Drain Cleaning Miami: $147 to $352 + City Permits (2026)

National figures; we found no Miami-only drain cleaning price. Ask for the service call fee before anyone is sent.

Do this now: a backed-up drain in Miami

1. Stop using water anywhere in the house if more than one drain is backing up. Every flush and shower adds to the backup.
2. Public sewer overflowing? Miami-Dade Water and Sewer's 24-hour line, 305-274-9272, takes reports of backed-up sewer lines and overflowing manholes.
3. Keep away from wet outlets and cords. The Red Cross warns not to touch electrical equipment if it is wet or if you are standing in water.
4. Sewage on the floor? Take photos before cleanup, as FEMA advises, and call your insurer. Do not sign over your claim to a contractor: Florida bans assignment of benefits on policies issued on or after January 1, 2023.
5. Call the plumber line, say which fixtures are backing up, and ask for the service call fee.

Is it an emergency? Clogs that cannot wait in Miami

Call tonight when sewage is coming into the house or the only toilet will not flush; a single slow sink can wait for morning and skip after-hours rates, which HomeGuide says often run 2 to 3 times standard pricing.

• Call now: water rising from a floor drain, shower or tub when you flush; sewage odor with wet floors; a main line backup in a house with one bathroom.
• Can wait: one slow sink or tub, a gurgling drain that still empties, or a toilet that clogs now and then.

Who handles a sewer problem in Miami: WASD or you

Miami-Dade Water and Sewer runs a 24-hour call center at 305-274-9272 for broken or leaking water or sewer pipes, hydrants, manholes and meters, and for sewer lines that are backed up or manholes that are overflowing. On the water side, the county says it maintains service up to and including the meter box and cannot perform repairs on private property. We did not find a WASD page that says where a homeowner's sewer line ends. If the plumber's snake or camera finds the blockage near the street, ask WASD to check the public side before you pay to dig. Digging and replacement are covered in sewer line repair.

Drain permits in the City of Miami

Clearing a clog needs no permit in the City of Miami; unclogging drains is on its list of exempt work. A broken sewer line is a different job: the city lists sanitary sewer repairs among its Easy Permits, which are issued by email once paid and only to qualified contractors in good standing. Ask the plumber up front whether the fix they are quoting needs one.

Older drain lines in Miami homes

Miami's median home was built in 1979, by the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 estimate, so about half the city's homes are more than 45 years old. A clog that keeps coming back is worth a camera look, which HomeGuide prices at $125 to $500; ask to see the footage before you approve a bigger repair.

If the job ends with a new toilet, Miami-Dade's water conservation rebate pays up to $50 per WaterSense toilet, two per property, in single-family homes built before 1996. Seniors with a senior tax exemption can get up to $200 for one toilet or $300 for two installed by a Florida-licensed contractor.

Local rules, programs and contacts for Miami, from the official city, county, state, utility, Census and NOAA pages listed under Sources.

Questions to ask a Miami drain company

1. Is the price for one drain or the main line, and is a camera inspection included?
2. What is your Florida plumbing license number (CF or RF) on DBPR's license search?
3. If you find a broken pipe, will you pull the City of Miami Easy Permit?
4. What does an after-hours visit add?

More plumbing help in Miami

See plumber in Miami for permits and license checks, emergency plumber in Miami for burst pipes, and water heater repair in Miami. The national drain cleaning guide compares snaking and hydro jetting. Compare drain cleaning in Orlando and drain cleaning in Jacksonville, or every trade on home repair costs. Calls to the line go to an independent company that serves your area and takes this kind of job (how calls work).