Sewer Friendly is a local family owned and run business. We are dedicated to excellent customer service and have the best equipment in order to achieve this goal. Currently Sewer Friendly has pipe bursting equipment which allows us to change water and sewer lines with out digging up your yard. It is like we were never there. We are a sewer business with very competitive pricing. Mike Petelle, owner, was a plumber in Seattle for 15 years and his experience and knowledge have been handed down to the entire crew. We are also a Registered Side Sewer Contractor. Feel at ease in our hands.
Business highlights
22 years of trusted experience
Women Owned & Operated
Se Habla Español
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
Trenchless repair (pipe bursting) of failing sewer lines, sewer and and water line inspections (aka sewer scope or camera inspection), new sewer line construction, Hydro Jetting, water line repair and installation.
Services we don't offer
Interior home plumbing issues related to sinks toilets showers, etc.
What a great team, from first contact with Shannon, who was helpful and attentive, to Nina, who was friendly efficient and responsive, and the amazing, hard working, efficient and talented team of Ellias, Kenneth, Noa and Alexis, the project was done quickly, painlessly and tidily. I would recommend their services to anyone. Competitively priced too!
Description of Work: replacement of 35 feet of old concrete sewer line
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$9,761
Juliet K.
07/2023
5.0
sewer cleaning
+ -1 more
Fast, friendly and efficient! The staff were incredibly kind and the project lead walked me through the entire process. Good people!
Description of Work: Damaged sewer line
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,250
Kate S.
10/2021
5.0
excavators
+ -1 more
We hired Sewer Friendly for a second time to fix a break where our sewer connected with the city system (a break they identified in our original scope of work with them). Though sewer projects are nobody’s ideal way to spend money, we had another great experience from start to finish. Elliott in the office helped us to split our estimate into two parts, as this part of our line was shared with our neighbor. Rick was a great help in getting us an estimate which set our expectations for the ideal (sleeving — which ended up being possible!) versus which complications we might run into. Robert and Parker were so friendly while working in a deep, deep hole in our side yard, and Daniel and Tristan even showed up with some rolls of sod and topsoil when they arrived to clean up our property afterward. Everyone was just as lovely and professional as last time. We hope more sewer projects *aren’t* in our future, but if they are, we will definitely call Sewer Friendly again!
Description of Work: Sewer repair
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Response from Sewer Friendly, LLC
Thanks! We appreciate your faith in Sewer Friendly to do the job right and use us again!
Daniela V.
04/2021
5.0
excavators, septic tank, sewer cleaning
+ 1 more
Sewer Friendly was fantastic to work with! A shout out to Sherrie, Rick, Elliott, Roberto, Maza, Tristan and John! Excellent, clear and fast communication with Elliott over email and on the phone. We hired them to fix our bellied sewer line and to provide an estimate for fixes to the line we share with 2 other neighbors. As you can imagine, that involves a lot of information prepped prior to neighbor buy-in. Once we get the greenlight from all neighbors, we hope to proceed with Sewer Friendly for both the fix to the neighbor's tie in and the permaliner to the main. As for the completed work, the crew was punctual, incredibly friendly and hard working. In our case, our property didn't allow for an excavator so they had to hand dig 10 feet down! What a feat! During the process, they were very careful to place the dug up dirt in the designated areas, keeping my flowers safe. Upon completion, they documented all fixes with photos and texted them to me for my reference. Throughout the process, the foreman, Roberto was phenomenal. What a great guy! Superb communication with the crew and with us, exhibited great judgement on the best course of action to take with the project and was just very sweet. I would definitely recommend Sewer Friendly!
Description of Work: Replacement of a bellied sewer line.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$11,000
BARBARA O.
03/2021
5.0
plumbing, sewer cleaning, drain cleaning
+ 1 more
It all went great. The whole crew was quick, friendly & professional. They hand-dug a hole in the backyard being careful not to disrupt the gas pipe running in that area, installed the sewer clean-out, had it inspected and filled the hole, leaving everything looking great. In addition to hydro jetting the sewer line, they also hydro jetted the basement and driveway floor drains, which was very difficult since they were small pipes with 90 degree angles. I now have a much better idea of how the drainage works around my house, and I would highly recommend them.
Description of Work: They installed a sewer clean-out in the backyard of my 1929 house, and they cleaned and scoped basement & driveway floor drains which were backing up in heavy rains.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000
HORACIO D.
06/2020
2.0
basement waterproofing
+ -1 more
The replacement of the pipe was fine but they left the place in total disarray: 1) They did not put the dug dirt back in place. 2) They dug out below the foundation of the house and when I had a contractor to do something else, he realized the foundation of the house was hanging. 3) The overall job was super messy, I had to replace half of my deck after they were done.
