Common causes of sewer line failure in Greenville
Greenville’s median home was built in 1979. According to U.S. Census data, 68.5% of the city’s 13,090 housing units went up before 1990. The original sewer pipes in homes that age were not built to last forever, and North Texas soil conditions push them to fail sooner than most homeowners expect.
Common causes we find on Greenville sewer calls:
- Old clay pipe in pre-1950 homes cracking and separating at the joints
- Cast iron pipes rusting through from the inside out in 1950s to 1970s homes
- Thin-walled tar wood pipe (Orangeburg) crushing under soil weight in homes from the same era
- North Texas expansive clay soil shrinking in drought and swelling with rain, pulling rigid pipe joints apart and creating bellies where waste collects
- Tree root intrusion through cracked joints and loose fittings
- Decades of grease, mineral scale, and debris narrowing the pipe’s interior
If your home was built before 1990 and you are seeing slow drains, sewage odors, or wet spots in the yard, the sewer line is worth inspecting before a small issue turns into a slab leak, a foundation problem or worse.
Our sewer line replacement services
We run a camera through the line before we recommend anything. You see what we see on the monitor, and we walk you through whether a sewer repair or full replacement is the right call.
- Sewer camera inspection: complimentary with every stoppage call, so you know exactly what is happening before spending any money on repairs
- Spot repairs: for isolated cracks, a single root intrusion point, or a short stretch of damaged pipe that does not justify replacing the whole line
- Full sewer line replacement: for collapsed lines, heavy corrosion, Orangeburg pipe, or multi-point failures where patching one section means waiting for the next to go
- Bellied pipe correction: re-grading low spots caused by soil movement where waste pools and backs up instead of flowing to the main
We handle all underground plumbing work from the cleanout to the city tap. If the camera shows a problem with your water supply line we catch that too.
Call (972) 965-4818 or schedule a sewer camera inspection online.
Good & Honest Plumbing: sewer line replacement you can trust
- Owner-operated: Caleb and Preston are licensed plumbers on every job. No subcontractors, no call center.
- Licensed and insured: Texas plumbing license M#43536. Fully insured. BBB A rated.
- 10-year warranty on complete sewer line replacements
- Honest pricing: written estimate after the camera inspection, before any work starts. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
- Local to you: Based in Nevada, TX, serving Greenville and Hunt County. We are in your area regularly, not driving in from across the metroplex.
Your sewer line replacement should be done right the first time, by plumbers who stand behind the work. Call (972) 965-4818 or request plumbing services online.
