My Old House Part 2: Question for the plumbers

In our 50 year old neighborhood, replacing those lines is a regular thing. I know a fellow that does this for a living as part of his trenching business, I will check with hime on Monday, and maybe he can give me an idea of what they usually charge for that.

[RGD.]

It would help to know how far a run it is to the main. Do they have to cross a curb or cut asphalt. How about those trees? How close are they? It's been awhile since I had mine done, but for 40 some feet was around 5K - and that was to replace in a 12 foot deep dig.

In most areas the homeowner is responsible for the connection to the main or curb - depending on where the main is located. For me the main is about 25 plus feet out in the court so I'm only responsible to the curb.

Since they got it running at the moment, you have a little time until it backs up again so shop around some estimates. And don't be afraid to let them know that you are getting estimates.

Good luck with it all.


Ron

Thanks for the replies guys. There are no trees, just a bug bush that we were planning on removing in spring anyway. We have about 15' of line to the sidewalk. I'm pretty sure the main is in the middle of the street. The first quote was just a short, 5' replacement (which will probably turn into a $7k 15' replacement). The $9k quote was for the same replacement and the inserting of a sleeve into the rest of the pipe all the way to the main. That sleeve is seamless and guaranteed for 50 years.