Camera first, dig only if we must
Sewer Line Repair & Replacement in San Antonio
Sewer work is the repair most worth getting a second opinion on, because the price gap between a spot repair and a full replacement is enormous. We camera the line first and show you the footage. If a trenchless repair will hold, that is what we quote; if the line is collapsed, you will see why on screen before you approve anything.
What is included
- Video camera inspection with footage you keep
- Trenchless pipe bursting and lining where the line allows
- Root intrusion removal and lateral repair
- Cast-iron and clay line replacement in older neighborhoods
- Belly and offset joint correction
- Line locating and depth marking before any excavation
Signs you need this
- Repeated main line backups
- Sewage odor in the yard
- Unusually green patch over the sewer path
- Multiple fixtures backing up together
- Slow drains that return within weeks
- Foundation or yard settling along the line
Sewer Line Service Across Greater San Antonio
Pick your area to see what we run into in those homes specifically — soil, water and the pipe materials typical of that housing stock.
North & Hill Country
Northwest & West
Inner Loop & Historic Districts
South & Southeast
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Sewer Line Repair questions
- It has the widest range of any plumbing job — a spot repair on one failed joint and a full lateral replacement can differ by an order of magnitude. That is exactly why we camera the line and show you the footage before quoting. Any price given without an inspection is a guess.
- Two methods, both of which avoid trenching the whole yard. Pipe lining cures a new pipe inside the old one; pipe bursting pulls a new line through while fracturing the old one outward. Both need the existing line to meet certain conditions, which the camera inspection determines.
- Roots do not break sound pipe. They find an existing crack or a loose joint, follow the moisture in, and then expand until they block the line or widen the failure. In older neighborhoods with mature oaks and pecans over the sewer path, this is the single most common cause of main line backups.
- A trenchless repair is often a single day. A conventional dig depends on depth, length, access and what sits on top of the line — driveways, mature landscaping and hardscape all add time. We give you the scope and the restoration plan before starting, not after.
- Generally the homeowner owns the lateral from the house to the connection at the main, and the utility owns the main itself. Where exactly that boundary falls varies by municipality across the metro, and it matters for cost. We identify where the failure sits relative to that line during the inspection.