Repair and replacement solve different problems, and the camera inspection is what tells us which one your line actually needs. A single break or an isolated root intrusion is usually a repair. Replacement becomes the right call when the same section keeps collapsing after repeated repairs, when root damage runs extensively along the pipe rather than at one point, when older clay or cast iron has developed a long offset or bellied stretch that repeated cabling can't fix, or when a pre-sale inspection has flagged the line as a disclosure item a buyer's lender won't ignore. We show you the footage and explain why repair either will or won't hold before recommending replacement.
How a line gets replaced depends on where it runs. An exterior or yard run is the most straightforward and the least disruptive to the house. A line under the slab is replaced either through the floor — opening the slab from inside — or by tunnelling underneath it from outside, which leaves your floors intact but costs more. On a house with original cast iron throughout, replacing the whole system at once is usually better value than paying three times for three separate sections. We camera and locate the line first so the recommendation is based on what is actually down there, and we tell you plainly which method your line calls for rather than defaulting to whichever is easier for us.
Texas municipalities require a permit for sewer line replacement, and most require a city inspection before the trench or access pits are closed up. We pull the permit and schedule the inspection as part of the job — it's built into how we sequence the work, not an extra step you have to chase down yourself. Because this is one of the larger jobs a home will ever need, payment options are available — ask when we quote yours.