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Sewer lines, repipes and water heaters. Most of this work ends up buried under a slab or behind a wall — these are the pictures from before it disappeared.

A new main hung the length of a hand-dug tunnel
A new main hung the length of a hand-dug tunnel — 2 of 3
A new main hung the length of a hand-dug tunnel — 3 of 3

3 photographs from this job

Under-slab tunneling

A new main hung the length of a hand-dug tunnel

Hangers set the whole way so the fall stays constant instead of settling into a belly, and long sweeps instead of tight turns — the same change of direction without the place a wipe can catch.

Branch drains cut in and re-hung underneath
Branch drains cut in and re-hung underneath — 2 of 2

2 photographs from this job

Under-slab tunneling

Branch drains cut in and re-hung underneath

Every fixture group in the house brought back to one new main, photographed while the tunnel is still open because this is the last time anyone will see it.

Daylight at the far end of the tunnel
Daylight at the far end of the tunnel — 2 of 2

2 photographs from this job

Under-slab tunneling

Daylight at the far end of the tunnel

Looking back down a finished run to the exit pit. Everything between the camera and that opening is new pipe.

Traps, arms and branches rebuilt in place
Traps, arms and branches rebuilt in place — 2 of 3
Traps, arms and branches rebuilt in place — 3 of 3

3 photographs from this job

Under-slab tunneling

Traps, arms and branches rebuilt in place

Not patched around the failed section — the whole assembly under the slab replaced, then tied back to the stack that stays.

A wye and a riser where the line leaves the house

Sewer line replacement

A wye and a riser where the line leaves the house

Brought up to grade and capped, in the lawn rather than under the flowerbed. The next camera inspection should not have to start with a shovel.

Routed past the condenser by hand

Sewer line replacement

Routed past the condenser by hand

Working around what is already in the yard is most of the job on a narrow side lot — and the line and the refrigerant runs both came out of it intact.

Where the new pipe meets what stays

Under-slab tunneling

Where the new pipe meets what stays

The transition made in the open, under the slab, supported and checked before anything is covered over.

A new assembly dropped in at the foundation

Sewer line replacement

A new assembly dropped in at the foundation

Long sweeps rather than tight turns, dry-fit and levelled in the hole before a single joint was cemented.

Three days in one back yard
Three days in one back yard — 2 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 3 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 4 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 5 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 6 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 7 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 8 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 9 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 10 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 11 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 12 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 13 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 14 of 15
Three days in one back yard — 15 of 15

15 photographs from this job

Sewer line replacement

Three days in one back yard

Dug on the Monday, pipe in and tested by the Thursday. The last frames are the line standing full of water in front of the homeowner, which is the part of the job worth watching.

Five branch lines replaced without opening a floor
Five branch lines replaced without opening a floor — 2 of 3
Five branch lines replaced without opening a floor — 3 of 3

3 photographs from this job

Under-slab tunneling

Five branch lines replaced without opening a floor

Everything under this house was reached from a hand-dug tunnel outside it. No slab cut, no cabinets pulled, no tile lifted.

Bathroom stripped back to the studs
Bathroom stripped back to the studs — 2 of 2

2 photographs from this job

Bathroom remodel

Bathroom stripped back to the studs

Tile, tub and substrate out, so the supply and drain lines behind them get replaced rather than reconnected. The trap comes up with the floor.

Carried around the corner and back into the slab
Carried around the corner and back into the slab — 2 of 2

2 photographs from this job

Sewer line replacement

Carried around the corner and back into the slab

One continuous run around two sides of the house. The hole stays open and the tape stays up until it has been signed off.

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