Sewer work goes wrong when someone guesses. A quote given from the curb, without anyone putting a camera down the line, is a guess about a pipe nobody has looked at.
We scope the lateral from the cleanout to the main and show you the footage. You see the same thing we see — where the damage is, how far down, and what is causing it. Only then do we talk about what it takes to fix.
If you are buying or selling and need a lateral checked for a point-of-sale requirement rather than an active problem, that is a different job — see sewer lateral inspection.
Spot repair. When the damage is confined to one section and the rest of the line is sound, we dig one access point and replace that length. The cheapest real fix when it genuinely applies.
Trenchless lining. A resin liner cured inside the existing pipe, forming a new jointless pipe within the old one. This needs the host pipe to still hold its shape. It seals root-entry joints permanently and avoids trenching the yard.
Pipe bursting. For lines too far gone to line, a new pipe is pulled through while the old one is fractured outward. Two access pits instead of a full trench.
Open trench. Sometimes it is the right answer — severe bellies, collapsed sections, or a line that has to be rerouted. We do not pretend trenchless solves everything.
Which one you need depends on the camera footage, not on what we would prefer to sell.
We work throughout Santa Cruz County — the city of Santa Cruz, Capitola, Aptos, Soquel, Live Oak, Scotts Valley, and the surrounding coast. Our shop is on Potrero Street in Santa Cruz. Call (831) 777-5758.
Call (831) 777-5758 or book online. We are licensed and insured, CSLB #914119, and we work out of our shop on Potrero Street in Santa Cruz.
Lords of Plumbing serves Santa Cruz County from our Potrero Street shop — Santa Cruz, Capitola, Aptos, Soquel, Live Oak, Scotts Valley, and the surrounding coast. Licensed and insured. CSLB #914119.
303 Potrero St, Bldg 42 #104, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 | (831) 777-5758
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