Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:31 AM
 Here are the sewer videos and progress pictures for 9629 Yukon Ct.   Before... and after outside cleanout installation and root cleaning with a full 4" cutter blade.
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Posted on Monday, August 27, 2012 6:24 PM
Thanks to Carter and Jane for having the patience to wait an extra week for the sewer repairs. Here are some pictures of a full excavation we did in Denver. The city sewer is so shallow that the original sewer pipe was laid with about 70 feet of pipe at no downward pitch. We did everything possible to get some pitch, @ 1/16", not perfect but better than before. The new sewer pipe has a much lower drag rating, and with the roots and separations now gone, should make it a better flow. With a pipe this flat some future cleaning may still be needed to wash out greasy buildup. That's where the outside cleanouts come in handy. Now we can use the power jetter to flush out the grease from inside the house as well as out.
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Posted on Friday, August 24, 2012 6:33 PM
Here is an example of a sewer scope inspection we did recently. This sewer is from a beautifully kept home with about an acre of yard and grass built @ 1970. The sellers didn't know that the pipe has such significant root intrusions, and so they didn't mention it in the disclosure statement. THIS is why you must always get a sewer scope inspection done before buying a home... you don't want to get stuck with a big sewer repair after closing.
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Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 5:55 PM
Thanks go out to Donna from Bodin Realty for having the confidence in us to install sewer cleanouts in a nice home in Broomfield. The original cleanout in the basement is only 2 1/2" wide, so full 4" root cutting was impossible. We scoped the sewer service line, finding significant roots in several pipe joints. This is where outside cleanouts are needed. Now we can do a routine yearly root cutting maintenance with a full 4" cutter blade and get many more years of service from this concrete sewer line.
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Posted on Friday, August 10, 2012 6:14 AM
Thanks go out to Brandon for having the confidence in us to fix a problem sewer leak. Brandon noticed water coming through his basement foundation every time someone showered in the upstairs shower. We ran the sewer scope and found a playing card sized chunk was broken out of the clay pipe, leaking water into the basement. This leaking also caused the pipe to sag, creating a low spot. We were able to pinpoint the exact spot for excavation, repair the break, and at the same time, install two way outside cleanouts for future root cleaning access, a big upgrade all by itself. Remember, it's routine maintenance to clean the roots out of your clay pipe once a year. Don't let them grow unchecked, they can break your pipe.
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Posted on Friday, August 3, 2012 6:43 AM
 Thanks go out to Mary & Don for having the confidence in us to tackle a large sewer repair. Mary & Don have been suffering through repeated sewage backups for quite some time, having to hire drain cleaning companies over and over again. We did a complete sewer scope inspection and found that the tap at the city main was broken, and that cleaning it out doesn't last more than a few days. After discussing all of the options, Mary & Don decided that they are sick and tired of sewage backups, so we replaced the whole sewer service line from the house to the city main, without damaging the whole front yard and without removing the tree, by using trenchless pipe bursting.
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Posted on Friday, August 3, 2012 6:07 AM
Here are some pictures of a simple outside cleanout installation in Arvada. This house has a tight crawl space that makes it impossible to clean out the roots from the sewer service line. In the past, the stool was removed to gain access, but this limits the size of the root cutter blade because of the turns involved. Installing outside cleanouts will give you a full 4" access to the 4" sewer pipe, and with yearly maintenance, this sewer should give many more years of trouble free service, at a fraction of the cost of a full sewer excavation.
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