Sewer repairs suck..... - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

Williams Ex Co · 03-28-2009, 08:45 PM

but they're damn good money when its to wet do do much other stuff. This was a bastard. The house was built long long ago and from what I can gather from the old newspapers I found the addtion was done in '59. The addition was done right over the running trap and the rest of the sewer that was 6'' clay tile. Roto rooter couldnt get through the trap from the basement so I was called to expose the sewer outside the addition. RR had the same luck from outside. We ended up jackhammering a hole through the basement wall and removing all the dirt by hand to access the trap. Replaced the trap with new pipe and installed new cleanout outside the addition.... Here's a couple pics that Blister snapped with his phone.

rbsremodeling · 03-28-2009, 08:50 PM

Little of the subject but you appear to be a pretty big dude.

I got to remember to watch my tone of voice with you

tgeb · 03-28-2009, 09:02 PM

Wow, that job looks like a real pain in the neck.

How do you repair the wall, and keep it water tight?

**Cole** · 03-28-2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rbsremodeling

Little of the subject but you appear to be a pretty big dude.

I got to remember to watch my tone of voice with you

Puss.

Williams Ex Co · 03-28-2009, 10:04 PM

rbsremodeling.... Im just your average grain-fed Midwestern farmboy. About 6'1'' and 265 LBS. I'll see if I can round up a pic of Ahab, another guy that works for me. Not his real name, I just call him that 'cuz he seems to be able to sink anything I own. He's about 3-4'' taller and probably 30-35 LBS heavier. We got in a shouting match one time a couple years ago... I'm damn glad it didnt go any farther than that, the damages would have been tough on us both but I think he could whip me... Blister is the pipsqueak with the chicken legs. He wont ever see 200 LBS. Nice to have around for those small spots.

tgeb, I told the owner I would only be responsible for the sewer repairs and that he would have to hire a block mason to repair the wall. He was fine with that as this was a rental house and his tennants were riding him pretty hard to get it done. My part is done, tennants happy, now the HO can relax and get a mason as time permits.

Driftwood · 03-28-2009, 10:23 PM

Ours are located at the sidewalk curb area. Not fun to rod through. New clean out is a great fix!

Ron The Plumber · 03-29-2009, 09:38 AM

House traps are not allowed here, they make no since to have them since there is a trap at the fixtures them self.

Driftwood · 03-29-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron The Plumber

House traps are not allowed here, they make no since to have them since there is a trap at the fixtures them self.

I agree Ron. I was told they were the only trap many years ago.

Williams Ex Co · 03-29-2009, 09:03 PM

RTP.... I totally agree. They are redundant and generally cause much grief, another reason I only install cleanouts. When I finished this one in the pics I started another one just a few blocks away but at least it had not been added over the top of it! Still had to jackhammer some basement floor up as the CI pipe leading into the trap had deteriorated terribly.

Ron The Plumber · 03-29-2009, 09:48 PM

I had only seen them In Ca when I lived there long ago, there was cleanouts on each side of the trap, traps were found at the property line, did not see allot of them.

Driftwood · 03-29-2009, 11:38 PM

We are doing a large remodel in S.F. All new C.I. About a foot in from the drive way's street edge. is the whole house trap clean out. House built in 1933.
Every old home has one .