Description of Work: Rreplace a sewer pipe
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Chris B.
09/2018
5.0
plumbing, septic tank
+ 0 more
great. from initial contact to last touches. so great to work with. can do attitude, reasonable in approach and cost. respectful of our home and property. put sod and brick patio back when every other estimator made it very clear that "we are not a landscaping company". They protected our grass and took time to sort materials that they excavated (within reason - like the 4" of gravel on the drive from the soil below)... which i think is above and beyond and i know other people wouldn't do. They are always communicative (calling with updates on project and/or just to say they were arriving late), letting us know when they were going or if any services would be interrupted. they called back quickly. They answered questions that i had. Their payment plan was reasonable. They would review work before they left. They cleaned up and made the work site safe EVERY TIME. They reviewed the work with us before the final payment was due. Excellent work. it amazed me how knowledgable and effective they were. For example - one company that bidder would have had to hire another company to scope down the sewer to find the stub and it was a HUGE issue to do that AND they measured totally wrong - even though we had all of the info from the utility company. Sewer Friendly measured and scoped and found the stub just where they said they would. they made all of it look easy. All inspections were done and passed. and the job went as planned. they were Excellent! I'm so sorry i didn't write this earlier....
Description of Work: converted from septic to sewer
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$15,000
Carrie S.
02/2018
5.0
plumbing, drain pipe, sewer cleaning
+ 1 more
Love these guys. Professional, on-time, fast, great communicators, beat the other big name prices for exact same work. Again let me know what was going on every step of the way. AAA service. Def. Recommend.
Description of Work: New sewer line from street to house. 100 year old line was shot. Would not drain. Ugh! Tried cleaning out but too much damage and holes in old line. Had to bust up sidewalk and repair too.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$8,000
Bonnie M.
09/2017
5.0
plumbing
+ -1 more
Sewer Friendly was a pleasure to work with. My first contact with them was to arrange a bid, and Rob came out promptly, was pleasant to work with, and I got a detailed bid from them on the same day. We collected several other bids and Sewer Friendly was the best price for the same work. I called and spoke to Jamie, who set everything up for us, answered all my questions, and took my deposit. I called on a Friday, and Monday morning, someone from the city was out doing a pre-inspection and work got started that day. The crew worked efficiently, and by that Thursday, the holes in our yard were filled and the job was done. Sewer Friendly communicated with me well at every step of the way, did exactly what they said they would, and they offered us the best price of the places we got quotes from. Thanks!
Description of Work: Sewer line replacement and repair
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$11,000
deborah R.
03/2017
5.0
plumbing, drain pipe, sewer cleaning
+ 1 more
Mike at Sewer Friendly was THE BEST. He was on time, thoroughly assessed the situation, and give us a COMPLETE bid PROMPTLY. Everything about the project went smoothly and Mike was very calming. The bid was reasonable and Sewer Friendly was fantastic to deal with. All their employees were friendly and worked hard. Thank god we found Sewer Friendly!!
Description of Work: We needed a sewer replacement for a duplex in Seattle. It was a nightmare prospect - super deep sewer line, under a 60 year old cherry tree, under a sidewalk, fence, and hedge. No other company would take it on, or return phone calls. One bid for sure would have sent us to the poor house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$20,000
Kevin S.
12/2016
5.0
sewer cleaning
+ -1 more
They came on time and finished on time and left the site in a clean condition. I was not on site when they did the work, but they said they would provide a video of the replaced sewer piping.
Description of Work: Repaired and replaced a portion of my side sewer.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$8,000
Jonathan E.
03/2016
4.0
sewer cleaning
+ -1 more
They came out and they kind of roto rootered it. I was happy with it but then a week or 2 later, it backed up again. They were responsive. I’d asked them to take some pictures and these are root samples of the offending roots and they didn’t. I will definitely let them bid on big jobs which what they do.
Description of Work: I used Sewer Friendly for sewer cleaning.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$25,000
Christopher H.
