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Plumber in Itaewon & Hannam-dong

Estimated arrival (varies with traffic): About 25–30 minutes

We aim to dispatch within 30 minutes of your call; arrival time can vary with traffic and call volume.

Itaewon and Hannam-dong are mostly older hillside villas and low-rise buildings, many of them renovated several times. That usually means narrow, much-repaired drain lines and shared stacks between units — so a blockage in one flat often shows up in the one below.

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Published field records

Recent jobs across our service area

Selected published jobs across our service area. Each card shows the actual job location.

Actual job location: Mapo-gu, Seoul

Foreign object in a shared multi-family sewer

Symptom: First- and second-floor homes in a Mapo-gu building had repeated backflow and odour from a slow shared sewer.
Diagnosis and work: Camera inspection from the first-floor manhole found a solid obstruction downstream. It was cut carefully and the remaining material pressure-cleaned from downstream.

Video posted 2026-07-11. The posting date is not presented as the job date.

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Actual job location: Mapo-gu, Seoul

Apartment sink blocked by food and grease sludge

Symptom: A Mapo-gu apartment sink stopped during washing-up and plunging made the standing water worse.
Diagnosis and work: The S-trap and start of the wall branch were blocked by food, oil and detergent residue. The trap was dismantled and the branch pressure-cleaned before leak testing.

Video posted 2025-10-22. The posting date is not presented as the job date.

Korean job report YouTube original

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Typical local issues

Older hillside villas with narrow, frequently repaired drain lines
Shared vertical stacks — a clog upstairs backs up downstairs
Renovated bathrooms where the new floor drain sits above the old trap
Restaurants and bars along the main streets with heavy kitchen grease

Many of our Itaewon and Hannam customers are renting. If you need something to send your landlord or agent, ask us for the bilingual work report before we arrive.

Local diagnosis and job evidence

Illustrative scenario — not a completed customer job

Older villa: several drains backing up together

Location: Itaewon or Hannam-dong villa (illustrative only)
Problem: If a lower-floor drain backs up when another unit uses water, the restriction may be in a shared line rather than the visible trap.
Diagnosis: A technician would first compare fixtures and floors, ask when the backflow occurs, then inspect an accessible shared line with a camera where possible.
Possible work: The possible next step would depend on what the inspection shows: removing a reachable object, clearing the shared line, or referring a damaged pipe to the owner or building manager.
Work time estimate: Confirmed after on-site inspection; this is separate from the 25–30 minute arrival estimate.
What the assessment helps clarify: This scenario explains how responsibility and the repair path may be separated before work begins.

What to send before you contact us

A photo or short video showing which drain backs up first
Your road-name address and dong, plus the floor and unit type
Whether another unit or several drains are affected at the same time
Whether your landlord, agent or building manager must approve shared-pipe work

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Customer feedback from this area

They resolved the drain problem at our Hannam-dong house. They handled everything carefully and left the site clean.
Lee** · Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu · 2024-11-03
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Our restaurant drain in Itaewon was blocked and we were in a hurry. They resolved it quickly. Thank you.
Kim** · Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu · 2024-10-25
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Customer feedback received by us and re-posted on our own Korean-language site, translated into English (locations, dates, anonymous names and ratings unchanged). These are not verified Google reviews and are separate from our job reports.

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Credit / debit card, cash and bank transfer all accepted
Cash receipt and tax invoice issued on request
No night, weekend or public-holiday surcharge — the same price 24/7
Price agreed with you before we start. No fix, no charge.
1-year free warranty on completed work

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Questions we get in this area

I rent in Itaewon. Is a blocked drain my cost or my landlord's?

It usually depends on where the blockage is. If it is inside your unit's own trap or branch line, it is normally the tenant's cost; if it is in the shared stack serving several units, it is normally the landlord's or the building's. Our camera inspection shows which one it is, and we can give you a written report in English and Korean to forward to your landlord or agent.

Water backs up from my downstairs neighbour's flat. Why?

Older hillside villas in Itaewon and Hannam often share a single vertical stack between units. When that stack is blocked, the lowest connected fixture overflows first — which is why the problem often shows up in a different flat from the one causing it. Clearing it needs access to the shared line, not just your own trap.

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