Sewer Line Repair & Replacement — Columbus, OH
If you'd rather not get a sales pitch, you're in the right place. Tell us what's wrong, we'll quote it, you decide. We answer the phone, give you a real quote before any work starts, and bring the right tools the first time.
What we cover
Sewer lateral problems hit older homes hardest. Anything pre-1970 in most U.S. cities still has either clay-tile or Orangeburg laterals from the original build. Both fail. Tile cracks at the joints; Orangeburg collapses under load.
Diagnosis order: cable first, then camera. Cable clears most active blockages. The camera shows you what's actually happening down there — joint offsets, root invasion, bellies, broken sections.
Repair options depend on the lateral. Spot repair on a single broken section: $3,200–$6,500. Trenchless pipe burst on the full lateral (replaces clay or cast iron with new HDPE): $6,500–$14,000. Open-trench replacement: rare anymore, only when trenchless isn't feasible.
Permit is almost always required. Municipal sewer authorities want to inspect lateral work before backfill. We pull the permit and coordinate the inspection.
Cost range
Sewer main unclog (cable) runs $220 – $495. Hydro-jet + camera runs $440 – $875. Spot dig repair (5–8 ft section) runs $2,945 – $5,980. Trenchless pipe burst (full lateral) runs $5,980 – $12,880. Main water service line replacement runs $2,575 – $6,900.
Local context for Columbus
Most jobs are residential, but we handle small commercial too — restaurants, multi-unit rentals, retail strips along the main corridors.
On bigger jobs we'll bring two techs. On simpler ones, just one — fewer hands, faster billing.
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