50 year old sewer lines...
Jul. 26th, 2006 08:47![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mapsedgeSo, is it a bad thing when your plumber won't meet your eyes, and says, "We'll be back tomorrow with shovels" ?
And...is it worse when, tomorrow being today, your plumber says, "We'll be back later with a backhoe" ?
I'll keep this one going as updates roll in.
10:30 AM
...and the backhoe's running again.
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
3:00 PM
And...is it worse when, tomorrow being today, your plumber says, "We'll be back later with a backhoe" ?
I'll keep this one going as updates roll in.
10:30 AM
...and the backhoe's running again.
12:30 PM
So, the big question: are we sharing a sewer line with the house next door? It's conceivable: the addition to our house and the house next door were built at the same time, and I believe by the same people. It doesn't stretch believability to think that my uncle would have taken such a shortcut. Of course, if that's true, it's a violation of city code and means that someone's paying for a new line to the city main. Probably our neighbor.
At this point, 9-12 feet of pipe has been replaced; more than a half dozen major clogs have been augered out; and - not long from now in geologic terms - we'll have to replace the whole pipe. Roughly, say, just guessing here...90 feet. It could clog again next week or next year.
On the plus side: there's nothing in the way but yard and a water line running parallel (no landscaping, in other words).
At this point, 9-12 feet of pipe has been replaced; more than a half dozen major clogs have been augered out; and - not long from now in geologic terms - we'll have to replace the whole pipe. Roughly, say, just guessing here...90 feet. It could clog again next week or next year.
On the plus side: there's nothing in the way but yard and a water line running parallel (no landscaping, in other words).
1:30 PM
The Dig-Rite folks have come up to mark where all the important lines are. You know...like natural gas, phone, water. Simple stuff like that. Supposedly we've going to have a visit from a guy with a small video camera who will go exploring through our sewer pipes and find out exactly where it all goes, and what shape the pipe is in. Still waiting on an update.
3:00 PM
The guy with the video said problems are coming, if not today, then possibly tomorrow. If not tomorrow, then someday, but definitely the pipe to the main sewer should be replaced. The pipe is 50 year old clay, and runs right under an oak tree. The city doesn't like anyone digging in "their" easement, so now we have to talk to the city to get permission to dig up our old lines, replace them, and (here's the important part) connect them to the city's main.
They guy have been there since 7:30, and still don't know what exactly needs doing.
They guy have been there since 7:30, and still don't know what exactly needs doing.