How Trees Can Destroy Your Home’s Sewer Line

You try to be cautious and ensure you keep from putting anything down the drain that would obstruct your pipes. You don’t flush anything but toilet paper; you don’t put coffee grounds, meat, or oils down the sink in the kitchen; and you make sure to have screens on all your drains. But have you covered all your bases in order to help stop a high-priced sewer line repair? 

Look outside because you may be overlooking the most detrimental problem of all: tree roots. 

Trees crave nutrients and their roots are how they get it, so the tip of the tree root is continuously “seeking” and “reaching to” a source of moisture and nutrients and they are drawn to a leaking sewer line that needs repair. 

Most of time, tree roots will leave healthy, intact sewer lines alone. They usually only occupy leaking, split, or damaged lines buried within the top 24 inches of the soil. When this occurs the initial damage not only gets worse, the tree roots can seriously clog the sewer pipes and decrease the water flow, causing overflows and possibly flooding your home or building. 

So what do you do? Call a sewer line repair expert in the U.S.. 

A sewer line repair will typically be easier (and cost less) than a ruptured pipe, so if you think there is trouble with your sewer line, especially if you believe tree roots are growing into the pipe, call Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing right away. 

Sewer line repair experts at Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing will use a sewer inspection camera to confirm whether or not the sewer system has a tree root issue. Once the issue has been determined, our sewer line repair professional will review all of your options with you and help you choose the best way to proceed, whether that’s a trenchless sewer line replacement or just cutting out the tree roots. 

Remember, faster growing trees, such as cottonwood, locust, or sycamore, may cause more issues because they grow more quickly. Slower growing trees are a better choice, but they still need to be removed and another tree replanted every six to ten years to avoid their roots from damaging the sewer lines. Also, remember to plant trees a good distance from your sewer lines, that way you can help stop damage and avoid those pesky (and sometimes costly) sewer line repairs. If you’re not sure where your sewer lines are, ask Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing to flag the path of the sewer pipes. 

So if you think your tree roots have invaded your sewer line or you have any plumbing needs at all, call Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing in the U.S. and we are happy to come out and see if you need a sewer line repair or do a full plumbing maintenance to make sure your pipes are good to go.