Grandview plumbing that brings the backhoe.

Read the yard before the backhoe moves

Charlie's crew would rather find the break with a camera and dig to it from outside than tear up a floor. Here is what that looks like on a residential sewer repair.

1. CleanoutThe camera goes in here firstA fiber optic camera runs down the cleanout so the break is found on a screen, not guessed at with a jackhammer.
2. Cast ironThe old line, opened from outsideOlder homes often still run cast iron. When a joint fails, we reach it from the yard with tunneling and excavation.
3. SlabThe floor stays where it isReaching the line from outside means your slab, tile and cabinets are not broken up to get at one bad joint.
4. SpoilClay set aside to go back inThe dirt comes out in a neat pile beside the trench so the yard can be backfilled once the repair is made.
5. BackhoeThe excavation arm of the businessThe backhoe in the name is how broken sewer lines get reached, so the crew that finds the break is the crew that digs to it.