The kitchen is where most household plumbing gets the heaviest daily use — and where the combination of grease, food debris, and older drain line materials creates the most recurring problems. In pre-1970 St. Louis homes with cast iron kitchen drain lines, the rough corroded interior of the pipe holds grease like velcro.
What Our Kitchen Plumbing Services Cover
Kitchen Faucet Repair
Dripping faucets, pull-down hose and diverter repair, base leaks, and aerator cleaning. All brands.
View Kitchen Faucet Repair detailsKitchen Faucet Installation
Supply and install or install-only. Shutoff valve assessment, new supply lines, pull-down hose clearance checked.
View Kitchen Faucet Installation detailsGarbage Disposal Repair
Jammed, humming, leaking, or dead disposals. Repair or same-day replacement with units on the truck.
View Garbage Disposal Repair detailsKitchen Sink & Drain Service
Slow or backed-up kitchen drains, P-trap leaks, drain cleaning, and sink replacement.
View Kitchen Sink & Drain Service detailsDishwasher Installation
New dishwasher plumbing — supply line, drain connection, high loop, and check valve installation.
View Dishwasher Installation detailsKitchen Faucet Installation
Full kitchen faucet installation — single-handle, pull-down, and touchless models with shutoff valve assessment.
View Kitchen Faucet Installation detailsWhich Kitchen Service Do You Need?
"My kitchen sink drains slowly and it keeps coming back"
→ You likely need: Kitchen Sink Drain Service — likely grease in cast iron line, may need hydro jetting not just snaking
"My garbage disposal hums but doesn't spin"
→ You likely need: Disposal Repair — jammed impeller, use hex key reset or call for service
"My garbage disposal is completely dead — no sound at all"
→ You likely need: Disposal Repair or Replacement — electrical failure, tripped reset button, or failed motor
"My dishwasher has standing water at the end of the cycle"
→ You likely need: Dishwasher Plumbing — drain hose, check valve, or drain connection issue
"My kitchen faucet flow has dropped significantly"
→ You likely need: Faucet Repair — aerator or cartridge scale buildup (common in St. Louis hard water)
"My kitchen faucet drips constantly when turned off"
→ You likely need: Faucet Repair — worn cartridge or O-ring, typically repairable without full faucet replacement
How We Handle Kitchen Plumbing Repairs
Diagnose the Cause, Not Just the Symptom
A slow kitchen drain in a 1940 Soulard home is a different problem than one in a 1995 Chesterfield home with PVC drain lines. In the older home, we're likely dealing with cast iron drain lines where the corroded interior is the underlying cause.
Use the Right Method for the Problem
Standard cable snaking for mechanical clogs in PVC. Hydro jetting for grease-in-cast-iron situations where full-diameter cleaning is needed. Component replacement for faucet issues. For disposals — reset first, then diagnosis, then replacement if the motor has failed.
Confirm and Test
After any drain service, we run a full water draw to confirm the drain is flowing at proper speed before leaving. After faucet or fixture work, we check for drips and flow rate.
What Affects Kitchen Plumbing Cost?
Kitchen drain service
Standard snaking: $150–$300. Hydro jetting for grease in cast iron: $250–$500. Camera inspection: $200–$350 additional.
Garbage disposal
Repair (unjamming, reset, electrical): $100–$200. Replacement (unit supplied): $350–$600. Customer-supplied unit install: $150–$250 labor.
Dishwasher plumbing
New connection on installation: $150–$250. Drain repair or rerouting: $150–$350.
Faucet repair
Aerator cleaning/replacement: $75–$150. Cartridge replacement: $150–$300. Full faucet replacement: $250–$500 including fixture.
Shutoff valves
Kitchen shutoff valves in older St. Louis homes often need replacement when disturbed — add $150–$300 per valve.
What Our Customers Say
"Kitchen drain had been slow for two years. Previous plumber had snaked it twice and it always came back. This time, plumber ran a camera and showed us the grease coating inside the old cast iron line. Hydro jetting cleaned it out completely."
"Disposal stopped working completely. Plumber checked the reset button first, then the electrical connection — found the outlet under the sink had failed. Fixed the outlet, disposal works fine. Saved us a full disposal replacement."
"Dishwasher wasn't draining fully after we moved into the house. Plumber traced it to an improper drain hose connection — the previous installer hadn't included the high loop. Fixed the connection, problem solved."
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