Most home blockages come from kitchen grease, or hair and wipes in the bathroom. Some clear with a simple step; others need equipment. Before you call, work out where the blockage is, don't pour acid, and ask the questions that stop a price growing once the job's started.
Plenty of simple blockages clear like this. If nothing works within fifteen minutes, leave the rest to a technician.
Just one? The blockage is probably close to it. Every drain slow or gurgling? It's the main line, and that's one for a technician.
Pull hair and scraps out of the sink strainer and the floor drain. Sometimes that's all it takes.
Block the overflow hole with a cloth, put the plunger over the drain and pump several times. Works for sinks and toilets.
For the kitchen sink: pour hot (not boiling) water with washing-up liquid to loosen the grease.
🚫 Don't pour acid or mix cleaning products: they give off dangerous fumes, damage the pipes and can hurt the technician who comes after. And don't open the large inspection chambers outside the house yourself.
The technician confirms it, but this helps you explain the problem.
Cooking grease sets inside the pipe over time. The most common home blockage.
Hair and soap in the floor drain, or a blockage further along the bathroom line.
Usually wet wipes or something thrown in. Wet wipes don't break down, even when the pack says they do.
Sometimes a floor drain that hasn't been used has dried out: pour water in. If the smell stays, ask for a check.
The water can't get away properly; often a blockage in the line the machine shares with the bathroom.
A sign of a blockage in the main line or the inspection chamber, not in one sink.
Possibly tree roots in a garden pipe, or a broken pipe. This is where a camera helps.
The main line is blocked. If the blockage is in the public network beyond your property, that's the water company's job.
A good technician starts with the simplest method, and uses a camera when a blockage keeps coming back.
A steel cable that spins inside the pipe and breaks up the blockage.
High-pressure water scours the whole inside of the pipe.
A camera goes into the pipe and shows where the problem is.
Ask what they found: grease, wipes, roots, a break? The cause tells you whether it'll come back.
Run every tap and flush before they leave, and check everything drains properly.
Agree that they clean up any mess, especially inside the house.
Don't pour cooking oil down the sink, fit strainers on bathroom drains, and put wet wipes in the bin.
Ask before they start. A good technician won't mind.
Get prices first: kitchen? bathroom? main line? Is jetting included?
Snake? Jetting? When would you need a camera?
Better without. Acid damages pipes over time.
If it blocks again within days, will you come back free? Get it in writing or in a message.
Ask for a photo or video from the camera if they use one.
One sign on its own doesn't prove anything, but take care if you see them.
Then it grows once the work starts. Get a written price per drain or for the line.
A quick fix today, damaged pipes later.
For a blockage that keeps coming back, a camera finds the spot before anything is broken.
You find out an hour later that it isn't fully clear.
Most technicians price per drain or for the line, with jetting and camera inspection charged separately. Use these to spot a quote that's way off, not as fixed prices.
| Service | Rough price |
|---|---|
| Sink or floor drain (simple blockage) | SAR 120 – 200 |
| Kitchen drain | SAR 150 – 300 |
| Bathroom drain | SAR 150 – 250 |
| Electric drain snake | SAR 180 – 300 |
| High-pressure jetting | SAR 250 – 500 |
| Main line | SAR 300 – 650 |
| Camera inspection | SAR 400 – 650 |
💡 Real customer requests in Riyadh in 2026 (Al Yasmin, Al Malaz, Al Farooq, An Nasim, Ad Dar Al Baida) mostly came to SAR 250–400 per visit.
⚠️ More than one drain playing up? A single price for the visit usually beats paying drain by drain.
A rough guide from 3 sources (2026): real Riyadh customer requests published on HomeRun, and two Riyadh drain companies' price tables. The final price is agreed between you and the technician. Laqeeni doesn't set prices or take commission.
Usually SAR 150–300 for a kitchen or bathroom drain and SAR 300–650 for the main line. High-pressure jetting is SAR 250–500, and a camera inspection is extra.
For grease and the main line, usually yes, because it cleans the whole pipe wall. For a simple sink or toilet blockage, a snake is enough and cheaper.
Sometimes a floor drain has dried out: pour water in. If the smell stays, it may be the line's venting or a leak, so ask for a check.
No. Laqeeni is a directory that connects you with the technician directly. You agree and pay between you.
Last updated: November 2026
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