Sewer Repair
Root intrusion, bellied lines, cracked clay and collapsed cast iron. We find the failure, dig only where we have to, and replace it with new pipe at the right fall.
Root intrusion, bellied lines, cracked clay and collapsed cast iron. We find the failure, dig only where we have to, and replace it with new pipe at the right fall.
A sewer line fails in a handful of ways, and the fix depends on which one you have. Roots find a joint and keep growing. A section settles and holds water instead of draining — a belly. Old clay cracks. Cast iron corrodes until the inside closes down and the opening left is a fraction of the original bore.
Those look identical from inside the house: a drain that backs up, clears for a while, then backs up again. They are not the same repair, which is why we locate the failure before quoting rather than after.
Nothing gets cut, dug, or replaced until you've seen the problem and approved the price.
A camera goes down the line so you can see the break, the roots or the belly on screen. We mark where it sits above ground before anything is cut.
The mark tells us where to dig. That usually means one opening in the right place rather than exploratory holes across the yard or the slab.
New pipe set at correct slope, with the fittings checked before backfill. Fall is what keeps the line clearing itself afterwards.
The work area gets put back and left cleaner than we found it.
Our own photos, shot on High Desert jobs.
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