Sewer Repair

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...

Sewer Lines

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...

EBMUD Compliance

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...

Maintenance

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...

EBMUD Compliance

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...

Sewer Backups

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...

EBMUD Compliance

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...

EBMUD Compliance

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...

EBMUD Compliance

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...

Maintenance

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....

Sewer Repair

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...

Community

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...

Community

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...

Sewer Repair

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...

Maintenance

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...

Maintenance

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...

EBMUD Compliance

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...

Sewer Lines

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...

Maintenance

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...

Sewer Lines

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...