Investor · Campbell, CA · Member since 2016 · 78 posts · 33 votes
I have a rental that has had 3-4 backups. They augered it and found signifant roots each time. I am trying to think of the most cost effective way to deal with this to prevent fututre back ups. I have seen quotes anywhere from 150-700 for jetting sewer pipes w/ Root X which seems like a very wide swing. I almost wonder if there is a spectrum of services I am not aware of. If you've done this, in your experience was this an effective treatment, to at least buy a few years? Is there a cost effective way to deal with the root (pun intended) of this issue?
I assume you guys have clay pipes as I’ve never had the problem with PVC. So I wonder if you tried contacting one of the companies that “re-lines” pipes with flexible plastic by blowing it through the existing pipes?
I ended up having to replace part of the line (yes it was Clay, and we replaced it with PVC). I also took out both trees in the front yard to ensure that the clay part of the line doesn't continue to get penetrated by roots. Despite doing this, the line is still filled with sludge, which means the problem may be further down the line, past where the line ends on my property. Ironically, in this city, (property is just outside of KC), this would still be the owner's responsbility. So that's the next phase of this problem I need to tacke. Fun stuff.