Drain cleaning and sewer line help in La Vergne

A lot of the houses in La Vergne sit on lots with mature trees, and tree roots seek out moisture. A joint in an older clay or cast iron sewer line is an invitation. Newer PVC lines are tighter, but a sag that forms where the trench settled can hold water and catch debris at the low point.

We can tell you what kind of line you have and what condition it is in. If it needs repair, we explain the options.

Yards in La Vergne have grown mature trees over fifty years of houses. Roots look for water, and a sewer line joint is a source of it. A line that carried waste without trouble for decades can suddenly start catching paper when a root takes hold. The clog is the symptom. The root is the cause.

We clear the blockage and tell you whether the line looks like a candidate for repair, and how soon.

A floor drain sits quietly for years and then backs up at the worst time, usually when the main is partly blocked or heavy rain pushes water into the system. If a floor drain in your garage or basement has water in it that was not there before, the main line is likely involved.

The other common problem is that floor drains dry out. Their trap holds a small seal of water that blocks sewer gas. If you do not run water into it for months, the seal evaporates and smells come up. Pouring a bucket of water down it every few weeks fixes that. Some can also be fitted with a trap primer that does it automatically.