Drain Cleaning & Sewer Line Repair in Media, PA

Media is the county seat of Delaware County, and the borough’s housing tells the story of its drains. Much of “Everybody’s Hometown” was built between the 1880s and the 1940s — the Victorians and twins along State Street, the brick rowhomes off Jackson and Olive, and the older singles around Front Street and Gayley. Homes that old were almost always plumbed with clay (terracotta) sewer laterals or cast iron drain stacks, and after eighty to a hundred years in the ground, those materials are at the end of their service life. That’s why Media gets more than its share of slow drains, sewer backups, and laterals that fail right at the curb. Advanced Drains has roughly 306 customers in and around Media, and we know these blocks.

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Advanced Drains is a licensed PA Home Improvement Contractor (PA HIC PA151129) with a 4.8-star rating across 745+ Google reviews. We offer a camera inspection (credited toward your repair) and written estimate, we’ll beat any written estimate by 10%, and we run same-day or next-day in Media when we can.

Drain Cleaning in Media, PA

Most Media drain calls start the same way: a kitchen line that won’t keep up, a basement floor drain that gurgles when the washer empties, or a main that backs up after a hard rain. In the older homes near Veterans Square and the rowhomes off South Avenue, grease and root intrusion are the usual culprits. We clear blockages with the right tool for the pipe — cable for soft stoppages, and a real diagnosis (not just a temporary snake) so the line stays clear. Every cleaning gets backed by a camera inspection (credited toward your repair) so you actually see what caused the clog.

Sewer Line Repair in Media, PA

When a Media sewer line fails, it’s usually the lateral — the pipe running from the house, under the front yard or sidewalk, out to the borough main in the street. Decades of root pressure from the mature street trees along Third and Lemon Streets crack older clay joints, and cast iron stacks rust through from the inside. We repair and replace sewer lines from the cleanout to the curb, and we coordinate the curb-to-main and any borough permitting that the work requires. You get a written estimate before anything is dug.

Trenchless Sewer Repair & CIPP Lining

Media’s tight borough lots, brick sidewalks, and mature landscaping make open-trench digging the worst-case option. Where the pipe allows, we line it instead. Our trenchless CIPP (cured-in-place pipe) lining pulls a resin liner through the existing lateral and cures it into a new pipe inside the old one — no trench across your front walk. We do CIPP in-house, not subcontracted, so the crew that quotes the job is the crew that does it.

Camera Inspection & Hydro Jetting

We never guess. A sewer camera inspection shows the exact condition and location of the problem before we recommend anything — and for Media buyers and sellers, it’s the smartest $0 you can spend before closing on an older home. For recurring grease and sludge in restaurant and rowhome lines, hydro jetting scours the pipe wall back to bare pipe, which a cable can’t do.

Why Media Homeowners Call Advanced Drains

• Camera inspection (credited toward your repair) and written estimate — no charge to find out what’s wrong
• We beat any written estimate by 10%
• Trenchless / CIPP done in-house, never subcontracted
• Licensed PA HIC PA151129, 4.8 stars across 745+ reviews
• Same-day or next-day service across Media and Delaware County

Serving Media borough and the surrounding Delaware County area. See our full Delaware County drain & sewer service area for nearby towns we cover.

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Trenchless equipment is easy to buy. A trailer and a liner kit do not make someone a sewer contractor. If you have been told the whole line has to be replaced, or handed a price that does not add up, bring us the written estimate and the video. The site visit is free. We will tell you plainly what we see, including when the answer is that you do not need the work.

Underground Is All We Do

• Craig Devakow has done trenchless sewer work since 2014, five years before he founded this company. Well over 2,000 sewer lines in that time.
• More than 12,000 service visits on record since 2020.
• Owned and run by a licensed master plumber. Pennsylvania HIC #PA151129.
• We own our lining and pipe bursting equipment, and we line pipe from 2 inches to 6 inches.
• You get a camera video of the finished line, yours to keep.
• Everything in writing. We beat any written estimate.

What to Ask Any Trenchless Contractor

1. How long have you done trenchless work, and is it your main trade?
2. Is a licensed master plumber on the job?
3. Do you own the equipment, and what pipe sizes can you line?
4. Will I get video before and after?
5. Who makes the liner, and what does the written warranty say?

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does sewer line repair cost in Media, PA?

It depends on the length of the lateral, the depth, and whether we can line it trenchless or have to dig. That’s exactly why we give a camera inspection (credited toward your repair) and a written estimate first — you see the real condition before you commit to a price, and we’ll beat any written estimate by 10%.

My older Media home has clay or cast iron pipes. Do they all need replacing?

Not necessarily. Many clay and cast iron lines have decades left if the failure is localized. A camera inspection tells us whether you need a spot repair, a trenchless CIPP liner, or a full replacement — we don’t sell you a new line you don’t need.

Can you do the work without digging up my yard or sidewalk?

In most cases, yes. Where the existing pipe allows it, our in-house trenchless CIPP lining rehabilitates the sewer from the inside — no trench across your front walk or landscaping. We confirm whether your line is a candidate during the camera inspection (credited toward your repair).