Digging and draining in Union depend on the soil. The south shore of the Great Bend, with a narrow shoreline bench, Highway 106 running along it, and steep bluffs and benches rising behind. Thin soil over glacial deposits on the slopes, and a water table at the surface along the shoreline in winter. From our shop in Port Orchard, Union is about 50 minutes from Port Orchard, west on Highway 3 to Belfair and then Highway 106 along the South Shore of Hood Canal; we schedule it alongside nearby stops so windows stay tight.
Why sewer line repair & replacement is a little different in Union
Older homes in Union may still drain through clay, concrete or Orangeburg laterals, and some have cast iron that has rusted thin along the bottom. The camera tells us which, and that determines whether a spot repair or a full replacement makes sense.
It helps to know who delivers the water. Mason PUD 1 runs several community water systems in the Union area, including Vuecrest and systems tied to Union Ridge, and other shoreline communities have small association systems. Outlying properties are on private wells. No city water.
Local conditions that affect sewer line repair & replacement in Union
Local conditions shape the work. In Union: Well pressure tanks and switches on upland properties
Winter rain in Union saturates the ground and can surcharge an already weak lateral. If your sewer only gives trouble in the wet months, the camera will usually show either infiltration at a joint or a belly that fills when the water table rises.
In Union specifically, one issue comes up more than most: Scale on tankless and tank heaters from mineral-rich groundwater
The trees that make Union lots pleasant are the same ones that find leaking sewer joints. Roots enter at a cracked joint, get cut back each year, and widen the opening a little more each time. A spot repair at that joint ends the cycle.
Signs Union homeowners call us for sewer line repair & replacement
Worth a call
- Sewage smell in the yard, the crawlspace or near the foundation
- A soggy or unusually green strip of lawn between the house and the street
- A dip or sinkhole appearing in the yard or driveway over the sewer path
- Multiple drains back up at once and a cable will not pass a certain footage
- The house drains through Orangeburg, clay or badly scaled cast iron
How we handle sewer line repair & replacement in Union
Here is how it runs when we come to Union for sewer line repair & replacement: camera and locate, written estimate, your decision, permit and utility locates, excavate and replace, inspect, test and backfill, then footage and records. Nothing is started until you have approved a flat price.
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Union neighborhoods and areas we serve
Union Ridge, Alderbrook and the resort area and the streets between them see us regularly, as do the properties near Alderbrook Resort and golf course and The Great Bend of Hood Canal. If you are in Union, you are covered.
Sewer Line Repair & Replacement questions from Union
Can a sewer problem in Union actually be the utility's main?
Sometimes. If the camera runs clean to the main and the backup continues, the main may be the issue, and that belongs to the utility. We will tell you that rather than sell a repair.
Do you handle the permit for a sewer repair in Union?
Yes. We pull the side sewer permit with the jurisdiction that covers your Union address, schedule the open-trench inspection, and give you the records when the job is signed off.
How do you decide between a spot repair and a full replacement in Union?
The camera footage and the surface locate. One bad joint in otherwise sound pipe gets a spot repair. Multiple failures, a long belly, or Orangeburg and badly scaled cast iron point to replacement. You see the same footage we do.
My Union house is on septic. Is sewer repair different?
The repair runs from the house to the tank inlet. If the tank or its baffle is the problem, a septic company handles that part, and we will tell you which it is.
Will a sewer repair wreck my yard?
A spot repair is a trench a few feet long. A full replacement is a trench the length of the lateral, backfilled and compacted. Lawn recovers in a season. We cut and patch concrete or asphalt where the line runs under it.
Greg is a veteran who built this company on showing up when he says he will. For Union homeowners used to waiting days for a callback, that alone is a change.