Drain Cleaning
Kitchen drains, bathroom drains, main line cleanouts, floor drains. We camera-inspect before we snake so you know exactly what you are dealing with. No guess work. From $89.
Riverbend Pipe & Drain has served Northwest Portland since 2008. CCB #248391. 4.9 stars across 312 Google reviews. Call before noon and we aim to be there the same day.
By the numbers
Call (503) 442-7800. A real person answers during business hours. After hours, leave a message and our on-call tech gets back to you within 30 minutes for emergencies.
We need to know where you are, what is happening, and how urgent it is. This gets you to the right tech with the right parts on the truck.
You get a two-hour arrival window, not a vague 'sometime today.' We text when the tech is 30 minutes out. Call before noon and we aim for same-day.
The tech inspects the problem, gives you a written price before any work starts, and explains what is wrong in plain English. No surprise numbers at the end.
Work is done to Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code. All materials are commercial-grade. The tech cleans up before leaving. We do not leave you with a half-done job.
We send a service summary by email. Our labor warranty runs one year. If anything we touched gives you trouble inside that window, one call gets a tech back out at no charge.
Burst pipes, sewage backups, and no-water emergencies. We dispatch same-day for urgent calls, including evenings and weekends. Tell us it is an emergency and we move it to the front. From $195.
Kitchen drains, bathroom drains, main line cleanouts, floor drains. We camera-inspect before we snake so you know exactly what you are dealing with. No guess work. From $89.
Tank and tankless water heater replacement, repair, and installation. Common tank sizes on the truck. Tankless units ordered and installed within 48 hours of your call. From $675.
Partial and whole-house repiping in copper or PEX. We scope the job, give you a written estimate, and work in sections to minimize time without water. Free written estimate.
Who we help
Burst pipes and active leaks go to the front of the queue. Call (503) 442-7800 and say it is an emergency. Our on-call tech aims to be at your door within two hours.
2h
target response for emergencies
Your main shutoff is usually near the street, in the garage, or under the kitchen sink. Turning it off limits damage while we drive to you. We will walk you through it on the phone.
Every second counts
The immediate patch is step one. We camera-inspect afterward to make sure there is no secondary damage hidden in the wall or floor before we close everything up.
Camera included
on emergency calls
We handle permit-required rough-in and trim-out for bathroom additions, kitchen remodels, laundry rooms, and ADUs. Licensed to pull Oregon plumbing permits.
Permit-ready
CCB #248391
If your remodel is exposing the old galvanized or polybutylene supply lines, this is the moment to repipe. Far cheaper to do it now than after drywall goes back up.
Free estimate
on repipe scoping
A remodel is also the right time to move from a tank to tankless if your floor plan allows. We assess the gas or electric capacity and give you a written options sheet.
Same-week
tankless assessment
We service single-family rentals, duplexes, and small apartment buildings throughout NW and N Portland. One call gets dispatch routed to the right unit.
11
neighborhoods covered
Annual water heater inspections, drain cleaning on a maintenance schedule, and pre-tenant walkthroughs with a written condition report. Keeps your deferred maintenance from becoming emergency maintenance.
Written report
on every inspection
Every job gets a service summary emailed to you and your property management file. Labor warrantied one year. Parts carry manufacturer warranty. Clean paper trail for your records.
1-year
labor warranty
Transparent pricing
| Service | Typical price range |
|---|---|
Emergency drain clearingEmergency Same-day response. Kitchen, bathroom, floor drains, main line. | $149–$275 |
Camera inspection Video camera run through the line before any repair. Emailed report. | $135 flat |
Drain snaking (standard)Popular Non-emergency clearing. Book one to two days out. | $89–$149 |
Water heater replacement Tank units. Common sizes on truck. Tankless quoted on-site. | $675–$1,500 |
Repipe (whole house) Copper or PEX. Written scope and estimate before any work begins. | Free estimate |
Fixture installation Faucet, toilet, showerhead, garbage disposal. Supply your own or we source it. | $125–$295 |
Diagnostic / service call Waived when you proceed with the repair. | $65 flat |
All prices are ranges for the Portland metro. Final cost quoted before any work begins. Diagnostic fee ($65) is waived when you proceed with the repair. Emergency rates apply to after-hours calls.
Helpful tips
A plunger or a $12 hair snake handles a single slow drain in the trap. When two or more drains back up at the same time, or you hear the toilet gurgle when the sink runs, that is a main-line signal. Do not use store-bought drain chemicals on a main-line issue. Call a plumber with a camera before the problem becomes a sewage backup.
Most tank water heaters last eight to twelve years. Watch for rust-colored water at the hot tap, a rumbling or popping sound during heating cycles, pooling water at the base, or noticeably slower hot-water recovery. If yours is over ten years old and showing any of these signs, budget for a replacement rather than a repair.
Portland freezes are infrequent but brutal on pipes that are not built for sustained cold. Exposed pipes on exterior walls and uninsulated crawl spaces go first. Before a hard freeze: disconnect garden hoses, open cabinet doors under sinks on exterior walls, and know where your main shutoff valve is. If a pipe bursts, shut the water off immediately and call us.
A slow drain usually means grease, hair, or soap scum building up in the branch line. Left a week or two, it becomes a full blockage. Left longer, pressure builds and can force grease past the trap seal, causing odors and potential sewage backflow. A standard drain snaking runs $89 to $149. An emergency call for a backed-up drain runs two to three times that.
We live here. When your pipe bursts at 7pm, you deserve a plumber who knows your block.
Tom Reyes spent a decade with a regional plumbing contractor before he noticed a gap: NW Portland kept getting skipped. The big outfits ran jobs in the suburbs and sent 45-minute ETAs into Nob Hill and Slabtown. Tom lived in the Alphabet District. He knew his neighbors were waiting three days for someone to show up.
In 2008 he started Riverbend from a single van. The rule was simple: one zip code at a time, same-day when possible, phone answered by someone who knows the neighborhood.
Today Riverbend runs four licensed plumbers across eleven NW and N Portland neighborhoods. Tom still does walkthroughs on repipe jobs and still answers the phone on Saturday mornings. Every tech holds an Oregon Journeyman or Master Plumber license and will show ID before stepping inside.
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Licensed Portland plumber serving NW and N Portland since 2008. CCB #248391.
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