How To Prevent Tree Roots From Entering Your Sewer Pipes

How To Prevent Tree Roots From Entering Your Sewer Pipes

If you are thinking about planting trees in your home or property, you need to consider the location you plant them. A tree's roots can grow into your sewer pipes over time, especially if your home's sewer lines are made from older materials. To prevent these tree roots from eventually growing and entering your drains, they should be planted at least 10 feet away from your drain and sewer pipes. It is also advisable to avoid fast growing trees and opt for slow growing species instead.

Water together with the nutrients that drainage pipes carry can draw the roots of nearby trees towards them. Over time the roots grow larger, and they can clog and break the pipes. What’s worse is that most homeowners do not know that this is happening until the drainage system is completely backed up.

Trees have many benefits around the home. They provide shade and block out unwanted views but tree roots are invasive and can damage your drain and sewer pipes.

If you’ve found tree roots around your home or property in your sewer lines, give Blocked Drains To The Rescue a call, before the problem gets worse. Tree roots can present a major plumbing problem that eventually leads to other plumbing problems. Tree roots can create a severe blockage and lead to significant damage to your drains. It can cause your kitchen sink, shower drain or toilet to clog, stop working or your toilet to stop flushing.

Blocked Drains To The Rescue has a proven method to fix your tree roots problem. Our plumbers have the necessary tools and know exactly how to clear tree roots from drains.

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How to get rid of tree roots in your sewer pipe?

To get rid of tree roots clogging your drainage system, Blocked Drains to the Rescue uses a state-of-the-art hydro jet unit fitted with a root cutting nozzle. In fact, we have a variety of drain cleaning equipment to make sure we get through the toughest tree roots and get your drains working in no time. 

Determining the proper plumbing equipment for the job is critical in cleaning a drain effectively. For effectively cutting tree roots, we prefer to start with a smaller cutter to get the water flowing first.

While the above method is a great way of clearing out tree roots in your sewer lines, preventing the problem is still the easy and cheapest solution available to you.  

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