![]() ![]() They recommended digging up the area and adding ARC bands to correct, support and reinforce this transition point. They found an offset where our line transitions to the terra cotta city line IIRC. We had a sewer lateral inspection done during escrow. I'm tempted to DIY it with a drain snake/auger rental but don't want to get myself into a situation where I make things worse lol. Have you had the sewer lateral inspected with a camera? Agree with poster above that I don't think chemicals are a great solution. If it was too much of a hassle I'd probably just hire someone to cable them. I guess it depends on how many buried downspouts there are and how long they are. All of these are causing some sort of issue with the downspout drainage.Īh. There's a big ficus tree in the front yard AND a couple more in the back (larger and smaller) along with a huge overgrown palm that grew out of its planter. Fortunately, there are no issues with the sewer lateral. Oh sorry - this is buried downspouts, not the sewer lateral. Replacing the sewer line would have been a big $$ deal. Thank goodness we didn't need to replace part of the driveway. We've now got a huge, healthy cherry tree, and we never had a problem with the sewer line again. We then ordered a large cherry tree to replace it, but moved over away from the line quite a bit. ![]() There was a huge tree (not in great health) very close to the sewer line, so with great regret, we had it removed. Taking out the roots inside the pipes wouldn't necessarily help that anyway.Īnd we had put in a hand-laid paver driveway that went over the sewer line. We then had a sewer-root colonoscopy procedure done, and they noticed that the roots were starting to warp the sewer line. We had to keep treating the line with various "stuff" (powders, foam.), but nothing really worked. We had it roto-rooted out, but it grew back. We had problems with our sewer drain after we moved into our new house almost 20 years ago. I pay $150 to have it done every couple years. If you're talking sewer lateral, just pay a plumber to cable it. What are you referring to by "drain pipes"? Is it buried downspouts or a sewer lateral? I picked up a couple of those Drain King drain bladders and was able to leverage those to clear other parts of the drain that might have been blocked with some dirt/debris but those aren't going to help much with the roots. Otherwise, it seems like the other way to handle this would be with a drain snake/auger but I'd like to consider less 'laborious' options first. Could I pour rock salt into the drain pipes followed by hot water? I've also heard that salt and or hot water may help. Would something like this work to clear out the roots or rootballs?. There are a few areas in our yard where the drain pipes are clogged or having issues due to roots that have grown into them from trees (likely palms and ficus). ![]()
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