Is a sewer smell outside dangerous?

• <div><p>Sewer gas in any location can cause eye and respiratory irritation if you’re exposed at low levels, or more severe symptoms if you’re exposed at high levels—but fortunately, the fresh air outside means it’s less likely to affect your physical health. However, sewer smells outside can still indicate significant plumbing problems that will need to be dealt with, such as a potentially damaged sewer line or roof vent pipe.</p></div>

Do sewer cleaning companies need to be licensed?

• <div><p>In most states, companies that perform sewer cleaning services don’t need specific licensing, but you should always ensure you hire a licensed and certified plumber to get the work done. You can use <a href="https://www.angi.com/angi-license-check.htm">our state licensing tool</a> to check whether the potential sewer cleaning company holds a plumber’s certification and license. Hiring a certified sewer cleaning services guarantees that the work will be done safely, there won’t be additional damage done to your home, and the problem will be fixed.</p></div>

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Q: Can rats come up through drains?

• <div><p>Yes, rats can come up through drains. They can crawl through basement floor drains, lateral house drains, and roof drains. Installing rat blockers in your drains is the best way to repel rats and prevent them from entering your pipes. These are one-way valves that allow water and waste to flow out but keep rats from getting in. </p></div>

Q: Can I clear a sewer main myself?

• <div><p>DIY is not recommended due to safety risks and specialized equipment requirements. Hire professionals for effective clearing.</p></div>

Q: What maintenance extends the lifespan of plumbing features?

• <div><p>Check connections, clean fixtures, and apply finishing or protective coatings to preserve months' worth of shine and functionality.</p></div>

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Last update on November 20, 2025

Reviewed in November 2025
Medina Hauling & Disposal did an amazing job! We’re building an outdoor kitchen and had materials everywhere — they cleaned it all up and hauled everything away. Highly recommend!
Medina Hauling & Disposal
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Reviewed in July 2025
This team is awesome! Reasonable, prompt and very professional! James is a get it done and done right guy! Quote for tree removal and grounds clean up. It was done the next day…. And theycleaned both my walkways, and weed wacked my yard. Completely unexpected! I’ll be hiring them from now on....
A&J Landscaping
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Reviewed in August 2023
Justin kept appointment Helped with color selection Cleaned job site Just an excellent professional painter
Justin Hester Painting, LLC
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Reviewed in March 2023
This company may be new..but the experience behind it. Is second to none. Professional and friendly. We have alot of small inside pets. This company ensures no harm will come to them after a cleaning. That's priceless to this family.. I Hopefully this company starts to pop up all over the...
ZeroChem Home Cleaning Services
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Reviewed in September 2022
My wife and I were very pleased with the team that came out to install the MILO Insulation at our home. We found them to be very professional and courteous. They worked quickly and quietly to install the MILEX insulation and cleaned up after themselves. Overall it was a fine job. We would...
Milo Insulation of East Texas
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Reviewed in January 2021
Great cleaning service, personal tailoring and excellent communication
Go Go Girls
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Reviewed in October 2020
They provide outstanding cleaning services for spraying and cleaning for Covid-19 and like style services. They are fast and efficient, but at the same time very thorough and conscientious. They added us on as a customer even though we aren't specifically in their trade area and have been...
Blanca Armendariz
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Reviewed in August 2020
On time. Satisfactory and no known leaks. Had to call back for finish clean up(materials). Called once a week for three weeks for gutter repair. Always told they would send their gutter guy out. No follow thru, neighbor asked for recommendation. I could not.
Pine Tree Construction
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Reviewed in February 2020
I recommend Moreno pools for their affordable prices, efficiency, professionalism. They were able to complete the remodeling process in a quick time frame. The workers were respectful and cleaned up after themselves. They communicated with us as needed and did not ask for payment until the job...
Moreno Pool Service
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Reviewed in August 2019
They arrived as promised and worked hard. There are some clean up issues that could be my fault as I was very focused on the elm trees and neglected the weeds. Overall they did a good job
Treepros, LLC
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Mr Rooter Plumbing Of Four Corners

3.7(

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Serving Mescalero, NM and surrounding areas

In business since 1970

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Not good. We had just replaced an element and they told us it was the wrong one and took the element but we had just put on and was going to bring back the proper one as well as the one that they had taken off they brought back a different one never brought back the new one that they had taken off but I had already replaced and two days later the furnace quit blowing hot air againI was told it would be more than a week before somebody could get out there and I had a newborn baby that was born less than a week earlier.. needless to say we ended up calling another company and the element was not the problem it's just that they were dirty posts on one of the firing pins it took a minute half with steel wool to clean it off and my furnace works works great ever since.

we won't be using them again for our heating needs
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Recommended by73%of homeowners

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American Home Shield – Home Warranty

3.5(

5,688

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Serving Mescalero, NM and surrounding areas

In business since 1971

Credit card accepted

"The called Jayco plumbing in Amarillo, TX. They located my buried sewer line and cleaned out both sewer clean-outs to my new house."

Recommended by65%of homeowners

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Nowell Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Company

5.0(

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Serving Mescalero, NM and surrounding areas

In business since 1985

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

Welcoming to Nowell Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Co.! With over 30 years in the industry and we understand how to make our customers happy with quality service. We specialize in air conditioning installs, but would love to help you with any of your heating and cooling projects. Give us a call today for a free estimate!\n

Recommended by100%of homeowners

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Issac Rosales

New to Angi

Serving Mescalero, NM and surrounding areas

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

Offers commercial services

I have been plumbing commercially for ~3 yrs, I am ambitious, motivated and attentive. I work all around south-central NM including Las Cruces, Alamogordo, Ruidoso, Cloudcroft and Mescalero. My work is more than fairly priced and quality is top-notch and I look forward to working with you to get your plumbing needs fulfilled.

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Sewer Cleaning questions, answered by experts

Yes, rats can come up through drains. They can crawl through basement floor drains, lateral house drains, and roof drains. Installing rat blockers in your drains is the best way to repel rats and prevent them from entering your pipes. These are one-way valves that allow water and waste to flow out but keep rats from getting in.

Sewer gas in any location can cause eye and respiratory irritation if you’re exposed at low levels, or more severe symptoms if you’re exposed at high levels—but fortunately, the fresh air outside means it’s less likely to affect your physical health. However, sewer smells outside can still indicate significant plumbing problems that will need to be dealt with, such as a potentially damaged sewer line or roof vent pipe.

DIY is not recommended due to safety risks and specialized equipment requirements. Hire professionals for effective clearing.

Check connections, clean fixtures, and apply finishing or protective coatings to preserve months' worth of shine and functionality.

In most states, companies that perform sewer cleaning services don’t need specific licensing, but you should always ensure you hire a licensed and certified plumber to get the work done. You can use our state licensing tool to check whether the potential sewer cleaning company holds a plumber’s certification and license. Hiring a certified sewer cleaning services guarantees that the work will be done safely, there won’t be additional damage done to your home, and the problem will be fixed.

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