Trusted Sewer Line Repair in Lilburn, GA

The tells are backups that keep coming back in the same spot no matter how often you snake, several drains backing up at once, sewage surfacing in the yard or at a cleanout, and backups that flare up every time it rains. Those point to roots, a collapsed or offset joint, or a bellied pipe rather than a simple clog. The only way to know for sure is a camera - we run one down the line and show you the footage before recommending anything.

Yes, where the line allows it. Pipe-lining (CIPP) cures a new pipe inside the old one, and pipe-bursting pulls new pipe through while breaking up the old - both with just small access points instead of trenching your whole yard, driveway, or mature trees. Not every line qualifies: a fully collapsed pipe, certain bends, or badly offset joints may still need an open trench. After the camera we'll tell you honestly which method your line needs.

In Gwinnett County the homeowner owns the sewer lateral running from the house to where it connects to the public main, usually out at the street or the right-of-way; the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources owns and maintains the main itself. So a backup or break on your buried lateral is yours to repair, while a problem in the public main is the county's. We confirm which side the failure is on before any work.

Age and materials. Many older Gwinnett County and Metro Atlanta homes were built with clay or cast-iron sewer laterals, and some mid-century homes have Orangeburg (tar-paper) pipe. Clay joints let tree roots in, cast iron corrodes and scales shut, and Orangeburg deforms and collapses. Add settling trench backfill in the region's dense red clay, which offsets joints and creates bellies, and an old lateral eventually needs repair or replacement.

Not usually. A camera first tells us whether it's an isolated break - a targeted, small excavation - or a whole-line problem we can often fix trenchless with lining or bursting and just two access pits. A full collapse can require an open trench, but even then we keep it as narrow as the line allows and backfill and grade the yard back. We walk the path with you before anything is dug.

Always, before we quote a repair. A sewer camera shows the pipe material, the exact location and depth of the problem, and whether it's roots, a belly, an offset joint, or a broken section - so you're not paying for a dig based on a guess. It's also worth doing before buying an older home. We can add a cleanout while we're there to make future inspections easier.

That's a classic sign the trouble is in the sewer lateral, not an indoor clog. Roots work into the joints of older clay and cast-iron lines, and a cracked pipe lets groundwater pour in during storms, overwhelming the line until it backs up. Snaking it only buys time. A camera shows whether it's roots we can cut and hydro-jet or a break that needs a real repair.

Yes - sewer repair and replacement is permitted work across Gwinnett County and the surrounding cities, and it's inspected before the trench is backfilled. We pull the permit, call 811 to locate other utilities before we dig, and coordinate the inspection. Once it's fixed, your water provider may adjust a bill spike caused by the leak if you give them the plumber's invoice.