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Sewer Repair in Shoreline, WA | Seattle Select Sewers
Sewer repair in Shoreline usually starts with a house built somewhere between the end of World War II and the late 1960s. That is the bulk of what stands in Richmond Beach, Richmond Highlands, Ridgecrest and North City, and most of those homes still drain through the original side sewer. Shoreline sits in King County directly north of Seattle, across 145th Street, so it shares the same wet winters and heavy soils. After 60 or more years, the line under a Shoreline yard has usually met a root or two.
A side sewer is the private pipe that carries everything from your house to the public sewer main. In Shoreline, as in most of the region, keeping that pipe working is the homeowner’s job. We are sewer-only specialists, so a camera inspection of that pipe is where every Shoreline job begins.
What we see in Shoreline
The age of the neighborhoods tells you a lot. A mid-century Shoreline home can have a vitrified clay side sewer, which is fired clay pipe laid in short sections with a joint every few feet. Some homes from that era were built with Orangeburg, a fiber pipe made from wood pulp and tar that was used from roughly the mid-1940s into the 1970s. Orangeburg softens and flattens with age, so it is worth knowing which one you have.
- Roots at clay joints. Douglas firs, cedars and big-leaf maples are everywhere from Hamlin Park to the streets above Boeing Creek. Fine roots find the joints in clay pipe and grow into a mat that catches paper and grease.
- Rainy-season backups. From October to April the ground stays soaked. Glacial till drains slowly, and saturated soil puts extra load on older joints and offsets.
- Slope and settling. Lots on the bluffs toward Richmond Beach and the hills along I-5 can shift over the decades. That movement shows up as cracked or separated pipe.
- Remodels and sales. Shoreline homes change hands and get updated often, and a sewer scope is a cheap way to know what you are buying or building over.
We wrote more about this in why sewer backups happen in Shoreline homes.
Sewer services for Shoreline homes
- Trenchless sewer repair with CIPP lining. Cure-in-place pipe lining means we pull a resin-soaked liner into the old pipe and let it harden into a new pipe inside the old one. No long trench across the lawn.
- Sewer pipe patches for one bad joint or crack when the rest of the line is sound.
- Root removal and hydro jetting, which clears roots, grease and debris with high-pressure water.
- Cleanout installation. A cleanout is a capped access pipe that lets us reach your line without pulling a toilet.
- Camera inspections and locating, including pre-sale scopes.
- Septic-to-sewer conversion for properties making the switch.
Most repairs are done in a single day. Larger lining jobs can take a couple of days. A lined pipe can give you 40 or more years of service life, so replacing the whole line is rarely the answer.
How a Shoreline job works
- Call or send a request. Tell us what the drains are doing.
- Camera inspection. We run a camera through the line so you see the problem with your own eyes before anyone talks about repairs.
- Written estimate. You get your options in writing, explained plainly.
- Repairs. We do the work you approved, and nothing extra.
Why Homeowners Choose Us
Why Shoreline homeowners call us
Licensed and bonded, WA L&I #SEATTSS874JJ, with full liability coverage on every job.
Sewer-only specialists since 2005. No HVAC, no general plumbing.
20-year warranty on completed repairs.
Trusted by local realtors and home inspectors for pre-sale sewer scopes.
Proudly Serving the Puget Sound
Nearby areas we serve
We also work just east in Lake Forest Park, north in Edmonds, and south across the city line in Seattle.
Areas We Serve
Mountlake
Renton
Kent
Magnolia
Kenmore
Lynnwood
Ballard
Freemont
SeaTac
Tukwila
FAQ
Shoreline sewer repair FAQs
Who is responsible for the sewer line on a Shoreline property?
In most cases the homeowner owns the side sewer from the house to the public main. Check with your local sewer utility or district on where your part ends. We can locate the line and the connection with our camera.
Does my Shoreline home have Orangeburg pipe?
It might if it was built from the mid-1940s through the 1970s, but many homes from that time have clay. The only way to know is a camera inspection. We show you the footage either way.
Why does my sewer back up mostly in winter?
Long stretches of rain soak the soil, and roots that have grown into joints all year catch more debris. A partly blocked older line often shows its problems first in the wet season.
Do I need a permit for sewer repair in Shoreline?
Some sewer work needs one. Check with your city or sewer district. We tell you in the written estimate whether your job needs a permit.
Can you fix my line without digging up the yard?
Usually, yes. CIPP lining and spot patches go in through a cleanout or a small access point, so mature trees and garden beds stay put.
Testimonials
What Our Customers Say
Call 425-531-4847 for sewer repair in Shoreline, WA.
Free estimates, written before any work begins.