Frequently Asked Questions

If your house is surrounded by trees or other large plants, it is very likely that you have a tree root penetration in your sewer line. Since trees love water sources, tree roots are able to penetrate pipes to reach the nutrient-rich water in your sewer line. Once roots begin to a hairy mass, more and more debris like tissue paper, debris and grease can catch on the roots and cause the clogging to get worse. The older your home is, the more likely you have a root problem. Roots are able to penetrate through cast iron, Orangeburg, clay, and cast iron which are often present in older homes. By finding a point on the pipe, the tree roots continue to grow and cause more and more pressure to build up at the tiny crack that the root has managed tunnel into. As pressure from the root increases, the pipe may snap or collapse and result in massive water damage to your home.

If you're replacing a pipe, it's best to use either HDPE Polyethylene or ABS pipes. HDPE Polyethylene is the material used for trenchless sewer replacement and is a very dense substance. Due to the lack of joints that roots can dig into and a life expectancy of over 100 years, HDPE is a great choice for a stable sewer line. ABS pipes have very few joints and all joints are glued together, which is able to reduce the possibility of breakage or root intrusion.

Trenchless sewer replacement is a way to replace your sewer line without destroying your property. As a quick and efficient way to get underground and lay down a new line, it is a much better alternative to open trenching that can be both expensive and an eyesore. With open trenching, the project usually takes around two days and involves replanting the front yard and fixing up anything else that had to be torn away first to get underground. Trenchless sewer replacement can have a crew finish the job in around 8 hours by digging two holes and inserting an inflatable pipe into the old pipe. Once the pipe expands, it destroys the old pipe and uses it as an exterior wall. The cutter head at the front of the pipe makes its way through the ground as the new piping system is laid down behind it. Once the process is complete, the sewer line is perfectly functional again with a highly dense pipe and no joints for tree roots to get into.