It started under the kitchen sink

The owners of this 70-year-old Denver house knew when they bought it that the plumbing would need work someday. That day came with a leak under the kitchen sink. When we traced the drain, the leak turned out to be the smallest problem. The kitchen line and the building sewer beyond it were both the home’s original cast iron. Here is how a trenchless sewer replacement handled it without a trench across this Denver yard.

What 70 years does to cast iron

A sewer camera inspection showed heavy root intrusion and cracking along the lateral all the way to the street. Cast iron corrodes from the inside out, and once roots find the cracks, they keep widening them. There’s no lasting way to spot-fix a line in that condition. The whole run had to be renewed.

A new sewer, no trench

The owners had set money aside for a sewer replacement. What they dreaded was the excavation that usually comes with one: a trench across the front yard and months of regrowing the lawn. We handled all 55 feet of 4-inch line with trenchless sewer replacement instead. The house stayed livable and the yard stayed intact.

Why trenchless fits older Denver neighborhoods

Many Denver homes built in the mid-20th century still run on their original cast iron or clay sewer laterals. Trenchless sewer repair lets those homeowners renew the whole line without tearing out mature landscaping, walkways or driveways. Learn more about sewer replacement options.

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