Water line replacement
The water line is the pipe that brings water into your home. Old galvanized and copper lines corrode, pinhole and lose pressure over the years.
We dig along the line, lay a new poly water line or PVC sewer pipe about 3 feet deep, make the connections and backfill with proper bedding.
Sewer line replacement and repair
Your sewer line carries everything out of the house and across your property. Clay and cast-iron lines crack, sag and fill with roots as they age.
Some problems are one bad section that can be dug up and repaired. Others mean replacing the whole run, and we'll explain which one you have and why.
In the older streets of Trail, Warfield and Castlegar, big yard and boulevard trees are often what finally breaks an old line.
Finding and digging up a line
Once buried utilities are marked, we find your own line using the shut-off, the cleanout and any old plans.
Where the line runs close to the house, a tree or another pipe, we dig by hand to avoid damage.
Frozen and broken line repairs
Shallow lines can freeze in a hard cold snap, and a frozen water line can split when it thaws. We dig to the frozen or broken spot, replace the damaged length and lower it where the depth was the problem.
Digging in frozen ground is slower, so winter repairs cost more. If you can, plan a replacement for spring or fall.
Rossland, at the top of the hill, and rural lots in Robson and the Beaver Valley are where we'd expect shallow lines to freeze most.
What WS doesn't do
Our line work stops at the two lines outside. We don't work inside the house, on fixtures or on commercial buildings.
We also do dirt removal, trenching and backfill for homeowners.
Line work in your town
Each nearby town has its own page with local notes on ground and lines: Trail, Warfield, Rossland, Montrose, Fruitvale, Genelle, Ootischenia, Castlegar and Robson.
Water or sewer line acting up?
Phone us, or use the form to describe the problem and add a picture of the yard.