
Is Your Lawn Damaging Your Plumbing?
During the spring, plant life around the home takes the opportunity afforded by warmer weather and seasonal rains to grow rapidly. This early-season growth gives the plants a competitive advantage during the summer by allowing them to flower and reproduce.
Unfortunately, spring growth can contribute to serious problems around the home, particularly with the plumbing. When plant life starts interfering with the plumbing, something must be done to ensure the home maintains plumbing service. This article is a quick guide to spring plumbing problems and how to deal with them permanently.
What Causes Invasive Tree Roots?
An invisible process beneath the soil fuels plant growth in the spring. As soil temperatures rise, plants and trees send out many new roots searching for nutrients to fuel their growth. These hidden roots will extend as far as they can through concrete and piping to try and find untapped nutrient resources. When they find a plumbing line, they have hit the jackpot.
Sewer lines in particular are vulnerable to invasive tree and plant roots. Human waste contains nitrogen and phosphorus, essential to healthy growth and vibrant flowering. Once tree roots find a sewer pipe, they will exploit even the tiniest hole or site of damage to get the resources. Once they penetrate the pipe, they grow quickly to absorb the maximum nutrients. This rapid expansion causes massive clogs in sewer piping, leading to major problems for people in the home.
What Problems Do Invasive Tree Roots Cause?
Sewer lines are designed to swiftly drain away all of a home's waste. Over time, however, sewer lines can degrade and leak sewage out into the surrounding subsoil, allowing roots to spread inside the line. When blockages inside the line get bad enough, the debris that flows through the sewer line can cause a complete clog. The only place sewage has to go is back into the home. In these cases, sewage can back up into toilets, tubs, and floor drains.
Early warning signs that clogs are forming in sewer lines are:
- Slow draining
- Gurgling noises as water drains from basins
- Slow flushing
- Water stains around low-lying plumbing fixtures
Solutions for Plumbing Problems Caused by Invasive Tree Roots
Preventing invasive tree roots caused by spring plant growth is the best way to deal with them. Installing root barriers around subterranean piping can prevent roots from exploiting small leaks in sewer pipes. Additionally, removing nearby trees and refusing to plant trees and shrubs in the path of sewer lines is a good practice.
Once tree roots damage sewer lines, the first order of business is to remove them. Plumbers use hydro jets and drain snakes to chew through tree roots and tough clogs. Once the clogs are dealt with, plumbers will recommend a plan to repair sewer lines so they can’t be damaged again.
About E.R. Services
E.R. Services answer their phones 24/7 to deal with plumbing emergencies. This community-oriented business always has fast turnarounds on regular service and offers plumbing solutions with upfront pricing. Call today for residential or commercial plumbing service in Charlotte, NC.
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