had a shitty day?

[TAB]

Yes that is what you think.  Some one in 1999 removed 4' of 8" clay line and then back filled....from 4 homes and 1 duplex
I was past the knees thank god for hip waiters.


126' of line needs too be replaced as its back so solid that a hydro jet (presure washer on a stick with vac)didn't work.  Oh yeah must be hand dug as those are 2 water mains and there is a gas line 4" on one side and 6" on the other....   

$200/ hour is not enough...  should be.around 60k when done.

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[tombogan03884]

Fun !

[alfsauve]

So Sorry.   At son's house the original plumber didn't have a 4" to 6" adapter so he just duct taped the drain pipes together.   Excellent growing medium for tree roots.


Here's a creative ad from a local plumbing company.

[billt]

You lost me Tab. I'm not into construction. Are you saying they removed the sewer line, filled it in with dirt, and now the shit has nowhere to go, so it's backing up?

[Sponsor]

[Timothy]

So Sorry.   At son's house the original plumber didn't have a 4" to 6" adapter so he just duct taped the drain pipes together.   Excellent growing medium for tree roots.

Had a similar issue at my folks house in MI back in '89.  The town/city tied the house line to the main with a clay adapter that was cracked.  Over the 20 years it was there it was sending raw sewage to a large sugar maple on the boulevard.  Damn tree shot a root up the pipe fifty feet into Maw and Paw's basement plumbing..

Good thing I was home at the time cuz the contractor nearly dug up the entire driveway cuz the drawings from the town were wrong.  I pointed to a small depression in the yard and told him to "Dig here!  I played in the trench when they dug it in '69!"  The backhoe shovel hit it dead on...

Town paid for the repair cuz the inspector said it was broken from install...

[TAB]

You lost me Tab. I'm not into construction. Are you saying they removed the sewer line, filled it in with dirt, and now the shit has nowhere to go, so it's backing up?

  yes.  Whats worse is the pipe is clogged solid and has to be replaced.   It has what ammounts to 6 houses with out a working sewer for 17 years.

[alfsauve]

It has what amounts to 6 houses with out a working sewer for 17 years.

Oh, crap.

[tombogan03884]

One of those jobs Mexican's won't do.

[TAB]

One of those jobs Mexican's won't do.

  at $200/ hr. They would love too.   6 guys on site today getting paid ot.