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Rooter-Man Plumbing of Tacoma offers trenchless sewer repair across the South Sound, from Tacoma to Puyallup and Lakewood. Where your pipe allows, we line it or replace it through small access holes, so your yard, driveway and trees are spared.
At a glance
It starts with a camera inspection, so you see the inside of your pipe before we talk price. If trenchless fits, you get an upfront, flat-rate price with parts and labor included. Call any hour and a real person answers. Our $49 diagnostic fee is waived when you approve the repair.
Flat rate
Your price, parts and labor included, before work begins.
Wisetack
Financing for bigger jobs, subject to approval.
$49
Diagnostic fee, waived when you approve the repair.
24/7
A real person answers the phone.
A long trench across the yard used to be the only way to fix a broken sewer line. Trenchless repair changes that. We work through one or two small holes instead, so your lawn, driveway, patio and garden mostly stay where they are.
Sewer trouble often shows up inside the house first. These signs point to the line between your home and the street.
Think your sewer line is failing? Call any hour and a real person answers, not a call center. Call (253) 600-1335
| Camera inspection | Typically 1 to 2 hoursIncludes finding the line and going over the video with you. |
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| Pipe lining | Typically 1 to 2 daysDepends on line length, the cleaning needed and cure time. |
| Pipe bursting | Typically 1 to 2 daysDepends on access holes, pipe length and what the camera shows. |
A real person answers 24/7. You get a flat-rate price before any work begins.
You get an upfront, flat-rate price with parts and labor included before any work begins. No hidden fees. Visits outside regular hours carry an after-hours fee. Our $49 diagnostic fee is waived when you approve the repair. Financing through Wisetack is available for bigger jobs, subject to approval.
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Tap any that sound like your home. Your technician sets a flat-rate price before any work begins.
Many older homes in Tacoma's North End, Stadium District and Hilltop still have clay or cast iron side sewers. Big street trees send roots into the joints, and winter rain soaks the soil around them. A lined pipe has no joints for roots to get into, which can make lining a good fit.
In University Place and Des Moines, some homes sit on slopes with long sewer runs. Digging up a hillside yard is costly and messy. Lining or pipe bursting can replace that run through small holes instead. In most cases you own the side sewer, so check with your sewer provider.
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Often, yes. Rooter-Man Plumbing of Tacoma offers trenchless options for many sewer repairs, including lining and pipe bursting. Both work through small access holes instead of a long trench. A camera inspection comes first, because a collapsed or badly sagging line may still need a dig repair.
Lining puts a new pipe inside your old one. A liner soaked in resin is pulled into the old pipe, then cured so it hardens in place. Pipe bursting pulls a new pipe along the old path while a bursting head breaks the old pipe outward. It replaces the old pipe fully.
Yes. We serve Tacoma, Puyallup, South Hill, Lakewood, Gig Harbor and Bonney Lake in Pierce County, plus Federal Way, Des Moines, Maple Valley, Olympia and Lacey. Our base is on Tacoma's southeast side, near Midland and Summit. Every job starts with a camera inspection.
A camera inspection tells us. Lining needs a pipe that still holds its shape, even if it is cracked or has roots in the joints. If the line has collapsed or sags badly, a liner may not work. We show you the video and explain your options.
Trenchless may not work when part of the line has collapsed, when a sag holds standing water, or when the pipe is too crushed to pull new pipe through. Very tight bends can also be a problem. Then a dig repair of the bad section may come first.
Usually a little. Most trenchless jobs use one or two small access holes, often one near the house and one near the street. Sometimes an existing cleanout is enough for lining. Far less of your lawn, driveway or garden is disturbed than with a full trench.
Yes. A liner needs a clean pipe wall to bond to. We clear roots, grease and scale first, often with hydro jetting, high-pressure water that scours the inside of the pipe. Then we run the camera again to make sure the pipe is ready.
It depends on the method, the length of the line, the pipe's condition and how easy each end is to reach. After the camera inspection, you get an upfront, flat-rate price with parts and labor included. Financing through Wisetack is available for bigger jobs, subject to approval.
In most cases the homeowner owns the side sewer, the pipe from the house to the public main. It can vary by city and district, so check with your sewer provider, such as City of Tacoma Environmental Services. The camera can usually show where your line meets the main.
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Call any hour and a real person answers. We are open Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and you get a flat-rate price before work begins.
