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 jam your pipes. You don’t put anything down the toilet except toilet paper; you don’t put eggshells, bones, or fats down the kitchen sink; and you make sure to have filters on all your drains. But have you thought of everything in order to help stop a costly sewer line repair? 

Look outside because you may be forgetting the most destructive problem of all: tree roots. 

Trees crave nutrients and their roots are where they absorb nutrients through, so the tip of the tree root is constantly “looking for” and “reaching to” a source of moisture and nutrients and they are enticed by a leaking sewer line that requires repair. 

Most of time, tree roots will leave fine, intact sewer lines alone. They usually only disturb leaking, split, or damaged lines buried within the top couple feet of the earth. When this takes place the first damage does not only get worse, the tree roots can seriously clog the sewer system and reduce the water flow, resulting in overflows and even flooding your home or building. 

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

A sewer line repair will most likely be easier (and less expensive) than a ruptured pipe, so if you think there is an issue with your sewer line, especially if you feel that tree roots are moving into the pipe, call Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning as soon as possible. 

Sewer line repair technicians at Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning will use a sewer inspection camera to verify whether or not the pipe has a tree root worry. Once the problem has been confirmed, our sewer line repair expert will discuss all of your options with you and help you choose the best way to move forward, whether that’s a trenchless sewer line replacement or just cutting out the tree roots. 

Keep in mind, faster growing trees, such as poplar, sweetgum, or sycamore, may cause more problems because they grow faster. Slower growing trees are a better option, but they still need to be replaced every six to ten years to avoid their roots from causing a problem. Also, remember to plant trees away from your sewer lines, that way you can help stop damage and stop those pesky (and often costly) sewer line repairs. If you’re not sure where your sewer lines are, ask Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning to flag the path of the sewer pipes. 

So if you think your tree roots have entered your sewer line or you have any plumbing needs at all, call Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning in Calgary and we are happy to visit 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.