How Trees Can Destroy Your Home’s Sewer Line

You try to be cautious and assure you don’t put anything down the drain that would obstruct your pipes. You don’t place anything in the toilet but toilet paper; you don’t put eggshells, bones, or grease down the kitchen sink; and you make sure to have strainers on all your drains. But have you done absolutely everything in order to avoid a high-priced sewer line repair? 

Check outside because you may be missing the most detrimental problem of all: tree roots. 

Trees crave nutrients and their roots are through which they get nutrients, so the end of the tree root is continuously “looking for” and “reaching to” a source of moisture and nutrients and they are drawn to a leaking sewer line in need of repair. 

Usually, tree roots will leave fine, unbroken sewer lines alone. They usually only occupy leaking, split, or damaged lines buried within the top couple feet of the earth. When this occurs the original damage does not only get worse, the tree roots can actually clog the sewer system and lower the water flow, resulting in overflows and possibly flooding your home or building. 

So what do you do? Call a sewer line repair expert in Calgary. 

A sewer line repair will most likely be easier (and cost less) than a ruptured pipe, so if you believe there’s an issue with your sewer line, especially if you think tree roots are getting into the pipe, call A1 Chesney Service Experts immediately. 

Sewer line repair technicians at A1 Chesney Service Experts will use a sewer inspection camera to decide whether or not the pipe 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 plan, whether that’s a trenchless sewer line replacement or just cutting out the tree roots. 

Note, faster growing trees, such as ash, locust, or basswood, may cause more issues because they grow faster. Slower growing trees are a better alternative, but they still need to be removed and another tree replanted every eight to ten years to avoid their roots from becoming an issue. Also, always plant trees far from your sewer lines, that way you can help stop damage and stop those pesky (and sometimes costly) sewer line repairs. If you’re not confident where your sewer lines are, ask A1 Chesney Service Experts 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 needs at all, call A1 Chesney Service Experts in Calgary and we are happy to visit and see if you need a sewer line repair or do a total plumbing maintenance to make sure your pipes are in tip-top shape.