Trenchless Sewer Repair vs. Traditional Sewer Repair
Out of sight is out of mind, and sewage systems are often taken for granted. Until something goes wrong, many people do not realize how...
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Does Homeowner’s Insurance Cover Sewer Line Repair?
When we find ourselves dealing with the challenges of an unforeseen home repair, the first question we have is, “How much is this going...
What Is Sewer System Smoke Testing?
Property owners in Oakland and Berkeley may experience “random city smoke testing.” Local ordinances require sewer lines to be tested for...
Sinkholes: When Sewer Repair Goes Wrong
Some homeowners find themselves dealing with an unexpected and worsening problem on their property: sinkholes. Sinkholes are usually an...
What Is a Private Sewer Lateral and How Does It Work?
Most homeowners only think about sewer lines until there’s a problem. Whenever there’s and problem with your home’s sewage system – and...
How to Troubleshoot Sewer Line Problems
Even if you haven’t noticed any issues, undiagnosed sewer line problems have the potential to cause extensive damage to your home if not...
How to Identify and Repair a Sewer Line Belly
Sewer line bellies are a common problem with sewer pipes and can be a real headache for homeowners. A belly or sag in a sewer pipe will...
Is Buying Sewer Insurance a Good Idea?
You may have heard about sewer insurance and wondered whether you should invest in the protection. Indeed sewer line and sewer lateral...
The Importance of a Sewer Inspection Before Buying a Home
Buying a home can be one of the most challenging things you do in life. It’s often a stressful process with so many things you need to...
How to Identify the Symptoms of a Sewer Line Break
The sewer line is a part of your house. Just like your roof, your doors and your windows – it serves a particular function and purpose....
10 Questions To Ask A New Sewer Contractor
Selecting an experienced plumber can be a challenging task. Making the right choice for your project can consist of a lot of factors and...
Safety First: Why Pipe Spy’s Confined Space Certification is So Important
Sewer line repair or replacement is physically demanding work and not visible to us above ground. Though we have tools that help us...
Utility Easements: Getting Your Neighbors’ Blessing
Sometimes neighbors share utility spaces underneath their properties, and it’s not always a welcomed realization. By law, an easement is...
Open Trench Excavation: Why We May Have to Do It
Open trench excavation is the traditional and was the most common method for sewer lateral repair or replacement. Open trench excavation...
Commercial Sewer Lines: 5 Reasons to Have Pipe Spy on Your Building Site
Commercial sewer line testing and repair requires engineering, planning, and work at a level that sometimes surprises business owners and...
How We Replace Sewer Lines in the Basement or Under a Slab Foundation
One of the most unfortunate places for a sewer line leak is in your concrete basement or especially under a slab foundation home. These...
HOA Sewer Lateral Compliance 2020: What You’ll Need to Know to Get Started
This post is the first in our HOA Sewer Lateral Compliance Series. Home Owner Associations (HOAs) in the Bay Area need to be ready to...
How Affordable is Trenchless Sewer Replacement and Is the Cost Worth it?
Whether you need to have an emergency sewer repair or you are comparison shopping on repair methods, one of the considerations to make is...
The History of Trenchless Sewer Repair
Over the past few decades, trenchless technology has revolutionized sewer repair. No-dig sewer replacement has become more well-known in...
What Is Trenchless Sewer Pipe Repair?
Trenchless sewer repair is exactly what it sounds like: It is a method of sewer repair that allow sewer pipe or sewer lateral replacement...
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