Ive just had our sewer line block for the 2nd time in a few months.
This time the guy ran a camera and ran the machine down --It was cleared but the source of the problem was roots in a spot under the footpath(not great)
The neighbor is livid and is a very hard to get along with character in the best of times.
So im concerned they will grow back and have heard about a root killer foam from the states but cant seem to find it here.
(from my experience it needs to be something that expands so it comes in contact with roots growing in from the top of the pipe which is normally not touched by normal waste.)
If anyone has found this product or has any other suggestions it would be well appreciated.
Neighbor has a habit of calling the council and putting up with the waste for 3-4days (until they call me)instead of calling me and getting it sorted in a few hours.
Obviously each time this happens the situation gets worse.
So far my options seem to be-
-tear up the foot path and replace pipe(which is a major and pipe is not broken -getting in most likely from joint)
-Put in a good root killer-(perhaps once a year or two)
-get it cleared by machine every year or two
-dig a trench between sewer and trees and sever any roots(this would be maybe a 1-2mtr long trench
Other suggestions?
Ps-the pellets they sell at the normal outlets have the disadvantage of only getting to the bottom half of sewer pipe
Cheers
This time the guy ran a camera and ran the machine down --It was cleared but the source of the problem was roots in a spot under the footpath(not great)
The neighbor is livid and is a very hard to get along with character in the best of times.
So im concerned they will grow back and have heard about a root killer foam from the states but cant seem to find it here.
(from my experience it needs to be something that expands so it comes in contact with roots growing in from the top of the pipe which is normally not touched by normal waste.)
If anyone has found this product or has any other suggestions it would be well appreciated.
Neighbor has a habit of calling the council and putting up with the waste for 3-4days (until they call me)instead of calling me and getting it sorted in a few hours.
Obviously each time this happens the situation gets worse.
So far my options seem to be-
-tear up the foot path and replace pipe(which is a major and pipe is not broken -getting in most likely from joint)
-Put in a good root killer-(perhaps once a year or two)
-get it cleared by machine every year or two
-dig a trench between sewer and trees and sever any roots(this would be maybe a 1-2mtr long trench
Other suggestions?
Ps-the pellets they sell at the normal outlets have the disadvantage of only getting to the bottom half of sewer pipe
Cheers
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