Hydro Jetting in St. Louis City

Many brick homes and two-family flats in South City, Tower Grove, Soulard and Dogtown still drain through vitrified clay laterals with joints every few feet. Mature street trees send roots into those joints, and once cut, the loose root mass and silt need flushing out. Jetting clears that debris so it doesn't catch the next flush.

The restaurant rows on The Hill, in Soulard and along Washington Avenue and South Grand push a heavy grease load into their lines. Regular jetting keeps those kitchens open, and it's far easier to schedule than an emergency backup on a Saturday night. Older commercial buildings downtown can also have long, flat runs where sludge settles, and jetting moves that material out to the main.

Most of the city's public sewers belong to MSD, which is upgrading them through Project Clear, but the lateral from the building to the main is the owner's responsibility. If jetting reveals a cracked or collapsed section, we locate and mark it and quote the repair in writing; trenchless options can be coordinated through our trusted trenchless partners to protect sidewalks and small yards.