Sewer Line Repair & Replacement in Bessemer, AL

Every drain in your house runs into one main sewer line that carries waste to the city sewer. When that line is blocked, cracked or full of roots, every fixture is affected – slow drains, gurgling toilets, sewage in the lowest tub or a wet, smelly spot in the yard. Many homes in Bessemer, Fairfield, Midfield and Hueytown were built decades ago with clay, cast-iron or Orangeburg sewer pipe, and those materials eventually crack, separate at the joints or let tree roots in.

Alabama Plumbing Services diagnoses and repairs sewer lines and the whole drain, waste and vent (DWV) system inside the house – from the vent on the roof to the cleanout in the yard.

• Several drains slow or gurgling at the same time.
• Sewage coming up in a floor drain, shower or tub.
• Toilets that bubble when the washer or a sink drains.
• Sewer smell inside or around the house.
• Soggy, extra-green or sunken spots over the sewer line in the yard.
• Clogs that come back a few weeks after the line was cleaned.

We do not guess with sewer lines. A waterproof camera on a push cable goes through the cleanout and shows the inside of the pipe on a screen – roots, offset joints, bellies where water sits, cracks and collapsed sections – along with how far out and how deep the problem is. You see what we see, and we explain the options before you decide.

• Cleaning and root cutting when the pipe itself is sound.
• Spot repair of a single broken section or joint.
• Line replacement with modern PVC when the old pipe is cracked, collapsed or failing in several places.
• New cleanouts so future maintenance is quick and cheaper.

Major sewer repairs are often unplanned expenses. Ask us about in-house financing so you can fix the problem now and pay over time.

The drain lines under sinks, tubs and toilets and the vent pipes through the roof keep wastewater moving and sewer gas out of the house. A missing or blocked vent causes slow drains, gurgling and odors; old galvanized drains rust shut from the inside. We repair and replace DWV piping during remodels, after leaks and when older homes are updated, and we bring it up to current code.