The Challenge: A Failed Line and a Collapsed City Main
At this northwest Oklahoma City home, the customer’s old sewer line needed replacement. At the connection point, the city main also needed attention before the new line could be tapped in.
- Approximately 60-year-old sewer line
- Excavator access through a neighboring backyard
- City drawings obtained before digging
- Collapsed city main uncovered
- City line maintenance repair coordinated
- Complete replacement and new city tap
From Locating the Line to Restoring Service
We started by locating the customer’s sewer line and contacting the city for its drawings. With excavator access through the neighbor’s backyard, we dug down to the connection.
The water-filled hole in the photo shows the collapsed city main. We contacted line maintenance, and the city crew came out, excavated its main, and made a small repair so we could connect the customer’s new line.
- Locate the existing sewer line
- Obtain city drawings and plan access
- Excavate and identify the failed connection
- Coordinate the city’s main repair
- Install replacement sewer piping
- Connect the new city tap
With the sewer line completely replaced and the new city tap connected, the homeowner has working plumbing again. A difficult week ended with a basic comfort restored: being able to use his own bathroom.
Care That Goes Beyond the Dig
These jobs involve more than moving dirt and installing pipe. They take planning, careful access, coordination with city crews, and follow-through when the conditions underground change the plan.
That is the care we bring to the work. We stay with the problem, work through the complications, and help our customers get their homes back to normal.
Questions About This Sewer Replacement
Why did the city need to be involved?
At this property, the city sewer main had collapsed at the connection area. The city’s line maintenance crew repaired its main so TradeStrong could connect the homeowner’s replacement sewer line.
What is a city sewer tap?
A sewer tap is the connection between a property’s sewer service line and the public sewer main. This project included a new tap for the replacement line.
Did this job need a complete sewer replacement?
Yes. This customer’s approximately 60-year-old line was no longer serviceable. We replaced the line and connected it to the repaired city main with a new tap.
What made access difficult?
Reaching the buried line required bringing our excavator through the neighbor’s backyard. Planning that access was an important part of getting the work done.
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