Roto-Rooter Sewer Drain Service is a full-service plumbing business serving Ames, IA, and central Iowa including Boone, Greene, Carroll, Tama, Marshall, and Story counties. Roto-Rooter Sewer Drain Service provides core plumbing services such as drain cleaning, pipe repair and installation, toilet repair and replacement, sink repair and installation, shower repair and replacement, garbage disposal repair, sump pump services, water heater repair and replacement, sewer line services, and sewer video camera inspections. The business also offers specialized services including septic pumping, hydrojetting, grease trap cleaning and maintenance, septic inspections, and crawler sewer camera inspection services. The business is locally operated and has been serving the Ames area since 1935.
Does Roto-Rooter Sewer Drain Service offer sewer line inspections?+
Yes, Roto-Rooter Sewer Drain Service offers sewer video camera inspections and crawler sewer camera inspection services to diagnose sewer line issues efficiently.
What areas does Roto-Rooter Sewer Drain Service serve?+
Roto-Rooter Sewer Drain Service serves Ames, IA and central Iowa including Boone, Greene, Carroll, Tama, Marshall, and Story counties.
Are the plumbers at Roto-Rooter Sewer Drain Service licensed and insured?+
Yes, all plumbers at Roto-Rooter Sewer Drain Service are licensed and insured professionals equipped with advanced tools and equipment.
Does Roto-Rooter Sewer Drain Service provide commercial plumbing services?+
Yes, Roto-Rooter Sewer Drain Service offers comprehensive commercial plumbing services to meet routine and emergency plumbing needs for businesses.
Tim and Cameron showed up very fast. They started to work immediately and speaking as a layman, they looked very knowledgeable and competent at their task. Turns out, they WERE very competent and knowledgeable and fixed our issue quickly and efficiently! Tim made recommendations on a product for us to use and got us the product to start use immediately. They cleaned up and asked if I had any questions. Both men were very pleasant and courteous and explained the steps they were taking to tackle our problem. I appreciate them and your company very much! You save us from having a horrible weekend!!! This is not the first time we have use...Tim and Cameron showed up very fast. They started to work immediately and speaking as a layman, they looked very knowledgeable and competent at their task. Turns out, they WERE very competent and knowledgeable and fixed our issue quickly and efficiently! Tim made recommendations on a product for us to use and got us the product to start use immediately. They cleaned up and asked if I had any questions. Both men were very pleasant and courteous and explained the steps they were taking to tackle our problem. I appreciate them and your company very much! You save us from having a horrible weekend!!! This is not the first time we have used your company and it won’t be the last either. We will highly recommend Roto-Rooter as well. The price was a bit surprising, however I feel confident it is the going rate for this service.
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Ryan Hicks
Feb 17, 2026
★★★★★5.0
Zach was awesome fixed my sewer main clog and snaked my secondary floor drain. Quick and thorough job and very respectful! Will definitely be my first call next time if needed!
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Dave Tucker
Dec 29, 2025
★★★★★5.0
Technician Zach was at our house within 30 minutes of call to the office. Cleared drain line from house to street. Clean, efficient, and friendly to work with. Explained what he was doing and cleaned up well after himself. Could not have asked for better or more prompt service.
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Tammy Ray
Aug 10, 2025
★★★★★5.0
These two men went above and beyond to tackle the issue with the sewer drain and septic system issue. Christian McCasland and Cameron Boynton many hours spent here working hard to fix the issues.The two men were very excellent customer service,experienced,explained everything they were doing and what had to be done. They had to leave and go back to get more equipment to fix our sewer drain and septic system. Excellent couple of men and 100% satisfied with their services and price very reasonable for the amount of hours at the homes doing the inspection and work. Should give them a call 24 hours service from the professionals. Thanks for amazi...These two men went above and beyond to tackle the issue with the sewer drain and septic system issue. Christian McCasland and Cameron Boynton many hours spent here working hard to fix the issues.The two men were very excellent customer service,experienced,explained everything they were doing and what had to be done. They had to leave and go back to get more equipment to fix our sewer drain and septic system. Excellent couple of men and 100% satisfied with their services and price very reasonable for the amount of hours at the homes doing the inspection and work. Should give them a call 24 hours service from the professionals. Thanks for amazing job. Ames,Iowa store.
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Daniel Dickens
May 22, 2025
★★★★★5.0
Justin and Christian from Ames Roto Rooter did an excellent job of clearing my floor drains today. They showed up on time and even called to notify me that they were on their way.
They quickly diagnosed and explained the problem. They used two cable wheels on their smaller machine with 75 ft of cable and a root cutting tip. Then they brought in a bigger machine with 110 ft of cable. They he kept going until they fixed. Probably worked an hour and a half.
They were friendly and respectful.
The cost was significantly less than I expected.
Thank you guys.
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