Mr. Rooter Plumbing Services for the Denton, McKinney, Frisco and Allen Area
Mr. Rooter North Texas, offers the following residential and commercial plumbing services throughout the North Texas Metroplex. With plumbing service centers located in Denton, McKinney, Frisco and Allen, Mr. Rooter North Texas, The plumber you deserve, is only a phone call away.
It is widely known that tree roots are a common cause for sewer line stoppages
Tree roots can only enter a drain pipe if the integrity of the pipe has been compromised.
Roots are seeking the available constant source of water that is provided by a compromised drain pipe pipe, from tiny pipe fractures to holes and separations in the pipe.
Did you know that tree roots extend out from the tree equal to the height of the tree?
Cutting down the tree in your yard is not the answer to preventing root intrusion; roots could be coming from your neighbor’s tree.
PVC pipe is impenetrable to roots when properly installed, the main cause of root intrusion to PVC is ground shifting causing the pipe to separate. Clay tile pipe is very susceptible to root intrusion. Cast iron pipe can also be susceptible to root intrusion.
There are other causes for pipe stoppages such as build up in the pipes.
Build up is the result of FOG, fat, oil and grease. Even though people do not intentionally pour FOG down the drain its sources are available in common food condiments, ketchup, mayonnaise, steak sauce, barbeque sauce and many others. These items enter our drain systems when we wash dishes. Shampoo, soap and toothpaste are also items that leave a residue in your pipes causing buildup.
Ground movement or ground shift can cause drain pipes to break or separate which will lead to a stoppage. Foreign objects in the pipes will also cause stoppages.
Call Mr. Rooter today for a free video inspection and analysis of you sewer line.