The chemical drain cleaners & drain care products industry is a big business that by some estimates have us spending $150M a year on drain cleaning products and drain maintenance products in the US alone. The marketing efforts are phenomenal as each manufacturer vies for a larger market share of the millions. Banners adorn the […]
The Drain Cleaner Found Roots In Your Sewer Line
The drain cleaner has found roots in your sewer line and you have been given the bad news The plumber told you the only way to get rid of the roots is to replace the sewer line. That is true, however, depending on the condition of your line and how many roots are coming into it […]
How to Unclog a Main Sewer Line
The first thing you have to do is find the best place to gain access to the clogged sewer line. This varies in different types of construction but the most desired location is always an outside cleanout. Other locations may be a cleanout in the basement, cleanout in a floor, via a pulled toilet, from […]
Sewer Line Relining
There is a “Trenchless” process that can involve no digging at all to replace a sewer line. This involves “shooting” a fiberglass lining into an existing sewer line creating a new pipe within the old deteriorating pipe. The process may be comparable in cost to excavation and may actually be a savings if you look […]
Trenchless Sewer Replacement
If you are having problems with your sewer line or your septic tank line, you may have to call a plumber to figure out what could be wrong with your drain lines. There are many tools that the plumber can use to find out what is wrong with the sewer line including drain cleaning machines, […]
Sewer Line Requires Repair or, Replacement?
Many home owners have been given this bad news. You aren’t the first and you won’t be the last. Often there is warning as in the line that clogs up frequently every couple of years, and has huge amounts of roots cut out of it. Or, you have been told of having a belly (sag), […]
