Camera inspection
Before any repair is chosen, a camera goes down the line from the cleanout. Pipe material, joint condition, sags, roots, breaks and the distance to each all show up on the recording.
Sewer Line Repair in Irving
Backups, slow drains at several fixtures, gurgling or a damp spot in the yard can all trace to the sewer line. Call and describe what is happening, and the plumber you speak with offers a free estimate that starts with learning what shape the line is in.
This page covers the repair choices, what Irving does when the stoppage turns out to be on the city’s side, and where permits stand.
Sewer repair options
Clearing roots
Roots enter a sewer line where a joint lets moisture out, and they keep growing until the pipe is choked. The plumber cuts them back, and the camera shows if the joint they came through needs mending.
Repairing one section
One cracked or shifted length found on camera can be excavated and swapped out, and the remainder of the line carries on as it is.
Replacing the line
Damage along the whole run is a case for replacing the line outright instead of repairing it again and again.
When the stoppage is on the city side
If a plumber finds the stoppage on the city’s side, Irving’s water FAQ says the city fixes it once it has a receipt or other acceptable proof that a plumber worked on the line, and after the city has checked.
The plumber’s receipt or other proof is what the city asks for in that case, so it is the document to have in hand.
Permits for sewer work
Irving’s residential permit page lists plumbing among the permits that need no plans. Ask the plumber you are connected with whether your sewer job needs a permit.
When your house was built
Close to 4 in every 10 Irving homes were built before 1980, and half the town’s homes date to 1986 or earlier, which is worth knowing before you run the sewer line age checker on your own house.
Drain cleaning and repiping have their own pages, and the homepage lists all of the other services.
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