Sewers

What should I do about my broken sewer line?

I live in Houston, Tx. in a house that was built in 1959. A plumber came out to snake out the sewer line that serves my kitchen and laundry room. About 5ft into the line he kept hitting mud and told me the pipe was broken. It is a cast iron sewer pipe. He quoted me $1400 to dig from the side of the house up under the slab and patch the pipe. I called another plumber and he said it was better to replace the entire line. He quoted me $3000 to bury a new sewer line along the side of the house and connect to the main line going out to the city sewer. Should I patch? replace? call another plumber? any other ideas?

Public Comments

1. if you have the money replace.
2. if it really truly is screwed then replace the hole thing its better to do it right the first time
3. In the long run it's better to replace the whole thing, cause if it broke in one spot, it's just a matter of time before the rest goes.....So if I were you I would have it replaced....If you are low on money you can save money by doing it yourself....The hardest part is digging it out, so you can save money by digging it out and having the plumber do the rest or just do the whole thing yourself, and just spend money on materials. Just buy some ABS pipe, most likely 3" or 4" pipe and the no-hub fittings (clamps that have rubber on it) to connect the ABS to the cast iron, and the glue to connect the pipes with....Just make sure there's a slight slope to it.....It is possible for you to do it to save a lot of money!!!