09/2015
5.0
plumbing, sewer cleaning
+ 0 more
It all went extremely well from my initial contact with SewerFriendly to the final wrap-up. Mike came out before noon the day after I first contacted them. He assessed the problem, looked at the work to be done (including working under the deck), and gave us a good time and dollar estimate before he left. They were initially going to come out two days later to get temporary service re-established, then work us into the schedule 10 days later, right after the Labor Day holiday, to finalize everything. However, Ben and Nate did such a good job and made such good progress on Saturday that they (Ben and Tony) were able to come back on Monday and finish the job. As soon as we had committed to the project, they immediately pulled the necessary permit for doing side sewer work from Seattle Public Utilities, and scheduled a timely inspection for midday Monday so there was no hold-up in completing the project while waiting for an inspection. Near the end of the first day, they ran a scope down the 6" main while the line was open to check its condition and found a substantial root wad. Though it was the weekend, they were able to arrange with ActionJackson to come out Monday morning, hydrojet out the line, and get us a before/after video recording of the 6" line while everything was still opened up. Ben, Nate, and Tony were all extremely hard and focused workers. They were all respectful of us, our neighbors, our landscaping, and our property. They were able to walk their small Kubota backhoe into the side yard from the alley. They used shoring boards to lay down across the stone walkway and then across the grass to eliminate any track damage. They had to work with the backhoe tucked into a very tight space, but they never even bumped the deck (or our glass and aluminum railing!) with the boom or bucket. Cleanup was exceptional -- even down to digging dirt by hand out of the grass and plantings along the sides where the dirt had run over the edge of the big tarps they put down. Things were smoothed and leveled -- they even offered to seed in grass, but we have some additional work we want to do in that part of the yard first, so we will take that on. We were overall extremely happy with the company, staff, and crews. Explanations were straightforward, both Mike and the crews listened to what we had to say and concerns that we had and responded accordingly. Contract and billing from Julie and Michelle in the office were straightforward, accurate, and prompt. And they also explained to us clearly how they could replace the 6" line out to the street in the future with minimal disturbance to our landscaping and at lower than expected cost, if that should become necessary. We will definitely recommend Mike and SewerFriendly to anyone in need of sewer repair. That's their business, and they focus on it and do it well!
Description of Work: Dug up and replaced ~20' of old 4" side sewer line (concrete pipes) that failed. Connected to the 6" side sewer line shared with our neighbors, and replaced their Y connection in the process. Added a 4" access/cleanout near the house, and a 6" access/cleanout near the junction with the 6" line. Half the trenching involved working underneath our deck by hand with just 3-½' clearance. Pipe went from 1' below surface to 7' below surface at the 6" junction. Video scoped the 6" line and found large root wad blocking much of it about 64' out toward street. Arranged for ActionJackson to come in the next day, hydrojet, and video scope the line to the street.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,760
Donna A.
06/2015
5.0
plumbing
+ -1 more
Julie the receptionist was great. She was there to answer the many questions I had. The job started on time and finished on time. The estimate was alot less than other companies.
Description of Work: Repaired a sewer line. The job required digging a huge holland repairing the line. They were able to avoid tearing up the sidewalk in order to make the repair. I really appreciated that!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,500
Response from Sewer Friendly, LLC
Thank you for the review. We strive to do the best for each customer and it is nice to hear that we have achieved that goal. Please feel free to call anytime or refer us to friends, family and neighbors. Thank you again for the business.
GORDON R.
05/2015
5.0
plumbing, sewer cleaning
+ 0 more
Sewer Friendly is amazing. They came out several times to speak with us and scoped the line twice before we decided to use their services. They explained all options thoroughly and were very responsive to our questions. The bid for what they did was lower that some bids which only covered repairs and partial replacement. The team always arrived when expected, worked efficiently, and saved many plants that we might have lost otherwise. The cleanup was amazing. Multiple neighbors remarked that the yard barely revealed the extent of the work done. (This is so unlike a previous company we had used approximately 10 years ago for a repair that left a huge mound of dirt for us to dispose of.) We have sung their praise to neighbors and recommend them heartily.
Description of Work: Replaced side sewer line from house to edge of property via pipe bursting and reconnected affected drain and downspout lines.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$17,000
PETER AND KATHY K.
05/2015
5.0
plumbing
+ -1 more
This was done while we were out of town but tenant reports that company employees were very cordial and got down to business, completing work in a satisfactory manner. Nothing but happy with Sewer Friendly's work ethic and finished product.
Description of Work: Excavated to expose 4" sewer line in backyard as needed and prepped for pipe bursting. Excavated to expose sewer at the property line as needed and prepped for pipe bursting. Pulled new 4" HDPE sewer line (approx. 80' of pipe) from the house to the property line. Made necessary connections and installed 4" clean out to grade. Arranged for plans and permits with city.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$7,800
HOLLY M.
02/2015
5.0
plumbing, sewer cleaning
+ 0 more
We asked Sewer Friendly to take a look at our sewer system for a second opinion. The owner came by promptly and was very professional. He told us that the issue was with our toilets and he made recommendations for how to fix our problem and he was great. It is very encouraging to see such honest and professional businesses such as Sewer Friendly.
Description of Work: The owner came over because we had repeated issues with the toilet back flowing and the plumbing company who cleaned the lines told us that our sewer pipes all needed to be replaced because they were at a wrong angle. At the recommendation of a friend who recently used Sewer Friendly who did excellent work for him.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Tanya S.
11/2014
5.0
plumbing
+ -1 more
Great! Friendly and good knowledge! Will use them for sure when we get the work done!
