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A drain that gurgles, empties slowly, or backs up into a tub is a problem to fix today. Herndon McFarland Plumbing has cleared drains in Farmers Branch homes since 1995. Our team knows the local pipes, soil, and how tree roots cause most backups.
Book your drain cleaning online with Herndon McFarland Plumbing.
We treat every clog as a question to answer, not just a blockage to push through.
Before we snake or jet, a waterproof camera shows the blockage: grease, a foreign object, a pipe belly, or roots. We fix the right problem first.
For clogs in sinks, tubs, showers, and toilets, a motorized cable cuts through and pulls the obstruction back. It is the quick fix for a backed-up fixture.
When grease, scale, or roots coat a line, hydro jetting scours the walls back to full diameter. We use it where a cable would only punch through.
When more than one fixture backs up at once, the main line is usually the cause. Our main drain cleaning finds the blockage and clears it.
Grease, food, soap, and hair are the usual culprits in fixture drains. We clear the clog and explain the cause so it does not return.
When roots reach a cracked joint, we cut them out and jet the line. We plan to keep them away, and we advise on a spot repair when the pipe itself needs attention.
Most recurring drain trouble begins with the ground your pipes sit in. Farmers Branch sits on the Blackland Prairie, where the dominant soil is Houston Black. It is a heavy, expansive clay that the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service documents as the official state soil here: dark, sticky, and moldable when wet. Its defining trait is movement.
That movement runs on a wet and dry cycle. In a dry DFW summer, the clay shrinks and pulls away from the buried pipe. After heavy rain, it swells back. Drain and sewer joints flex season after season until a hairline gap opens at a coupling or old clay pipe.
A small underground gap is an open invitation to tree roots. Live oaks and hackberries fill local yards, and their roots chase moisture and nutrients. They find the damp soil around a leaking joint, enter the pipe, and grow into a fibrous mass that snags grease and tissue, turning a clear line into a monthly backup.
This is why we at Herndon McFarland Plumbing lead with a camera inspection instead of guessing. We find the joint where roots enter, cut and jet the line clean, then advise if the section needs a spot repair so the clog does not return.
A clogged drain stops a household cold, and what sticks is how fast and clean the fix is. Larry is a longtime customer who has called us for more than one problem.
He wrote:
“Plumbers came, were polite and clean, cleared my clogged drain in minutes, and left a satisfied customer behind. None of this was a surprise since I’ve received the same great service over the years.”
Repeat customers like Larry are the truest test of consistency, because they have seen our work more than once. Clearing the drain fast and leaving the space clean is our baseline. Read Larry’s full Google review.
Some clogs sit in awkward, hard-to-reach spots and beat every earlier attempt. That was the situation Michael Popovici faced before our team took on a drain that other plumbers could not clear.
“Service Professional Chris Money had a tough job of clearing a difficult drain that was not easily accessible. He was up to the challenge and used his expertise and creativity to fix a frustrating situation no one else had been able to accomplish.”
The hardest drains are where experience and the right tools pay off. Our technicians cleared the blockage that the last crew could not. Read Michael’s full Google review.
Herndon McFarland Plumbing has served Farmers Branch and the wider North Dallas area since 1995 under master plumber license #RMP35786.
When a drain in your Farmers Branch home slows or backs up, we can usually be out the same day to clear it.
Book your drain cleaning service in Farmers Branch today. We start with a camera inspection before snaking or hydro jetting the line.
For larger jobs, our full range of plumbing services and financing and HMC Protection Club options are available when you need them.
Slow drains at several fixtures, gurgling, a sewage smell, or water at an outdoor cleanout point indicate a deeper clog. When more than one drain backs up at once, the main line is usually blocked and needs professional plumbing drain cleaning.
We run a waterproof camera down the line and watch a live feed at the blockage to see whether it is grease, a collapsed section, a pipe belly, or roots. It comes before snaking or jetting a main line.
A cable cuts through a clog and suits a single blocked fixture. Hydro jetting uses high-pressure water to scrub the whole pipe, so we jet when a clog keeps returning, or the camera shows roots or heavy buildup.
If a cleaning lasts a long time, routine clearing makes sense. If the same drain clogs every few weeks, the camera usually shows a cracked joint or roots that need a spot repair or lining, and the footage makes the call yours.
The expansive clay under most local yards shifts with our wet and dry seasons, loosening pipe joints, and live oak and hackberry roots grow into the gaps. The fix is finding that entry point with a camera before clearing the line.
The fastest way is to book online, and we set a same-day visit when one is available. A licensed plumber arrives uniformed, runs a camera if needed, and clears the line.
From slab leaks under the foundation to sewer line repipes, every job is diagnosed, documented, and done right. A look at recent work across North Dallas.
Excellent customer service, very friendly staff from the person taking the call to the staff fixing the repairs. Very trustworthy company. Shaun explained the step-by-step process and provided very fair prices.
Their positive, upbeat, anxious-to-please attitude made the whole process the very best it could be! All of the employees were a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Herndon McFarland.
Trent and Reggie were the most professional associates entering our home. They treated our home with respect as if it were theirs. We will use this company again because of them and our experience.
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