Straight answers from people who work on these pipes every day, no fluff, no upsell, just what you need to know.
Sewer lines fail everywhere. They fail faster here, and for reasons that are specific enough to be worth understanding if...
Homeowners ask us which one they need as though it were a preference. It is not. The pipe decides, and...
If your sewer line is shared with the house next door, the person who can stop your repair is not...
People ask about price first and this second, but the second question is usually the one keeping them up. You...
It is the question people most want to ask and least want to seem rude asking. So here is the...
Two houses on the same street, the same length of pipe, the same problem. One quote comes back at twelve...
Most sewer backups start at your house and work outward. Occasionally it goes the other way, and that is the...
Two excavation quotes for the same job, in towns forty minutes apart, can differ by thousands of dollars. The machine...
Most people meet an excavation contractor because something has gone wrong, or because something has to go in before anything...
Quick answer: You can legally dig on your own property, but you cannot touch the public right of way, which...
Quick answer: An old sewer line is not the same thing as a failing sewer line. If you have been...
Quick answer: If your Duluth home still has a lead water service line, the city has a program that pays...
Quick answer: Trenchless sewer repair in northern Wisconsin typically runs $3,500 to $20,000+ depending on the method your pipe needs....
Short answer: A sewer camera inspection starts at the cleanout near the stack, and a high definition camera is run...
Short answer: Yes. Duluth’s drinking water is drawn from Lake Superior, treated by the city, and tested against federal Safe...
The number is six feet. If your water service sits below six feet in this region, frost is not going...
Two pipes leave your house and run under the same yard, through the same frost, in the same cold. In...
There is a demonstration we like, and it does not prove anything. Take a cured liner sample, set it on...
Most sewer work ends with a new pipe in the ground. Sometimes it ends with an old pipe being taken...
PVC is the best sewer pipe material available. It does not rust, roots cannot grow through it, and the walls...
People hear “epoxy” and picture the two-part kit from the hardware store. Part A, Part B, stir it together, pour...
If you have gotten a quote for sewer lining, someone has probably told you the liner is “as thick as...
A house trap is a U-shaped section of pipe on your main sewer line, usually buried in the basement floor...
Both lining and bursting fix a failing sewer line without trenching your yard. The difference is simple: lining rebuilds the...
Trenchless sewer repair is a set of methods for fixing or replacing an underground sewer line without digging a trench...
Most residential sewer lines are buried 2 to 8 feet deep. In Duluth and Superior, laterals typically run 5 to...
Most homes in Duluth and Superior were built long before PVC pipe existed. If your home was built before 1980,...
PVC is the right pipe. It does not root. It does not corrode. On paper, a new PVC sewer line...
Trenchless pipe lining is one of two main methods for repairing a failing sewer line without digging up your yard....
Most homeowners who call us have already dealt with the problem two or three times. They had a drain cleaning...
The camera goes into your sewer line and sends back live footage of everything inside. Every crack, every root, every...
Quick answer: at Contour, a sewer camera inspection is completely free for homeowners in Duluth and Superior. There is no...
When you hire a home inspector before buying a house in Duluth, they check a lot of things. The roof....
Before sewer cameras existed, diagnosing a sewer problem meant guessing. A plumber would listen to your symptoms, make an educated...
Quick Summary Root killer chemicals can slow root growth in the early stages, but they flow along the bottom of...
Quick answer: Tree roots are one of the most common causes of sewer line problems in Duluth and Superior. According...
Quick answer: Most toilet backups are fixture clogs, not main line failures. The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association estimates 75 to 80...
Quick answer: For most Duluth and Superior homeowners, trenchless pipe lining costs $5,000 to $15,000 and leaves the yard, driveway,...
Quick answer: Most homes in Duluth and Superior built before 1980 have clay tile, cast iron, or Orangeburg sewer pipe....
Quick answer: A sewer camera inspection is free for homeowners in the Duluth and Superior area, including the locate and...
Quick answer: Trenchless sewer repair in Minnesota typically runs $3,500 to $20,000+ depending on the method your pipe needs. CIPP...
A camera inspection takes 30 minutes and tells you exactly what's wrong and what every option costs. Most people are relieved by that conversation.
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