How Trees Can Destroy Your Home’s Sewer Line

You try to be careful and make sure you avoid putting anything down the drain that would plug your pipes. You don’t flush anything besides toilet paper; you don’t put eggshells, bones, or grease down the sink in the kitchen; and you make sure to have filters on all your drains. But have you done absolutely everything in order to help stop a costly sewer line repair? 

Look outside because you may be missing the most damaging problem of all: tree roots. 

Trees desire nutrients and their roots are where they absorb nutrients through, so the tip of the tree root is continuously “seeking” and “reaching to” a source of moisture and nutrients and they are very attracted to a leaking sewer line that needs repair. 

Typically, tree roots will leave healthy, undamaged sewer lines alone. They normally only disturb leaking, cracked, or damaged lines buried within the top couple feet of the dirt. When this occurs the original damage not only becomes worse, the tree roots can seriously clog the sewer lines and decrease 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 Winnipeg. 

A sewer line repair will usually be easier (and cheaper) than a completely broken pipe, so if you suspect an issue with your sewer line, especially if you feel that tree roots are moving into the pipe, call Winnipeg Supply Service Experts as soon as possible. 

Sewer line repair technicians at Winnipeg Supply Service Experts will use a sewer inspection camera to decide whether or not the sewer line has a tree root problem. Once the issue has been determined, our sewer line repair technician will discuss all of your options with you and help you decide 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 tuliptree, may cause more trouble because they grow more rapidly. Slower growing trees are a better alternative, but they still need to be removed and another tree replanted every seven to ten years to avoid their roots from damaging the sewer lines. Also, remember to plant trees away from your sewer lines, that way you can help stop damage and avoid those pesky (and often costly) sewer line repairs. If you’re not sure where your sewer lines are, ask Winnipeg Supply Service Experts 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 issues at all, call Winnipeg Supply Service Experts in Winnipeg and we are happy to visit and see if you need a sewer line repair or do a full plumbing maintenance to make sure your pipes are in tip-top shape.