Services
Indianapolis sewer line repair services, explained
Most sewer problems in Indianapolis come down to one pipe: the private lateral between your foundation and the public main. These pages explain each kind of work a contractor might recommend for it, from a first camera look to a full replacement.
Not sure which you need? Describe the symptoms on a call.
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ServiceEmergency Sewer Backup Cleanup
Sewage on the basement floor? How to handle the first hours indoors, and how to reach a contractor at any hour.
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ServiceEmergency Sewer Line Repair
Sewer line failing tonight? What to shut off, who owns the line and how to reach a contractor at any hour.
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ServiceBackwater Valve Installation
A check valve in the building drain that closes when sewage tries to flow back from the street into the basement.
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ServiceCIPP Pipe Lining
A resin-soaked tube cured inside the old lateral to form a seamless new pipe that seals every root-prone joint.
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ServiceHydro Jetting
Scouring a lateral with high-pressure water to cut roots, strip grease and flush debris, when the pipe can take it.
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ServicePipe Bursting
Splitting an old clay or fiber lateral underground while pulling new fused polyethylene pipe into its place.
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ServiceRoot Intrusion Removal
Cutting or jetting tree roots out of a clay lateral, then deciding how to keep them from growing straight back.
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ServiceSewer Backup Cleanup
Getting the line flowing, finding why it backed up, and cleaning and disinfecting the basement the right way.
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ServiceSewer Camera Inspection
A video look inside the lateral that shows roots, cracks, sags and offsets, and where they are, before anyone digs.
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ServiceSewer Line Replacement
Replacing a worn-out lateral end to end, by open trench or bursting, with a permit and a Citizens inspection before backfill.
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ServiceTrenchless Sewer Repair
Lining or bursting a failing lateral through small access pits, so the lawn, walk and trees above it stay put.
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Where to start
Picking the right service for your lateral
If you do not yet know what is wrong, start with a sewer camera inspection. The video shows the pipe material, roots, cracks, sags and collapses, and it is what every other decision rests on. If the line is blocked right now, clearing comes first: root intrusion removal or hydro jetting opens it so the camera can see.
Once the defects are known, the repair follows. Round clay pipe with roots at the joints is often sealed with CIPP lining as part of trenchless sewer repair. Deformed or badly broken pipe points to pipe bursting or open-trench sewer line replacement. Sags need digging. If sewage has already reached the basement, sewer backup cleanup covers the cleanup and cause, and a backwater valve protects against storm backflow from the street.
In Indianapolis the homeowner is responsible for the lateral from the house to the main, and Citizens Energy Group requires a permit for repairs, lining, cleanouts and replacement, though not for cleaning or root removal. Every service page explains where the permit fits.
Talk it through
Describe the problem and get connected
Call and explain what your drains are doing. You will be connected with an independent local contractor on the same call.