Camera inspection
Backups and smells from a sewer line can come from damage out of sight. The plumber you hire works out what is wrong and deals with it.
Sewer Line Repair in San Francisco
When a sewer line fails, the signs are backups and odors. Whether it turns out cracked, root-bound or collapsed, the plumber you hire repairs or replaces what has failed.
The page also sets out who owns which stretch of a San Francisco lateral, and the homepage lists the other plumbing work.
Sewer line work
Clearing roots
Tree roots can get into a sewer line at a joint or a crack. The plumber you hire deals with the roots and with the damage they leave.
Repairing one section
If only a stretch of line has failed, that stretch can be fixed and the rest left alone. The plumber you hire says whether that is enough.
Replacing the lateral
Where a lateral has cracked or collapsed over its length, the whole line may need replacing. The plumber you hire walks you through that choice.
Who owns what in a San Francisco lateral
According to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), the entire sewer lateral belongs to the property owner, who has to maintain it. The lower lateral is the stretch from the face of the curb to the main sewer pipeline.
Where a plumber spots a possible need to repair or replace the lower lateral because of a structural issue, SFPUC asks the owner to notify it at 3-1-1. If SFPUC’s inspection finds the work necessary, under most circumstances it carries the work out at no extra cost to the owner.
Backwater valves
On some San Francisco properties, SFPUC says a backwater valve is needed on the owner’s own land, typically where the lowest fixture drain sits below the lateral’s air vent, which is also called the fresh air inlet.
Clogs that fall short of a break are drain cleaning work, and the water side of the house is covered under repiping. More services are on the homepage.
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