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When sewer line problems need professional help
If your drains back up, run slowly or smell of sewage, we can inspect your building sewer with a camera. Our recording helps show whether you have a blockage or damage farther along your sewer.
Backups at several fixtures can point to your shared building sewer.
If several of your fixtures back up together, your drains gurgle or you smell sewage, the cause can be your shared building sewer rather than a single fixture trap.
We inspect your sewer to tell an obstruction from pipe damage.
We inspect your accessible sewer line to distinguish an obstruction from visible pipe damage, and we may need to clean it first to restore the camera view. If our recording shows a damaged run that still holds its shape, we can line or coat it.
We look for the reason your symptoms keep returning.
If your sewer flows after clearing, it can still have an open joint or a damaged wall. When the same symptoms return, we look for why material keeps collecting or entering at that spot.
Our camera view after cleaning connects your symptoms with the condition of your pipe. Keep notes about which fixtures are affected and whether cleaning improved the problem for a while.
Your building sewer needs larger equipment than a fixture trap.
Your building sewer is larger and longer than a fixture trap. Our camera equipment and cleaning tools are sized for the main line serving your property.
Lining and coating your sewer involve preparation and cure steps that are not do-it-yourself projects.