Main Line Backup and Underground Sewer Repair in New Braunfels

Most drain problems get treated like drain problems. Snake it, clear the clog, move on. But when a main line keeps backing up, that's usually a sign something worse is going on underground. That was exactly the situation on this job in New Braunfels.

We started by clearing the backed-up main line, then sent the camera in. That's where things got interesting. The camera footage showed a broken pipe - not just a clog. Without that inspection, we would have had no idea where the break was or how bad it had gotten. We pinpointed the exact location underground and dug straight to it.

What we found when we got down there was a pipe that had completely failed at a joint. The old fitting had separated and cracked, which was letting waste back up instead of flowing through. There was no fixing it with a simple cleanout. The damaged section had to come out.

We cut out the broken section and replaced it with new PVC, properly fitted and secured. Clean connection, solid repair, done right. That's the difference between a patch job and work that actually holds up. The new pipe seated flush and the line flowed the way it should.

Drains that keep backing up after being snaked are almost always telling you something. It might be a crack, a belly in the line, a failed joint - any of those will keep causing problems until the actual source gets fixed. A sewer camera inspection takes the guesswork out of it completely.