Signs You Need a Sewer Repair
Your sewer line plays an important role in your home. In a functioning system, the pipes carry waste from your home to your area’s main sewer line or septic tank. However, if there’s a problem with the sewer line, this waste may remain in the pipes instead. This clog has effects that reach all the way back to your plumbing system, preventing proper drainage or even cause smells or backflow.
Hard water in Los Angeles also causes the slow build-up of limescale inside sewer lines. If it isn’t regularly cleared out by a plumbing maintenance service, it will slowly get worse until the line is completely blocked. This can happen in your drains as well, closer to the surface, or deep inside the sewer system. This can not only create clogs, but also damage the pipes themselves.
There are lots of other potential sources of sewer line damage. Since these lines often run underground beneath trees and plants, roots can find their way toward them and penetrate. This causes severe damage requiring sewer pipe repair. Even shifting soil due to heavy rainstorms can cause pressure on pipes and cause them to break or collapse. To prevent the damage caused by these problems, you should schedule sewer line repairs as early as possible.
Here are some signs that you need a sewer repair:
- Frequent clogs or slow drains
- Foul odors and mold growth
- Damp, sunken, or extra-green patches of grass
- Drain pests
Are you constantly experiencing clogged drains? If so, you may need a sewer line repair. While the occasional clog is fairly normal, frequent or multiple clogs indicate a larger issue. Chances are, there’s a deeper blockage that’s preventing wastewater from going down the pipes.
Another common sign is foul odors. If wastewater is stagnant, it may produce a foul, rotten-egg smell that will waft from your drains or yard. It can also cause moisture buildup, resulting in mold and mildew growth.
In addition to checking for smells, be on the lookout for physical damage. Leaking or broken sewer lines push wastewater into the ground and might result in damp, sunken patches around your yard. If the sewer line is situated near your home’s base, it may also cause cracks in the foundation or walls. The sooner you schedule a sewer pipe repair, the sooner you can prevent these problems from escalating.
Once we find the source of the problem, we can complete many sewer repairs with minimal digging thanks to trenchless methods. One is pipe lining, where we insert a liner into the damaged pipe, expand it, and cure it in place, effectively replacing the existing line. Another is bursting, where we use a bursting head that pushes through the damaged pipe and breaks it apart as a new one is put in its place.
If there are obstructions in the way, like buildings or fiber optic cables, we may need to excavate. We’ll let you know our findings and try to fix your pipes with the least invasive method possible.
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