When your sewer line fails, the whole house feels it. Toilets gurgle, tubs back up, and sometimes there’s a smell in the yard that won’t go away. A broken or clogged main line isn’t something to put off, because sewage in the house is a health problem and water damage adds up fast.
The Right Guyz repairs and replaces sewer lines all over San Antonio. We start with a camera, so you see the problem with your own eyes before anyone talks about digging.
Signs of sewer line trouble
- More than one drain backing up at the same time
- Toilets that gurgle when you run the washer or a tub
- Sewage coming up through a floor drain, tub or cleanout
- A sewage smell in the house or the yard
- A patch of lawn that stays soggy or grows greener than the rest
- Clogs that come back a few weeks after the line was cleared
Why older San Antonio sewer lines break
Many San Antonio neighborhoods were built from the 1940s through the 1970s. A lot of them still have their original clay or cast iron sewer lines. Clay pipe comes in short sections, and tree roots work their way into the joints looking for water. Cast iron rusts on the inside, which roughens the pipe and eventually opens holes and cracks.
The ground doesn’t help. San Antonio sits on a lot of expansive clay soil that swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it dries. Over years of that movement, sewer lines can crack, separate at the joints, or sag into a low spot called a belly where waste collects and clogs.
See it first, then fix it
Every sewer repair we do starts with a sewer camera inspection. The camera shows us where the line is damaged, how deep it is and what caused it. We’ll show you the footage and explain it in plain terms, in English or Spanish.
From there, the fix depends on what we find. A root intrusion in otherwise good pipe may just need clearing and hydro-jetting. A single cracked section can often be cut out and replaced. A line that’s collapsing or full of bellies may need to be replaced from the house to the city connection. We’ll give you honest options and a firm price before any digging starts.
Licensed work you can count on
Sewer line work has to be done to code, and in many cases it requires a permit and an inspection. We’re licensed by the State of Texas (RMP-46340), and we’ll tell you when your job needs a permit. That protects you now and when it’s time to sell the house.