The crew · Barrett family
Veterans answer the phone. Sons show up on the truck.
Drain Dudes is the company Robert wishes he could have called when he was the investor calling around looking for an honest drain crew. He started it. His wife runs the office. His sons run the truck.
- Veteran owned
- Family operated
- Trained on every tool
Why we exist
A veteran got tired of guessing whether the plumber was honest.
Robert Barrett served, came home, and started rehabbing real estate in Madison County. He kept getting burned trying to find honest drain work at a fair price. So he learned the trade himself.
Today, his wife runs the office. His son Zach runs the truck full-time. His son Lucas works summers and weekends. The same family that built Drain Dudes is the family that shows up at your door. Across Collinsville and the St. Louis Metro East.
The family
A Barrett on the call. A Barrett on the truck.
- Robert BarrettFounder & owner · U.S. military veteran · Answers the phone
- The Barrett familyRobert's wife co-founded the company and runs the office
- Zach BarrettLead technician · Full-time · Fully trained on every camera, jetter, and locator
- Lucas BarrettTechnician · Summers and weekends · Same training, same standard
What we promise
Short list. The kind a family stakes its name on.
- A real person on the phone. Usually a Barrett. Never a call center.
- A fair number before the work starts. The price you hear on the phone is the price on the invoice. If anything we find changes that, we stop, show you, and explain.
- Trained techs on every truck. Robert trains every tech personally. Every truck has the gear the job needs, run by someone who actually knows how to use it.
- The line moving before we leave. Whether it's a clearing, a cleaning, or a hydro-jet, we test flow. On mainline work, we drop the camera so you see the result.
- References when you want them. Investors, property managers, Realtors, homeowners. Ask.
- Licensed and insured in Illinois. Not a side hustle. Not a corner-cutter.
★ Same-day · St. Louis Metro East · Veteran-Family Owned ★