StorehouseDoug
New Member
I've got an aging sewer pipe that has backed up in the past because it has "bellies" and will need to be replaced at some point. I can manage the pipe by not putting a lot of paper down there, but I'd kinda like to rent the house out and upgrade and I'm sure renters cannot be expected to do this.
So long story short is the pipe is going to need to be replaced sooner or later. The kicker is the line doesn't run to a main on either street (it is a corner house), neither street has a sewer main. It instead runs under the neighbors yard to the main in the alley behind his house!!! (His house and the alley are north of me)
So given the length of the line I've been quoted at 27k, plus the awkward and shitty prospect of having to tear up the neighbors yard (I probably have an easement to do so, but it's still awful).
Other maybe possible options might be to instead run it thru an abandoned property to the west of mine that has a bigger yard that extends to the alley, or run the line up the north south road, but this would involve taking the line under the part of my house that is a concreted slab, plus under the sidewalk and tearing up the street.
I've considered maybe there is some way to tunnel the line under the neighbors yard, left a voicemail with one outfit but they never got back to me.
I'd really like to find an option that's more affordable and doesn't require tearing up the neighbors yard.
Oh and I asked the city if they might build a sewer Maine to my property line, but they said no.
Any advice greatly appreciated!
So long story short is the pipe is going to need to be replaced sooner or later. The kicker is the line doesn't run to a main on either street (it is a corner house), neither street has a sewer main. It instead runs under the neighbors yard to the main in the alley behind his house!!! (His house and the alley are north of me)
So given the length of the line I've been quoted at 27k, plus the awkward and shitty prospect of having to tear up the neighbors yard (I probably have an easement to do so, but it's still awful).
Other maybe possible options might be to instead run it thru an abandoned property to the west of mine that has a bigger yard that extends to the alley, or run the line up the north south road, but this would involve taking the line under the part of my house that is a concreted slab, plus under the sidewalk and tearing up the street.
I've considered maybe there is some way to tunnel the line under the neighbors yard, left a voicemail with one outfit but they never got back to me.
I'd really like to find an option that's more affordable and doesn't require tearing up the neighbors yard.
Oh and I asked the city if they might build a sewer Maine to my property line, but they said no.
Any advice greatly appreciated!