You try to be vigilant and ensure you keep from putting anything down the drain that would obstruct your pipes. You don’t flush anything except toilet paper; you don’t put pasta, stringy vegetables, or grease down the sink in the kitchen; and you make sure to have screens on all your drains. But have you done absolutely everything in order to prevent a costly sewer line repair?
Trees crave nutrients and their roots are through which they get nutrients, so the end of the tree root is continuously “looking for” and “reaching toward” a source of moisture and nutrients and they are very attracted to a leaking sewer line that needs repair.
Most of time, tree roots will leave healthy, unbroken sewer lines alone. They usually only occupy leaking, broken, or damaged lines buried within the top couple feet of the soil. When this takes place the original damage not only becomes worse, the tree roots can totally clog the sewer system and reduce the water flow, resulting in overflows and possibly flooding your home or building.
So what do you do? Call a sewer line repair expert in Ogden.
A sewer line repair will most likely be easier (and cost less) than a burst pipe, so if you believe there’s trouble with your sewer line, especially if you feel that tree roots are growing into the pipe, call Barlow Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning right away.
Sewer line repair professionals at Barlow Service Experts will use a sewer inspection camera to confirm whether or not the sewer line has a tree root worry. Once the problem has been determined, our sewer line repair technician will review all of your options with you and help you decide the best plan, whether that’s a trenchless sewer line replacement or just getting rid of the tree roots.
Remember, faster growing trees, such as cottonwood, locust, or sycamore, may cause more issues because they grow more rapidly. Slower growing trees are a better choice, but they still need to be removed and another tree replanted every eight to ten years to avoid their roots from causing a problem. Also, make sure you plant trees a good distance from your sewer lines, that way you can help avoid damage and prevent those pesky (and often expensive) sewer line repairs. If you’re not confident where your sewer lines are, ask Barlow Service Experts to flag the path of the sewer pipes.
So if you think your tree roots have come in contact with your sewer line or you have any plumbing problems at all, call Barlow Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning in Ogden and we are happy to come to your home and see if you need a sewer line repair or do a full plumbing maintenance to make sure your pipes are good to go.