Camera inspection
The plumber feeds a waterproof camera from a cleanout down the line and watches for roots, cracks, sags and separated joints, noting how far along each one is. The video tells you what the repair involves before a shovel goes in.
Sewer Line Repair in Meridian
Sewage backing into the lowest drain, toilets that gurgle, a foul smell in the yard or ground that stays wet above the line are all signs of sewer line trouble. We arrange a plumber to look inside it and repair or replace the damaged part.
Read on for the repair options, the City of Meridian permit for replacing a sewer line and the checker that estimates the age of your line.
Repair options for a sewer line
Clearing roots
Roots that have entered through a joint are cut back with a cutting head on a cable or with a water jetter. That restores the flow, though the joint stays open to roots until it is repaired.
Spot repair
If the video shows one bad joint or a single cracked length, a hole is dug at that point and just that piece is replaced, with the sound pipe on either side left alone.
Replacing the line
Pipe that is broken in several places is replaced end to end, in a trench or, where the soil and route allow, by bursting or pulling new pipe along the old one.
Replacing a sewer line in Meridian
The City of Meridian gives replacement of an existing sewer line for a home as the example for its residential Excavation permit (R-EXC), the permit the city uses for installing sewer and water lines.
Your home’s age and the sewer line
Only about 2 in every 100 Meridian homes predate 1960, while half were built in or before 2006, the year our sewer line age checker loads first. Change it to your own build year, then add what you are noticing and whether big trees grow near the line.
A single slow drain may only need drain cleaning, and an old water line can be replaced as part of repiping. The homepage covers everything else we do.
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