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How To Unclog A Sewer Lateral
A clog in your sewer line can be frustrating, especially if you don’t know what’s causing it or what to do next. In this article, we’ll...

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10 Questions To Ask A New Sewer Contractor
Selecting an experienced plumber can be a challenging task. Making the right choice for your project can consist of a lot of factors and...

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COVID-19: A Thank You to Essential Service Workers
It’s difficult to describe what we are all experiencing as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Every aspect of our...

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How to Maintain Your Water Heater
It’s easy to forget about maintenance for your water heater because they can work just fine for 10 or more years without paying much...

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What Are Grease Traps and How Do They Benefit Sewer Lines
When fat, oil, and grease (FOG) are poured down the drain, sewer blockages and overflows can occur. Sewer overflows spill raw sewage onto...

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Safety First: Why Pipe Spy’s Confined Space Certification is So Important
Sewer line repair or replacement is physically demanding work and not visible to us above ground. Though we have tools that help us...

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Utility Easements: Getting Your Neighbors’ Blessing
Sometimes neighbors share utility spaces underneath their properties, and it’s not always a welcomed realization. By law, an easement is...

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Open Trench Excavation: Why We May Have to Do It
Open trench excavation is the traditional and was the most common method for sewer lateral repair or replacement. Open trench excavation...

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Sewer Lateral Compliance as it Relates to Buying a Home in the East Bay
When purchasing a home in the East Bay, many people are unaware of the property’s sewer lateral compliance status. This can create many...

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Commercial Sewer Lines: 5 Reasons to Have Pipe Spy on Your Building Site
Commercial sewer line testing and repair requires engineering, planning, and work at a level that sometimes surprises business owners and...

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How We Replace Sewer Lines in the Basement or Under a Slab Foundation
One of the most unfortunate places for a sewer line leak is in your concrete basement or especially under a slab foundation home. These...

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HOA Sewer Lateral Compliance 2020: What You’ll Need to Know to Get Started
This post is the first in our HOA Sewer Lateral Compliance Series. Home Owner Associations (HOAs) in the Bay Area need to be ready to...

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Sustainable Plumbing: Improving the World and Leaving No One Behind
Sustainable plumbing has plenty of benefits, including energy and water conservation, waste reduction, and cost effectivenes . For those...

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The Busiest Time for a Plumber
Every industry has fluctuations throughout the year, and plumbing’s no different. Factors such as weather and seasonal demands determine...

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How Affordable is Trenchless Sewer Replacement and Is the Cost Worth it?
Whether you need to have an emergency sewer repair or you are comparison shopping on repair methods, one of the considerations to make is...

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The History of Trenchless Sewer Repair
Over the past few decades, trenchless technology has revolutionized sewer repair. No-dig sewer replacement has become more well-known in...

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What Is Trenchless Sewer Pipe Repair?
Trenchless sewer repair is exactly what it sounds like: It is a method of sewer repair that allow sewer pipe or sewer lateral replacement...

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What Are Requirements for Sewer Laterals in Oakland and the East Bay?
In the East Bay region, all residential, commercial and industrial properties are subject to the EBMUD PSL Program. A Quick Refresher:...

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How to Prepare for El Niño: Managing Sewer Lines
How will El Niño Affect Sewer Lines? El Niño’s storm systems have the potential to wreak havoc on your sewer lines. If El Niño brings...

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Commercial Plumbing Tips
In providing commercial plumbing services throughout Oakland, Berkeley and surrounding communities in the East Bay, our team has grown...

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