Start with conditions, not a product
Drain slope, vent sizing, sewer-lateral material, and tree-root intrusion all belong in the conversation before a drain or sewer scope is set.
Build a complete scope
- What the supply is for this build era, and whether copper is pinholing
- Whether the failure is a fitting, a valve, or the pressure regulator
- How basement ceilings and finished walls are opened and restored
- Freeze protection for hose bibs and unheated runs at this frost depth
- Permits on a replacement, testing after the work, cleanup, and warranty
Sterling Heights context
Sanitary and storm sewer mains built to serve the city's rapid 1950s-70s subdivision boom are now well past a half-century old in many neighborhoods, and older clay sewer laterals from that era are a common source of root intrusion and slow drains.