Sewer Line Repair & Replacement services in Memphis
Sometimes the call is genuinely an emergency. Sometimes it's a Monday morning fix. We'll be honest about which one yours is. Service area covers Memphis proper plus the metro suburbs. After-hours is real after-hours, not "we'll get back to you tomorrow."
Talk to a tech: (800) 555-1024
The actual work
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.
What it costs
For sewer line repair & replacement jobs in the Memphis area:
- Sewer main unclog (cable): $220 – $495
- Hydro-jet + camera: $440 – $875
- Spot dig repair (5–8 ft section): $2,945 – $5,980
- Trenchless pipe burst (full lateral): $5,980 – $12,880
- Main water service line replacement: $2,575 – $6,900
Sewer Line Repair & Replacement in Memphis — what's typical here
Our techs know the Memphis area: housing stock, soil, water main configurations, the parts that usually fail first.
On bigger jobs we'll bring two techs. On simpler ones, just one — fewer hands, faster billing.
Other things we handle locally
- Drain Cleaning in Memphis
- Slab Leak Detection & Repair in Memphis
- Toilet Repair & Installation in Memphis
- Water Heater Repair & Replacement in Memphis
- Gas Line Repair in Memphis
- Emergency Plumbing in Memphis