Camera inspection
The plumber feeds a camera on a flexible cable into the line and watches the pipe wall on a screen. Roots, cracks, offsets and buildup show up, along with how far along the line they sit.
Sewer Line Repair in Paterson
We inspect sewer lines with a camera and repair roots, breaks and collapsed sections. Where a line runs out to the street, Paterson’s rules split the repair between the City and the owner.
Call about a backup that keeps coming back, a gurgling drain or a wet patch in the yard, and a plumber works through the next step with you.
Ways to fix a sewer line
Root cutting
Roots that have grown into a joint can be cut back from inside the line. Cutting clears the flow, while the joint they entered may still need a repair.
Spot repair
Where the camera finds damage in a single stretch, the plumber can excavate that section and replace only it, leaving the rest of the line in place.
A new sewer connection
A line that is broken in several places may be replaced from the house to the point where the repair responsibility changes. The plumber lays out the options once the camera has shown the line.
Who repairs which part
Paterson’s code splits the sewer connection at the curb. The City repairs the lateral, the part from the curb to the City main, at no cost to the owner, and the owner repairs the house connection from the curb to the building.
The City Engineer decides whether a given repair falls on the lateral or on the house connection.
Permits for connection work
Paterson’s plumbing subcode permit schedule lists a sewer and water connection as a permit item. Permits go through the Paterson Construction Code Enforcing Agency and its plumbing subcode official.
Your home’s age and its sewer line
In Paterson, half of all homes date from 1953 or earlier, and about 6 in every 10 predate 1960. The sewer line age checker takes your build year, and a camera run shows how the pipe really looks.
It is a guide by era, so a camera run is the only way to see what is actually in the ground at your address.
Cleaning a line is a different visit from repairing one, and drain cleaning covers it. Repiping covers the water side of the house, and the homepage lists all seven services.
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