Sewer Line Repair & Replacement services in Denver
Quick gut-check: if water is flowing where it shouldn't be, call. If it's just a slow drip, you can wait until morning at standard rates. Family-run, second-generation if you count my dad. We've watched fifteen national "plumbing chains" come and go in Denver and we're still here.
What you're paying for
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.
How Denver jobs differ
Climate and housing age in Denver tend to drive specific failure patterns. We see the same handful of issues every season.
If you're calling from a property management company, we have separate scheduling and billing for that.
What a typical call looks like
Property manager call, Denver-area duplex. Both units had recurring sewer backups every six months. We pulled the system apart and found clay tile joints had separated and roots had invaded at 5 different spots. Trenchless pipe burst replaced the full 80-foot lateral with hdpe on the same trip — both tenants happy. $220.
Typical investment
For sewer line repair & replacement jobs in the Denver area:
- Sewer main unclog (cable): $240 – $540
- Hydro-jet + camera: $480 – $950
- Spot dig repair (5–8 ft section): $3,200 – $6,500
- Trenchless pipe burst (full lateral): $6,500 – $14,000
- Main water service line replacement: $2,800 – $7,500
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