Finding the problem
Cracks, roots and sags can all hide inside a sewer line. The plumber you hire finds what is wrong and repairs or replaces it.
Sewer Line Repair in Raleigh
Sewer lines can crack, fill with roots or sag, and waste then backs up into the house. The plumber you hire finds the problem and repairs or replaces the line. Call us and we connect you with one.
Tell us what is backing up and where, and whether it has happened before, when you call.
Ways to deal with a failing sewer line
Cutting out roots
Sewer lines can be blocked by roots that work their way into joints and cracks. The plumber you hire clears them out.
Repairing one section
A cracked, broken or sagging stretch of sewer line, with the rest in good shape, can be repaired or replaced on its own. The plumber you hire tells you which part needs work.
A new sewer line
Long stretches of damage may be handled with a single new pipe from the house to the City main.
Where the City’s part begins
Where a break sits decides who deals with it. Raleigh says breaks in sewer and water mains in the street are the City’s, while breaks on private property are the owner’s.
Backwater valves
A backwater valve is a check valve on the private sewer service line that stops wastewater from flowing back into the house. The City says that if the lowest floor of your house is lower than the closest upstream manhole, you likely need one, and a plumber can help determine that.
Licenses and permits for sewer work
Raleigh lists existing sewer line replacement as a permit project that needs no plans, requested through the City portal. The State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors has a restricted limited plumbing license for exterior building sewer piping.
Your house and its sewer pipe
A citywide median is a poor stand-in for one house. Raleigh’s median year built is 1996, which puts half of its homes in or before that year. Give the sewer line age checker the year yours was built and it lists pipe materials for the sewer and water lines of that time.
A backup may begin in the house drain, which is what drain cleaning covers, while repiping deals with the supply side. Return to the homepage to see the other services.
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