Plumbing and drain solutions for backed up basement sewers
Have you tried to clear your sewer main drain but nothing seems to be working? Sometimes, the basement backs up, but at other times, the entire house becomes backed up due to the severity of the blockage. When that happens, you can dig all you like, but it won’t help. Why? Because it is possible that the sewer pipes are broken, cracked, collapsed, or even tree roots are growing in them. You need a drain camera inspection to diagnose the problem.
If your sewer pipes are in tact, but require professional cleaning, you can rely on Hoerner Heating & Plumbing.
Hoerner Services: Sewer Backups in the Basement
Sewer backup in basement (or a main drain backup commonly referred to) – is one of our most common call outs. That’s how you know that we’re the right plumbing contractor for you. We can handle all your plumbing requirements, including sewer backup in basements.
One of the leading causes of sewer backup in basement is tree roots in drains. With the extreme fluctuations with temperatures, blockages can occur anytime with the weather events we are experiencing. Toronto has a beautiful landscape with grand old trees. In spring, the tree roots infiltrate plumbing systems and wreak havoc on our pipes, causing blockages, backups and collapsed pipes. This is especially a problem in older homes with clay sewer drains that crack easily. Tree roots grow inside the sewer pipes, leading to costly repairs.
Homeowners are responsible for the sewer lateral line that connects your home to the municipal sewer. When roots infiltrate your pipes, they will grow undisturbed for years, until fats, oils, grease (FOGs), tissue paper, and grit become caught up in them, leading to blockages.
Sewer Backup in Basement: The Hoerner Solution
When you have a main drain sewer backup in basement, you might notice:
- Slow flushing toilets in the basement
- A higher water level in the floor drain
- Pooling around the floor drain
The best solution is to call Hoerner Heating & Plumbing. We will bring our drain camera inspection equipment to locate the blockage. Then we will professionally clear it.
Call Hoerner today for your sewer backup in basement issue today.
Drain Backup
When your sewer line fails, it can cause quite a lot of hassle including a main drain backup. Apart from the smell that usually accompanies a failed sewer line, there’s the fact that it causes inconvenience of massive proportions: all waste-water operations must stop right away to avoid further damage, including the use of bathtubs, sinks, toilets and showers.
Hoerner does not want you to have loss of service – we take your loss of service seriously and we will act as quickly to get your home flowing again.
Our Toronto drain repair contractors will typically provide an estimate which includes:
- The cost of the drain dig using earth moving equipment or manual digs;
- The cost of the actual pipe replacements.
Sometimes there is a Temporary Solution for Blocked Drains:
Once the blockage has been located (usually due to Tree Roots in Drains), our drain cleaning experts in Toronto will send down our equipment from the nearest clean out, using a drain snake to clear the drain out. Techniques such as using different products like RootX applications to your drains can also help clear or prevent root growth but are only tentative measures in deterrence.
Once the trench is dug, we have to find the backed up sewer line and implement the appropriate fix. All of this can be cumbersome when you are unable to use water in your home. For that reason, most people opt to hire professional plumbers to perform drain digs instead when a main drain backup happens.
Drain Digs by Hoerner Heating & Plumbing
The company has been in operation for over 30 years, and the technicians know the area like the palms of their hands. That, and their five pledges are part of what contributed to the many five-star reviews the company has online.
Call Hoerner Heating & Plumbing for all your drain dig needs in Toronto.