When you’re looking for sewer repair service for a damaged or broken sewer line in Los Angeles or Orange County, CA, call Mike Diamond for fast repairs that you can trust.
Of all the services plumbers offer, sewer repair is probably the least understood. If you’re having pervasive plumbing issues, your sewer main line could be the root of the problem. Here are our expert’s answers to frequently asked questions about sewer repair, and why you might need it.
There are two ways to fix a broken sewer line: traditional sewer repair and trenchless sewer repair.
During traditional sewer repair, experts use a backhoe to dig a trench in your yard to access your main sewer line. Technicians locate the sewer line problem at the source and repair or replace it. You’ll likely need traditional sewer repair if large segments of your sewer line need to be replaced entirely. It’s very effective but is a more costly and invasive means of underground sewer repair.
Luckily, traditional sewer repair isn’t always necessary when you have sewer problems. Trenchless sewer repair doesn’t require any digging at all! Instead, our technicians use a special, small camera in the sewer line to inspect and diagnose the inner walls of your sewer pipe.
If the line is blocked by debris or tree roots, we use a hydro jetter to clear it out. If the pipe is ruptured, we can re-line it with a resin substance called “cured in place pipe,” or CIPP. CIPP can be inserted directly into the existing pipe, where it will cure and harden, forming a new, unbroken pipe. If pipe lining isn’t sufficient and your whole line needs to be replaced, we can perform pipe bursting sewer repair where our technicians pull a new pipe through the old one. As the new pipe enters the old pipe, the old pipe “bursts” to make room for the new one.
Trenchless sewer repair is faster, less invasive, and usually cheaper than traditional sewer repair, but it may not be feasible in all circumstances. Call us today for an assessment on how to fix a broken sewer line at your home or business.
Your main sewer line runs safely under the ground beneath your house and yard, but any of these could be the cause of a damaged or broken sewer main:
Tree Roots: The most common source of sewer line damage. As the trees in your yard grow, their root systems push further into the ground. Small tendrils can find their way into old, cracked pipes and roots can grow with enough force to punch through pipe walls. They may cause a rupture or block flow.
Sediment Buildup: Over time, minerals, waste and other debris in your water can collect on pipe walls, including the walls of the sewer main line. If enough sediment builds on your sewer lines walls, it will restrict water flow. If the block is bad enough, pressure may build in the pipe until it backs up or ruptures.
Rust: Most sewer lines are made of metal, which means they will rust or corrode over a long enough period. Rusted pipes may crack or rupture. This is particularly likely if your home is old, or your pipes are made of substandard material.
High Pressure: If your home’s water is over pressurized, it may put your sewer line under more strain than it can handle. Over pressurized water may also wear down inner pipe walls.
Ground Shifting: If the ground around or under the sewer line shifts, the pipe may detach, bend, or break off. Earthquakes may shake up the ground enough to do this, but other natural shifting or nearby major construction may also be responsible.
One or two of these signs of sewer line problems doesn’t necessarily guarantee you have a sewer line problem. A professional sewer line inspection for your Los Angeles home is the best way to identify damaged pipes.
Sewage Backups: If water or sewage periodically flows back up through your drains, it may be due to a blockage in the main sewer line. If that sewage can’t flow out of your home, it has to go somewhere else.
Drain Blockage: If you experience drain blockages frequently, or if several or all of your drains clog simultaneously, it may be because of a blockage or clog in your main sewer line.
Sewer Gas Smell: Damage to your sewer line could cause raw sewage to leak or seep out, flow back upwards through your home’s pipes, or sit stagnant inside your pipes. You may be able to smell the foul-smelling gases generated by this sewage in or around your house.
Slow Draining: When build-up or clogs accumulate on your sewer line’s walls, sewage may have a hard time travelling through it at a normal speed. Slowdown in the sewer line below will eventually slow down your drains above, too.
Wet or Soft Spots in Yard: When sewer lines leak, they expel sewage water out into the ground around them. This sewage can permeate the ground and rise, eventually softening the yard or even flooding it.
For fast and thorough sewer line repair Los Angeles can count on, call or schedule a consultation with a Mike Diamond professional today. We can identify and diagnose your sewer issues and solve the problem in the most efficient, cost-effective, and permanent way possible. We offer complete sewer line leak detection and main sewer line replacement or repair. Not matter how severe or minor the problem, our expert technicians are more than ready to tackle it and come up smelling good.
