Serious question, my basement drain backed up during a storm in Cincinnati

I was down there moving some boxes last week when I saw water starting to pool around the floor drain, and it smelled awful. I grabbed my 25 foot drain snake from the workbench and managed to pull out a huge clump of roots that had worked through the old clay pipe. What's the best way to check for more root damage without digging up the whole yard?

3 comments

3 Comments

ivan822mo ago

My plumber friend swears by sewer camera inspections for that.

kai_west9d ago

My buddy dropped $400 on a camera inspection and they found a crack the size of my thumb.

the_claire2mo ago

Sounds like a big upsell to me, ivan82. How often do lines actually fail?