Description of Work: Scoped our sewers and gave us the best estimate we'd come across!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
BRETT P.
07/2014
5.0
septic tank, sewer cleaning
+ 0 more
They were excellent. We had to go complete reroute with plumbing and it was pretty extensive. They had to dig up the driveway to do that. They dug a big ditch and tunneled out to the street. They did everything they said they were going to do and more. Their clean up was impeccable. It was like they never even came. I couldn't even tell that the driveway had been torn up.
Description of Work: We wound up doing a sewer project with Sewer Friendly. It was rerouting plumbing and basically disconnecting from septic tank and hooking up to sewer.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$16,000
Henry L.
06/2014
5.0
plumbing, sewer cleaning
+ 0 more
They were on time, did a great job and completed the job in two days.
Description of Work: Replaced sewer line from house to alley and repaired concrete removed in the process.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$8,000
Rebecca C.
04/2014
4.0
sewer cleaning
+ -1 more
I dont bad mouth people. It was done. It was costly. It was necessary.
Description of Work: Came in to do inspection and failed. Had to bust concrete.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
2.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,400
Response from Sewer Friendly, LLC
[member name removed] - Thank you for your input. We understand your concerns and we are also glad we were there to help.
Willma E.
02/2014
5.0
plumbing
+ -1 more
I had a partially clogged sewer and they were down the street doing a side sewer repair job. I approached them and asked them for assistance and they referred me to Action Jackson for unclogging and sewer video as Sewer Friendly specializes in sewer repair and replacement. They actually called Action Jackson and had them call me and come out the next day.
Description of Work: .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Andrea A.
01/2014
5.0
plumbing
+ -1 more
Have hired several plumbers over the years. Sewer Friendly stands out and I recommend them highly. Responsiveness of a family owned business and capabilities that surpassed the big guys. First big national chain said tree roots, second advised abandon line and install a new one for 20k. Rob came by and did a thorough assessment and pinpointed the problems, offset pipes, unfortunately under our slab. Spent extra time showing the video and explained how Sewer Friendly could handle the work with much less disruption...and cost. They referred Action Jackson to jet the line while they worked on scheduling us in. They did a good job clearing the line, however with a busy household and the nature of our problem we backed up again in couple of days, on Christmas. I emailed them and heard back from Mike the owner within an hour on Christmas day. They squeezed us in the next day and handled the job in one day. Todd did an exceptional job, very thorough with excavating, jackhammering, tunneling, plumbing, repair and clean up. He provided clear explanations of the work and updates throughout the day. He may be the most polite plumber I've ever met! Communication with staff via email was first rate, exceptional service and great price. Top notch!
Description of Work: Repaired main sewer line. Right in the middle of the holidays, 4 kids home from college, it could have been a disaster, now thanks to their timely and expert intervention this will just be a funny story we will add to our holiday memories.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,000
cecilia R.
12/2013
5.0
plumbing
+ -1 more
They were on time and came right out.
Description of Work: My water bill kept being really high because I had a leak. They came out and tore up the yard and fixed the leak and replaced pipes and then put the yard all back together.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500
Kristie G.
11/2013
5.0
plumbing, drain pipe, sewer cleaning
+ 1 more
I've been watching my neighbor get the sewer line replaced and it made me think how lucky I was to have hired Sewer Friendly for the work at my house, which reminded me that I needed to post a review on Angie's List about them. They were very efficient, and the work was done in three days. My poor neighbors have been at it for over a week :(. I was very pleased with the work done and although I hate spending money on stuff like this, I have to admit that not having to worry about the sewer backing up is a real joy. They had to dig down through my concrete patio to get to the line, and dig down to the line at the end of my property just at the end of the steps before the sidewalk. My House is on a hill and the sewer runs down to the street. I was really glad they didn't have to dig up my steps or run a trench all through my yard. They also had to dig three holes to run the new water line. One in the cement driveway, one in the yard and one by the house to connect everything along with spigots and shut off valves.
Description of Work: Replaced my side sewer and incoming water line from the meter. Added two additional clean-outs.
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Service Categories
Plumbing,
Sewer Cleaning,
Drain Pipe Installation,
Excavating,
Drain Cleaning
FAQ
Sewer Friendly, LLC is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.
Sunday: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Monday: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Tuesday: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Wednesday: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Friday: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Saturday: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Sewer Friendly, LLC accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
No, Sewer Friendly, LLC does not offer warranties.
Sewer Friendly, LLC offers the following services: Trenchless repair (pipe bursting) of failing sewer lines, sewer and and water line inspections (aka sewer scope or camera inspection), new sewer line construction, Hydro Jetting, water line repair and installation.
Interior home plumbing issues related to sinks toilets showers, etc.