How Trees Can Destroy Your Home’s Sewer Line

You try to be wary and assure you don’t put anything down the drain that would clog your pipes. You don’t place anything in the toilet besides toilet paper; you don’t put eggshells, bones, or grease down the garbage disposal; and you make sure to have filters 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 forgetting the most destructive problem of all: tree roots. 

Trees want nutrients and their roots are how they get it, so the tip of the tree root is constantly “looking for” and “reaching toward” a source of moisture and nutrients and they are enticed by a leaking sewer line that requires repair. 

Typically, tree roots will leave healthy, unbroken sewer lines alone. They usually only occupy leaking, split, or damaged lines buried within the top couple feet of the ground. When this occurs the original damage does not only get worse, the tree roots can actually clog the sewer pipes and reduce the water flow, leaving you with overflows and potentially flooding your home or building. 

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

A sewer line repair will typically be easier (and cheaper) than a ruptured pipe, so if you believe there’s a problem with your sewer line, especially if you believe tree roots are moving into the pipe, call Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing immediately. 

Sewer line repair technicians at Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing will use a sewer inspection camera to verify whether or not the pipe has a tree root worry. Once the issue has been confirmed, our sewer line repair technician will review all of your options with you and help you determine the best way to move forward, whether that’s a trenchless sewer line replacement or just removing the tree roots. 

Remember, faster growing trees, such as cottonwood, sweetgum, or basswood, may cause more issues because they grow more quickly. Slower growing trees are a better choice, but they still need to be swapped out every seven to ten years to avoid their roots from causing a problem. Also, make sure you plant trees away from your sewer lines, that way you can help prevent damage and stop those pesky (and often costly) sewer line repairs. If you’re not confident 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 come in contact with your sewer line or you have any plumbing problems 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 seasonal plumbing maintenance to make sure your pipes are in tip-top shape.