Sewer pipe line repair in Illinois

Illinois has a deep inventory of clay tile laterals and combined sewers in its older towns, and the freeze-thaw cycle works those tile joints apart a little more every winter. Root intrusion through those joints is the most common finding on a camera here, and lining is the most common fix.

What fails under Illinois homes

Midwestern cities have some of the oldest sewer laterals in the country: clay tile and cast iron dating to the early 1900s in the older neighborhoods, Orangeburg in postwar suburbs, and basements with floor drains that back up first when the lateral fails.

Frost depth, freeze-thaw movement, heavy clay soils, and large hardwood trees along the parkway all attack the joints. Many homes also have combined sewers or footing drains tied to the sanitary line, so a failing lateral shows up as a basement backup after rain.

Lining seals the joints roots use, bursting replaces collapsed or deformed pipe, and both avoid trenching a frozen or saturated yard and the sidewalk and street the lateral usually crosses.

Who covers Illinois

Illinois metro pages

These pages carry the local number and the installer for the metro.

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