When you hire a home inspector before buying a house in Duluth, they check a lot of things. The roof. The electrical panel. The furnace. The water heater. The foundation. They do not check the sewer line. That is not a criticism of home inspectors — sewer lines are underground, and a visual inspection of […]
Before sewer cameras existed, diagnosing a sewer problem meant guessing. A plumber would listen to your symptoms, make an educated estimate about what might be wrong, and then start digging. Sometimes they found the problem. Sometimes they dug in the wrong spot, found nothing, filled the trench, and dug somewhere else. Homeowners paid for excavation […]
Quick Summary Root killer chemicals can slow root growth in the early stages, but they flow along the bottom of the pipe while roots grow in from the top. For minor intrusion, they buy time. For cracked, offset, or heavily infested pipe, you need a camera inspection first, then a repair that actually closes off […]
Quick answer: Most toilet backups are fixture clogs, not main line failures. The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association estimates 75 to 80 percent of drain backups are local fixture issues. The key indicator of a main line problem is when more than one drain or fixture is slow or backing up at the same time. If only […]
Quick answer: Tree roots are one of the most common causes of sewer line problems in Duluth and Superior. According to NASSCO, roots cause 7 to 10 percent of all sewer failures nationally. In the Twin Ports area, silver maple, weeping willow, and cottonwood are among the most aggressive species. Clearing roots temporarily restores flow […]