Sewer Line Repair & Replacement in Cleveland, OH

Industry professionals developed this sewer line repair method using a cured-in-place pipe in the 1940s. We essentially use this pipe to create a new lining inside the existing pipe running under your property. This practice may have decades of history as a repair technique. Still, it wasn’t practical for service providers unless they could identify blockages and breaks in a sewer line using a camera-equipped snake.

The cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) uses a felt tube that we place to run your original sewer line’s entire length after soaking it in an epoxy that lets the fabric harden. After snaking the felt tube into place, we force hot air into it, expanding it to fit your pipe’s walls and speeding up the curing process. We then remove all the installation equipment and fill in the hole, giving you a sewer line that can last for decades.

Sewer line damage can occur for various reasons, including earth movement, nearby construction, tree roots, and what you flush down your sink, toilet, shower, and tub drains.

Yes. The garbage disposal in your kitchen may break up food waste and send it down the drain effectively, but those particles can still build up and cause problems. Things like hair, soap, toothpaste, shampoo, pasta, rice, chicken bones, cooking grease, and other materials traveling through your sewer pipe pose potential risks. You can end up with clogs as these materials collect inside your pipes.

You can help prevent clogs by performing simple steps like scraping plates into your garbage before rinsing them in your sink. We strongly advise you never to pour hot grease down your drain.

It takes a highly trained professional like those on our team to determine the location and severity of sewer line damage, so be sure to get in touch with us if you notice any signs of an issue or haven’t had a professional check your sewer line in a while.

It’s rare for a standard homeowner’s insurance policy to cover sewer line repair or replacement services. However, an industry has emerged to accommodate this niche, with a simple internet search revealing at least a half-dozen companies offering secondary or supplemental insurance policies covering sewer line-related costs. These policies cost about $20 a month on average and provide $5,000 in benefits per year.

Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Cleveland strongly recommends reviewing the fine print before purchasing this insurance type to ensure it covers all the sewer line repair and replacement expenses you need.

While Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Cleveland offers all our services at competitive prices, we understand homeowners’ concerns over how much replacing their sewer lines will cost. Honestly, no two sewer line replacement jobs are the same, so your job’s overall cost is dependent on various factors, including how much of your sewer line requires replacement and its total length.

It’s all about the digging. Traditional excavation requires a backhoe to dig a long, deep trench through your yard to reach the pipes. Trenchless repair (such as pipe bursting or relining) usually requires only one or two small access pits, with specialized hydraulics used to fix the pipe from the inside out.

On paper, the labor costs for traditional digging can be lower. However, once you factor in the restoration costs—re-paving your driveway, replacing your grass, or fixing a ruined sidewalk—trenchless almost always wins.

Absolutely. Whether we use cured-in-place piping or pull a new high-density polyethylene pipe through the old one, the results are designed to last 50 years or more. You aren't just patching a hole; you're essentially getting a brand-new sewer line.

It can take several days to a week, especially with the backfilling and landscaping repair.