Messina Plumbing & Mechanical
Clear it · Camera it · Fix the cause

Cleared is easy. We find out why it clogged.

Anybody can rent a machine and punch a hole through a clog. If nobody looks at why it happened, you'll be making the same call in six months. We clear the line, run a camera when it's warranted, and tell you what's actually down there.

Joe Messina running a sewer camera to locate an underground problem
Joe running the camera to find the cause, not just clear the clog.

"Messina plumbing fixed our non-draining bathroom tub issue that no one could or did!! He is now our family's lifelong plumber and we will more than recommend his company for any services that he covers."

Diane · Google review

What we handle

  • Slow or stopped drains in kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and floor drains.
  • Main sewer line backups, including the ugly ones where more than one fixture backs up at once.
  • Camera inspections so you can see the problem yourself instead of taking anyone's word for it.
  • Septic-connected homes, common outside the city limits, where the fix has to respect the whole system.
  • Repairs and replacement when the line itself has failed. If digging is involved, excavation is part of the same job, with one shop accountable for all of it.

How to read your symptoms

One slow fixture is usually a local clog. Two or more fixtures backing up at once, gurgling toilets when the washing machine drains, or sewage smell in the yard point at the main line. Around here the usual suspects are tree roots hunting for water, decades of grease, wipes that were never actually flushable, and older lines that have sagged or cracked. The camera ends the guessing.

Sewage in the house? Keep people and pets away from it, don't run any water, and call the 24/7 line now. Backups get worse with every flush upstream.

What moves the price

Where the clog livesA sink trap is minutes. A main line under the slab or yard is a different job.
AccessA reachable cleanout saves real time. No cleanout means we work through a roof vent or pull a toilet.
What the camera findsGrease and roots can be cleared. A collapsed or bellied line needs repair, and we show you the footage before talking about it.
Clear vs fixClearing restores flow today. Fixing the cause is sometimes worth it and sometimes not. You get both numbers and the reasoning.
Joe Messina fitting a new PVC sewer line in an open trench
A new sewer line going in: PVC cut, fit, and solvent-welded by hand, then checked before we backfill.

Typical ranges around Springfield

Exterior sewer line to the street$3,500 to $5,000
Interior sewer line replacement$2,500 to $5,000

Septic systems

Common outside the city limits and familiar work around Strafford and the county. New systems are sized and permitted to the property; repairs depend on what failed.

New gravity drain system$7,000 to $17,000
LPP (low-pressure pipe) system$9,500 and up
Septic repairVaries by the job
Read these the right way: they're typical ranges for our area, not quotes, and they're wide on purpose. Real on-site conditions move real numbers up or down: access, the age of what's already there, code catch-up, what the ground hides. Joe prices your exact job before any work starts.

Joe's typical ranges for the Springfield area, calibrated against the TheFatBook Cost Index.

"Messina plumbing fixed our non-draining bathroom tub issue that no one could or did!! He is now our family's lifelong plumber and we will more than recommend his company for any services that he covers."

Diane · Google review · March 2026

Common questions

Every drain in the house is backing up. What do I do?
Stop running water anywhere in the house, including the washing machine, and call the 24/7 line. Multiple fixtures backing up means the main line, and everything you drain from upstairs ends up on your floor downstairs.
Do I need a camera inspection?
Not always, and Joe will say so when you don't. Where it earns its keep: repeat clogs in the same line, buying a house, or any time someone tells you the line needs replacing. See it before you pay to fix it.
We're on septic. Do you work on that?
Yes. A lot of homes around Strafford, Rogersville, and Fair Grove are on septic, and drain problems in those houses need someone who thinks about the whole system, tank and drain field included.
The drain smells but flows fine. Worth a call?
Usually a dry trap, a biofilm buildup, or a venting issue, and often cheap to sort out. Text Joe what you're smelling and where, and he'll tell you whether it's worth a visit.

Burst pipe? No hot water? Sewage backup?

Call now, day or night (417) 987-8740 Text us a photo →
While you wait: 1 · Shut off the main water valve, usually at the meter or where the line enters the house 2 · Open the lowest faucet to relieve the pressure 3 · Move what you can out from under the leak
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