 | Average around $550 including the unit. |
| Emergency and after hours labor | 1.5x to 3x standard | Nights, weekends and holidays typically add $100 to $300 on top of the repair price. |
| Service call or diagnostic fee | $75 to $150 | The broader trade range runs about $50 to $200. Emergency and after hours dispatch is higher, commonly $150 to $350 or more. |
Every figure in this table is a published Las Vegas or national market range from the source named beside it. It is not a quote and it is not this company's price list. Your number comes from the on site estimate. Sources: <a href="https://www.homeadvisor.com/cost/plumbing/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HomeAdvisor cost guides, 2026</a>, <a href="https://www.housecallpro.com/resources/marketing/how-to/how-to-price-plumbing-jobs/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Housecall Pro 2026 Plumbing Price Guide</a>.
Clearing a blocked toilet sits in the low hundreds, while replacing a toilet cracked by force runs several times that.
The Housecall Pro 2026 Plumbing Price Guide puts a standard service call at about $75 to $150. The broader trade range runs roughly $50 to $200. Emergency and after hours dispatch commonly runs $150 to $350 or more.
There is no verified credit policy of our own to point you to, so this page claims none. On a blocked fixture the fee and its credit answer are settled on the phone first.
Ranges last reviewed September 2026.
Before anyone can clear a blocked fixture, two small pieces of hardware decide how smooth the visit is. One is the valve that stops more water arriving. The other is the appliance most likely to be the cause under a kitchen sink.
Neither is glamorous, and both are worth checking now rather than during a backup.
Every sink and toilet should have a small valve on the supply line that closes with a quarter turn or a few full turns. These are listed at 8 to 20 years of service life, and hard water pushes failures toward the early end. A valve that will not turn during a backup turns a small event into a large one.
When a kitchen sink holds water on both sides and the disposal hums, the unit is often jammed rather than the pipe blocked. The hum means power is reaching a motor that cannot turn. Cutting power before anyone reaches into that chamber is not optional.
The shutoff valve and the disposal above are illustrations of the two parts that decide how a blocked fixture call goes. Neither is a photograph taken on a job booked through this site.
A plunger is worth a genuine try on a toilet or a sink, with a good seal and steady strokes rather than violent ones. If it has not moved in a few minutes of honest effort, more force is not going to fix it.
Stop if water is rising toward the rim or spilling. At that point you are adding pressure to a closed system and the risk of flooding the room outweighs the chance of clearing it.
Often yes, and that is your call to make with accurate information. A single blocked fixture with the water shut off to it is usually stable overnight if nobody uses it.
Waiting is a bad idea when wastewater is already on the floor or when more than one fixture is affected. It is also a bad idea when the only toilet in the house is out of service. After hours dispatch is priced higher across the trade, so the trade off is real either way.
A plumber does need to see which line is blocked and where the access is before quoting. Most companies charge a fee for that trip. That figure is confirmed with you on the phone before dispatch.
What we will not do is start work before you have heard a number and said yes to it. The decision point belongs to you, at the fixture, before anything is opened.
That is between you and the lease, and we are not the right party to settle it. What we can do is describe factually what came out of the line and where the blockage was.
Ask for that description in plain language before the visit ends. A note saying roots were pulled from the main line reads very differently than one saying wipes were retrieved from a toilet trap.
Because they share a line and the tub drain sits lower. When the shared branch or the main is obstructed, water takes the lowest opening it can find. In most homes that is a tub or a shower pan.
That symptom moves the job from a single fixture to the shared line. It is the clearest sign that the problem is further downstream than the toilet you are looking at.
It depends on containment rather than on the blockage itself. A clog with the water shut off, nothing spilling and another bathroom available is an appointment.
It becomes urgent when wastewater is leaving the fixture, when the house has one bathroom, or when the lowest drains are backing up. Those situations get worse with time rather than staying still.
We cover clogged drain repair in every part of the valley listed below. Each area page names the office that issues the plumbing permit there and who owns the sewer line at the curb, because both genuinely differ from one city to the next.
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About a minute of detail changes what we can tell you on the call.
Take the lid off the tank and push the flapper down so the bowl stops filling, then lift the float to stop the tank refilling. Close the valve behind the toilet by turning it clockwise. Do not flush again, and keep towels down until someone can clear it.
If the valve will not turn, do not force it, because an old angle stop can snap and turn a clog into a flood. Shutting the water off at the main is the safer move if the bowl is still rising.
Both basins share one drain line below the point where they join, so a blockage past that junction affects both. Water pushed down one side has nowhere to go and rises in the other. It is the most common sign that the problem is past the trap, not in it.
On a sink with a disposal, run the disposal only briefly before stopping. If it hums without turning, cut the power at the switch and the breaker before anyone investigates the chamber.
Yes, and they are one of the most common causes of a blocked line in a modern home. Wipes stay intact in water instead of breaking apart the way toilet paper does. They catch on any rough spot and collect more material behind them.
The failure usually happens where the line narrows or turns. Once a mat of wipes forms, plunging pushes it further along rather than breaking it up. A cable is normally needed to remove it.
Most single fixture blockages are cleared inside an hour of work once the access point is open. Setup, containment and testing take about as long as the clearing itself. A main line blockage takes longer because of the larger machine and the distance involved.
Jobs run long when there is no cleanout or when a toilet has to be pulled and reset. They also run long when the obstruction is a solid object that must be retrieved rather than cut.
Sometimes the water level drops by morning, and that is not the same as the clog clearing. What usually happened is that water seeped past a partial obstruction slowly over several hours. The blockage is still sitting there. The pipe is no more open than it was last night.
A line that empties overnight but blocks again on the next full use is narrowed rather than open. Treat the overnight drop as information rather than a repair.
No. Clearing a stoppage is on the short list of plumbing work that Clark County Code 22.02.195 says needs no permit. Removing and reinstalling a toilet is on that same list. The exemption holds as long as concealed piping is not replaced or rearranged.
Permits enter the picture when pipe inside walls or under the slab is replaced or rearranged. If a clearing visit turns into that kind of work, the permit question gets answered before the work starts.
Then the job changes and so does the price, and you should hear about it before anyone continues. In the Clark County Water Reclamation District area the lateral from the house to the main in the street is the property owner's responsibility.
The usual next step is a camera run to see what is actually down there, rather than repeated clearing attempts. That is covered on camera inspection across Clark County.
Describe what is happening and we will tell you what it usually takes to fix.