Open 7 Days · 24/7 Emergencies Family-Owned Since 1993 ★★★★★4.9 Google Google Yelp Facebook Schedule Online
San Francisco & the Peninsula · Since 1993

Bay Area plumbing,
done right.

A family of engineers handling everything from a clogged drain to a trenchless sewer replacement, fast, upfront, and built to last.

Google★★★★★4.9rated on Google
30+ yrsFamily-owned since 1993
4.9 ★Google reviews
LicensedCSLB #786183 · Insured & bonded
OQ-Certified5 PG&E-qualified gas techs
What we do

Plumbing services

One team for the whole house and the whole building, under a single roof, with upfront pricing every time.

Specialty work

Trenchless & hydro jetting

The technical jobs other plumbers sub out, explained plainly, done in-house.

Replace the line, save the yard

A failed sewer lateral used to mean tearing up your lawn, driveway, or the street. Trenchless replacement does it through two small access points instead, most jobs done in a day.

  • Little to no digging, landscaping stays intact
  • Camera inspection first, we show you the problem
  • Pipe bursting & cured-in-place lining
  • Upfront quote after the camera, never before
A Smelly Mel's technician running a trenchless sewer line from the street through a small access point to the house, without digging up the lawn
Trenchless replacement pulls a new line through a small access point, leaving the lawn and driveway intact.

Blast it clean, not just clear

Cabling punches a hole through a clog. Hydro jetting scours the whole pipe wall with high-pressure water, removing grease, roots, and scale so it stays clear far longer. Ideal for restaurants and recurring backups.

  • Cuts grease, roots, and mineral scale
  • Camera-verified before and after
  • Great for preventive maintenance contracts
  • Restores full flow, not a temporary fix
A rotating hydro-jetting nozzle blasting high-pressure water jets through a grease- and scale-caked sewer pipe, scouring the wall back to clean metal
A hydro-jet nozzle scours the full pipe wall, cutting through grease and scale instead of just poking a hole in the clog.
Where we work

Serving the Bay Area

Local crews across San Francisco and down the Peninsula, with regional pages for your county and city.

Map of Smelly Mel's Bay Area service boundary, covering the North Bay, San Francisco, the Peninsula, and the South Bay from Petaluma to Morgan Hill
The family
Same name on the truck. Same hands on the wrench. Since 1993.

The Smelly Mel's family · San Francisco & the Peninsula

1993Family-owned since
5PG&E OQ-certified techs
4.9★Google rating
Neighbors trust us

Reviews

4.9
★★★★★
Google reviews

Request service

Tell us what's going on and we'll route it straight to dispatch. Prefer to talk? Call any time, day or night.

Call us 24/7(415) PLUMBER(415) 758-6237
Upfront estimates, written before we start
Same-day service across SF & the Peninsula
Licensed, insured & bonded · CSLB #786183

Routes directly to our dispatcher · Typical callback within the hour during business hours

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