The camera revealed thick maple roots pushing through a damaged section of our underground sewer pipe. They had grown into a tangled mass, trapping toilet paper and other waste. The plumber explained that the roots had entered through an existing crack, gradually making the opening worse.
Then he showed us something even more concerning. Several sections of the old pipe had shifted, and wastewater was leaking into the surrounding soil. He estimated that the damage had been developing for years. Our little plumbing problem was actually a much bigger issue, and ignoring it could have resulted in sewage backing up throughout our home.
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