Updated 11 months ago on . Most recent reply
When the roots win .
#2 Contractors Contributor
- Severna Park, MD
Got that dreaded phone call , the toilet is stopped up , Went over to the rental prepared , had the big sewer snake ant the service truck . Got there at 8 am this morning , after working 1 hour trying to clear roots we gave up . Now I didnt want the tenants to not have a bathroom and the house is 60 years old . Went over to the shop and picked up the backhoe . Dug down and found the pipe , it was orangeberger pipe . Its basically a tar based sewer pipe . Cut out a section to check and its packed full of roots . Got 20 ft of new PVC in , but it got too hot today , going back tomorrow to put in the rest , about 60 feet . ( Dug a hole at end of pipe so they can flush ) . Total materials $335 .