How Trees Can Destroy Your Home’s Sewer Line

You try to be cautious and make sure you keep from putting anything down the drain that would jam your pipes. You don’t put anything down the toilet besides toilet paper; you don’t put pasta, stringy vegetables, or fats down the garbage disposal; and you make sure to have strainers on all your drains. But have you thought of everything in order to prevent a high-priced sewer line repair? 

Go 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 constantly “searching for” and “reaching to” a source of moisture and nutrients and they are enticed by a leaking sewer line in need of repair. 

Most of time, tree roots will leave strong, intact sewer lines alone. They usually only occupy leaking, split, or damaged lines buried within the top two feet of the ground. When this takes place the first damage does not only get worse, the tree roots can completely clog the sewer pipes and lower the water flow, leaving you with overflows and possibly flooding your home or building. 

So what do you do? Call a sewer line repair professional in Edmonton. 

A sewer line repair will typically be easier (and less expensive) than a burst pipe, so if you think there is a problem with your sewer line, especially if you think tree roots are moving into the pipe, call McKinley Heating Service Experts as soon as possible. 

Sewer line repair professionals at McKinley Heating Service Experts will use a sewer inspection camera to confirm whether or not the pipe has a tree root issue. Once the problem has been confirmed, our sewer line repair professional will review all of your options with you and help you decide the best way to proceed, whether that’s a trenchless sewer line replacement or just getting rid of the tree roots. 

Remember, faster growing trees, such as cottonwood, sweetgum, or basswood, may cause more trouble because they grow more rapidly. Slower growing trees are a better option, but they still need to be removed and another tree replanted every six to ten years to avoid their roots from causing a problem. Also, always plant trees away from your sewer lines, that way you can help avoid damage and avoid those pesky (and sometimes costly) sewer line repairs. If you’re unsure where your sewer lines are, ask McKinley Heating 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 McKinley Heating Service Experts in Edmonton and we are happy to come to your home and see if you need a sewer line repair or do a complete plumbing maintenance to make sure your pipes are in tip-top shape.