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Guides built from the questions homeowners actually ask about failing sewer lines: lining or bursting, what it costs, how long it lasts, roots, old pipe and what to expect on the day.
Trenchless Sewer Repair Cost: 7 Things That Set the Price
Trenchless sewer repair cost depends on a short list of things you can measure: how many feet of pipe need work, which method the pipe can take, how…
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Pipe Lining vs Pipe Bursting: 6 Differences That Decide Which You Need
Pipe lining vs pipe bursting is the choice most homeowners face once a camera shows their sewer line needs more than clearing. Both are trenchless,…
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Is Trenchless Sewer Repair Worth It? 5 Pros and 4 Limits
Is trenchless sewer repair worth it? For most failing house laterals the answer is yes, but only once the pipe qualifies, and some don't. The…
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8 Signs of a Broken Sewer Line, Inside the House and Out
The signs of a broken sewer line rarely arrive as one dramatic event. They show up as small, repeated annoyances that are easy to blame on an…
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Tree Roots in a Sewer Line: 5 Fixes and Which Ones Last
Tree roots in sewer line joints are the most common reason a lateral keeps backing up. Roots don't break into sound pipe. They find a joint or…
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Orangeburg, Cast Iron or Clay? How 3 Old Sewer Pipes Fail and Get Fixed
Orangeburg pipe, cast iron and clay are the three materials behind most old sewer laterals that fail today, and each one fails in its own way. That…
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Belly in a Sewer Line: 5 Questions About Sags and How They Get Fixed
A belly in sewer line pipe is a section that has sunk lower than the pipe on either side, so instead of falling steadily toward the main, the line…
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Collapsed Sewer Line: 6 Things to Know About Signs, Causes and Repair
A collapsed sewer line is a pipe that has lost its shape: crushed, caved in or flattened until the opening is partly or completely closed. It is the…
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Sewer Camera Inspection: 7 Things the Video Shows Before Any Repair
A sewer camera inspection is the step that turns guesses about a backed-up line into facts. A waterproof camera on a stiff push cable goes in through…
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Who Pays for a Broken Sewer Line? 6 Answers on Insurance, the City and You
Who pays for a broken sewer line depends mostly on where the break is. The pipe that carries wastewater from your house to the public sewer main, the…
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- Roughly when the house was built
- Which drains back up, and how often
- Any camera video from an earlier plumber or inspection