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Sewer Backup Vancouver, BC

If your sewer system is your biggest nightmare, you will be pleased to learn about our trusted services for sewer backup! Vancouver, BC plumbers understand the stress and inconvenience of drainage issues and how they often signal more serious problems than merely clogged drains in your household.

But the truth is that a sewer backup in Vancouver comes with a long list of potential causes. Unless you experience a severe flood or soil movement, most warning signs start small with soft blockages that develop into serious clogs. Either way, without expert plumbing system maintenance or protective plumbing devices, you won’t know your pipework well enough to protect it from unforeseen circumstances.

When your sewer is backing up, wastewater and sewage can overflow into your home, causing various damage and compromising your health and safety. Not only does your local Vancouver plumber at Mr. Rooter Plumbing want to protect you and your family from exposure to raw sewage, but they also want to help prevent costly damages from occurring on your property, which most Vancouver sewer backup insurance companies don’t cover.

Sewer Backup Vancouver, BC
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  • Our video camera inspection device consists of a camera with a light that’s attached to a flexible cable. Our Vancouver plumber will lower it down the sewer cleanout to access your sewer lateral. This way, we’ll be able to determine your mainline’s health and locate the clog via a signal-receiving device. If we suspect a sewage water leak, we’ll use additional plumbing tools like acoustic listening and thermal imaging devices to pinpoint the exact damage location.

  • During many Vancouver sewer backup service calls, we rely on our HydroScrub® Jetting tool to unclog and clean drain pipes. Hydro scrubbing involves using pressurized water jets to cut through clogs and clean pipes’ interiors. While it’s a reliable tool for effective drain cleaning and sewer cleaning service, it also plays a huge role in preparing drain pipes for repairs.

  • Following a backup caused by a tree root intrusion, blockages, or a pipe collapse, our professionals offer both water and sewer line repairs. Once the sewage backup cleanup has been finished and your plumbing inspected, we have the equipment and expertise to handle your required plumbing repairs. Our reliable services are performed with high-quality materials for a long-lasting and durable repair.

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Here's What You Can Expect When You Hire Us to Fix Your Sewer System Backup

Our sewer backup services in Vancouver are comprehensive, efficient, and reliable. Home or business, we can restore your space and mitigate the chances of mold growth, water damage, structural problems, foul odors, and future plumbing issues. With convenient same-day, next-day, and emergency services, you won't have to wait long to get the cleanup, plumbing inspection, and repairs you need. We perform a thorough cleanup before inspecting your plumbing system to uncover the reason for your continued backups. Whether your issue originated in your shower drain, toilet, or any other plumbing fixture, we'll get to the root of the issue and find a proper solution. From there, we work quickly to either clean, repair, or replace your faulty sewer line.

We have options for drain cleaning that include hydro jetting, drain snakes, and augers to break up those pesky blockages. Should your sewer line be badly damaged from the backup, we can repair it with either a patch or replace the line in cases where it is heavily corroded, damaged, or made of an outdated plumbing material. In either case, our repair and restoration services combine to provide you with immediate relief from your sewer backup in Vancouver, BC.

We Provide Comprehensive Solutions for Sewer Backup Vancouver, BC Homeowners Can Trust

Our professional plumbers have been dutifully serving customers since 1970. As a proud member of the world’s leading home service brand franchisor, Neighborly, our team of experts is committed to providing the highest quality workmanship to our customers throughout the Vancouver Metropolitan Area. As a locally owned and operated plumbing company, we only hire licensed plumbers who are bonded, insured, and know how to put a smile on our customers’ faces!

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FAQs About Sewage Backup: Vancouver, BC

Whether you suspect a sewer line blockage or are completely new to this topic and want to learn more, we have gathered a list of questions from our local community. If you have any questions about sewer backups, Vancouver, BC plumbers are happy to answer them all!

  • Vancouver property owners might be surprised to hear this, but there are two major categories for it. First, it’s related to your household habits. Inevitably, your household drains will collect plenty of sediments over time, leading your pipe walls to form a sludge that consists of toothpaste, soap scum, saliva, hair, mineral deposits, and food waste. Even when cleaning your drains with white vinegar and baking soda, you won’t find long-term relief from soft blockages.

    Eventually, these problems will develop into stubborn, hard blockages caused by washing fats, oils, and grease down the kitchen drain or flushing paper towels, baby wipes, cigarette butts, and feminine hygiene products down the toilet. That’s when telltale signs like slow drains, sewer gas smells, or gurgling will indicate that a sewer line blockage is in process. If you or other people in your household are guilty of washing these objects down the drain lines, we highly recommend that you call our team of Vancouver sewer backup specialists to help alleviate the stress in your plumbing system.

    The other leading causes are natural and worth mentioning in more detail:

    • Heavy Rain: As mentioned previously, it’s possible that your city’s storm sewer, despite regular maintenance, gets overwhelmed and fails. In that case, many private property owners are at risk of a sanitary sewer overflow and basement flooding. When heavy rain causes damage to your perimeter drains and leads to flooding, there is a high chance that larger debris will get caught in your sewer drain and trigger a sewer backup. Vancouver, BC, homeowners who have received the necessary maintenance and installed protective plumbing devices will be less likely to be affected by rainstorms.
    • Soil Shifting/Home Settlement: When we talk about seismic activities, we refer to small earthquakes that tend to go unnoticed. But that doesn't mean that they are harmless. While PVC pipes underground are highly durable and very pressure-resistant, too much pressure and soil movement can lead to damage, such as cracks. A damaged sewer pipe will lose efficiency, leak water, and start to send signals to your house via clogged pipes. On the other hand, home settlement may be confused with shifting soil, but it’s more about the corners of your home settling evenly into place. While houses are made to settle this way, you can also get various problems with tilting and differential settlement, during which the corners won’t settle evenly at all. This highlights a serious foundation problem that will show in the form of severe vertical wall cracks. In the worst-case scenario, this incident could cause damage to the pipelines that are installed underneath your concrete slab. Common issues include water backups and sewer backups. Vancouver, BC, homeowners will need a foundation specialist as well as a certified plumber team for the rescue.
    • Tree Roots: It’s vital to protect your sewer line from tree root intrusion. PVC pipes and their joints are designed in a way that they're flexible and less likely to crack. But if they do leak water, they will attract roots to grow toward them until they infiltrate the pipes and cause clogs.
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