I think I'm making my first serious thread. The HCP needs a new sewer line. If ANY of you and I mean ANY, even the few of you who can't stand me, have any experience in this field or have had work done recently and can point me in the right direction, please speak up. House was built in the early '20s and it's the original pipes in the basement and sewer line. All I know is, this "SHIT" needs to get fixed ASAP and I don't know how to attack this.
I ACTUALLY FUCKING HATE ALL OF YOU INCLUDING DENNY! I NEED HELP!!!!!!! And yes the Aztecs did, but I'm also half Polish.
I'm not an expert, but the overflow drain in the floor of the basement is OVERFLOWING. Had a friend come over to clean it out and he said he can only get out 35 feet from the house right where a tree is. Says it's roots from the tree. Even I know that's bad.
First, you'll need to get a sewage line inspection. Then repair generally comes after that. The inspector will have contacts for you.
HCP, Call facilities management at your school district and ask for someone that contracts out their repair work. Ask that person to recommend several local plumbing contractors. Call 2-4 of those and see if they will come to your place and give you a quote for the work. Try to get three quotes to compare, if you can. Take the lowest quote, or if you like one of them better, you might want to pay a little more for that. Agree on a price, and list what work you will get for the price. Sign an agreement with them, so both sides are protected. Realize that, if the problem turns out to be a much bigger deal than expected, they will charge you more for that. I'd recommend that you tell them that you want to approve any changes to the cost before they do the work. (Best if that's in the agreement, too.) Check he the contractor is listed with the Construction Contractor's Board (CCB). You can do this on the net. Check within the CCB site to see if there have been complaints about the contractor. I'm pretty sure they will list the complaint. Not too big a deal if they have one complaint, over a not-so-big a dispute. But, if they have a lot of complaints....stay away, no matter how good their price is. The contractor will have a $10K performance bond with the CCB. So, if things turn to crap (so to speak) with the contractor, you might have some recourse with the CCB. Alternatively, you could join Angie's list, and hire someone that they recommend. I've never done that, and don't know anything about them, but it's less of a hassle than what I'd do. That's all I got. Go Blazers I wrote the above before I saw what the problem is. I'd probably get a reference from the SD, check the CCB and have one come over and give a quote. It's not unusual from plumbing companies to have a camera that will reach to your problem, so you might ask them that before you decide on who to hire.
1. Find an area in your yard or in your neighbor's yard which is downhill from the flooded area. 2. Dig a 6-inch wide ditch from the higher flooded land to the lower land. 3. Dig it so it slopes down to the target. 4. If the target is in your neighbor's yard, dig it quietly in the dark. 2 years ago, I fixed a flooded floor at my ex-wife's house this way. The drain in her driveway was stopped up from days of rain. My son and I dug it by flashlight and car headlights. The neighbor came out once but got scared off.
Honestly, it isn't the cost...... and I have now had some people I really trust recommend people. It's if I can finance...... don't mean to spill my finances out there, but I don't have $6,000+ laying around. If I could finance it, I would be set.
50 gallons of sulphuric acid will clear the line like new. There's a company in SE that will do it for around $200. I forget their name.
Oh lord. You have my sympathy. Just had to have that done. I rent so I did not have to pay for it directly (no doubt my rent will go up though). But they TORE up my whole front yard. I had just last fall trucked in loads of compost, around a ton, literally, spread it to cover the bad lawn & dead soil, put in a new drought tolerant ground cover and it is torn to shreds, the nice soft soil trampled to mud. Also, the morons forgot to shut off the water, I came home from day out and without thinking flushed the toilet ..... I don't know regs in Portland but you need to talk to someone from relevant city or county authority to be sure it's done right. Seriously, have you tried Angie's List? Good luck, you'll need it.
