Check of Sewer and Water Lines
I just bought a house and would like to get a company in to do a routine check-up of my sewer and water lines. The previous owners bought this house as a fixer-upper and did a great job. They wer honest about the two clean outs of the lines they did, in 06 and 07….
I just bought a house and would like to get a company in to do a routine check-up of my sewer and water lines.
The previous owners bought this house as a fixer-upper and did a great job. They wer honest about the two clean outs of the lines they did, in 06 and 07. They gave us copies of the bills which were $250 and $150. I would like to get them checked out for my own peace of mind.
Can someone recommend a sewer service?
(why is there no catagory for sewers?)
FYI, in case anyone is interested, it is now 6 days since Sessa came to inspect and I was supposed to be getting an estimate in the mail which has not arrived. He may be a good plumber, but I am very unhappy with his customer service and marketing strategy.
I called Aladdin but they don’t come to Bay Ridge. I may try Petri next time I need a plumber.
Yes, especially since the consensus here is that Sessa is very good, but expensive. If I just wanted the sewer line inspected it would have been $49.99. I asked about the video inspection and it is $400 and only done if the technician thinks there is a serious problem or if the owner insists on it.
I am assuming the high prices are for when they have to do real work, which I’m pretty sure they will find around my place. The chimney cleaner was in today and when he saw the pipework in the boiler room he agreed it needed to be looked at.
$300 seems like a pretty low price for some peace of mind.
Bob,
We just bought the house and the previous owner left it to be our problem. I called Sessa and for $300 they are going to do a full house inspection. The place has 3 bathrooms and 2 kitchen sinks so its worth it. There are no visible problems but this is our first home and I’m all for preventative maintenance. Sewer backups are no fun at all!
I can understand checking the sewer lines, but why the WATER main? If you have a fairly recently installed copper main it will probably last for a life time (and if not and it does leak, that would be the time to replace it). If you have the original lead main (which is probably near the end of it’s life), the options are to wait (if you don’t stay in the house for too many years it might be the next owner’s worry) or, if you plan to stay a long time, go ahead and replace it when you’re able to do so.OTOH, IF the sewer line needs replacing you MIGHT save some money doing both at that same time if they’re close together (assuming that’s ever the case–it wasn’t with my house–my water main goes off at a 45 degree angle and connects to the City main in front of my neighbor’s house).
We’ve been happy with Alix Figliolia for this kind of thing — 718-643-0900 alexfigliolia.com. -bricktop
I was going to call Sessa to evaluate the plumbing and had no idea they do sewers also. Thanks!
If you want a thorough ($$) check, use a sewer service that has video inspection. That will find things like collapsed pipes, tree roots, rocks, etc before they can cause big problems later.
Sessa offers this service. So do many other big plumbing companies.