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Sewage Backup Emergency Service in Denver, CO

Stop using every fixture in the house right now, then call us. Sewage coming up into a tub, floor drain, or basement is a health hazard, not just a plumbing problem. We clear the blockage and find out why it happened.

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week across the Denver area.

  • Immediate mainline clearing, day or night
  • Camera inspection to confirm the cause before you pay for a repair
  • Root intrusion, bellied line, and collapse diagnosis
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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What it is

Sewage backup A sewage backup is sewage rising up into a tub, floor drain, toilet, or basement because the main sewer line is blocked and wastewater has nowhere else to go.

A Denver homeowner should stop using every fixture in the house right away and keep people and pets away from the contaminated area, because it is a health hazard and running more water anywhere in the building makes it worse.

Why sewage comes up instead of going down

Backups into the lowest fixtures mean the main sewer line is blocked, not a single trap. Everything the house drains has nowhere to go, so it takes the lowest opening it can find. Running more water anywhere in the building makes it worse, immediately.

  • Stop using every fixture in the house, including the washing machine
  • Keep children and pets out of the contaminated area entirely
  • Ventilate the space if you can do it without walking through the water
  • Do not pour drain chemicals into a line that is already backed up

Signs the main line is the problem

  • Sewage rising in a basement floor drain or shower
  • Toilets bubbling when the washing machine drains
  • Multiple fixtures backing up at the same time
  • Sewer odor in the lowest level of the house
  • Water pooling around a cleanout in the yard

What sewage backup response includes

  • Mainline clearing through the cleanout to restore flow
  • Camera inspection of the cleared line to identify the cause
  • Root cutting when intrusion is the blockage
  • Hydro jetting when grease or scale has coated the pipe
  • A written recommendation with video evidence, not a verbal upsell
  • Referral for excavation-scale replacement when the line has failed structurally

How a sewage backup call runs

  1. 1

    Contain

    We tell you what to stop using so nothing worsens.

  2. 2

    Access

    The exterior or interior cleanout is opened.

  3. 3

    Clear

    The blockage is cut through and flow is restored.

  4. 4

    Camera

    The line is inspected end to end on video.

  5. 5

    Plan

    You see the footage and get the honest next step.

Backups need a cause, not just a cable

  • Camera includedRecurring backups get inspected, not just cleared again.
  • Denver root beltMature tree cover over clay lines is the local pattern we know.
  • Since 2006Two decades on Denver main sewer lines.
  • Honest routingExcavation-scale work goes to the crew equipped for it.

Ready when you are

Tell us what is happening and your Denver neighborhood. We will route it fast.

What a sewage backup call costs

Clearing the blockage is the emergency and it is priced as a defined job. Whatever the camera finds afterward is a separate decision you make with the footage in front of you, on your timeline.

Need help right now? 24/7 emergency plumbing service. Planning a larger repair? See financing options.

  • Whether an accessible cleanout exists or has to be created
  • Root mass versus soft blockage versus a collapsed section
  • Distance from the cleanout to the blockage
  • Whether jetting is needed after mechanical clearing
  • Time of day the call comes in

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Licenses, credentials, and company proof

  • Colorado Master Plumber
    License MP-18927
  • Colorado State Plumbing Contractor
    License 2110
  • Family Owned & Operated
    Serving Denver since 2006, 20 years
  • Better Business Bureau
    Accredited Business, A+ rating
  • Angie's List Super Service Award
    2012 through 2017
  • Serving Denver since 2006
    Residential and commercial properties across the metro

Sewage backing up in your Denver home

Stop using water and call. We clear mainlines 24 hours a day.

Call Afford-A-Rooter Plumbing at (720) 296-7972.