Your Swell Choice for Lowcountry Sewer Line Replacement
Our $255 Locating Fee Counts Towards Your Sewer Line Replacement
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What's A Sewer Line Replacement Cost?
By using a camera to inspect and locate your sewer line, we can give you a definitive replacement price. The inspection also allows us to see if your pipe has a belly in it or if it's Orangeburg pipe—both of which rule out the possibility of trenchless relining.
Please Note: Every home’s sewer line layout is unique. Our sewer line replacement price range represents our average job costs under standard conditions so you know what to expect before we arrive.
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What's the process?
Locate & Map the Sewer Line: To give you a precise, honest price, we need to locate and mark your sewer line from the house to the main tap. We charge a $255 locating fee, which is 100% credited back to your final bill if you choose us for the replacement.
Receive An Estimate: We’ll provide an initial estimate before any work begins. Just keep in mind that we will finalize this number once SC811 marks the underground utility lines (a free safety service).
Permitting: Swell Guy Plumbing always pulls the required municipal permits. This ensures your project is fully inspected and approved to meet local codes before we backfill the trench, giving you total peace of mind.
Expert Installation: We’ll install your new sewer line to exact code standards, ensuring proper grading and installing a minimum of two ground-level cleanouts (one near the house, one at the tap).
Enjoy Clog-Free Peace of Mind: Say goodbye to stressful backups. You can rest easy knowing you won’t be throwing money down the drain on frequent drain snaking for years to come.
A Quick Note on Landscaping: We’re plumbers, we aren’t landscapers! We’ll backfill the trench neatly, but it will take a little time and Mother Nature's help for the grass to fully grow back.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sewer line replacement requires a permit to ensure the work is done safely, legally, and up to local building codes. The permitting process verifies that your contractor is a licensed professional. Additionally, it includes an official inspection by the city, giving you peace of mind that the job was completed correctly and won’t cause future issues.
Because no two yards are the same, and we want to give you an accurate upfront price rather than a blind estimate. Over the past 25+ years, we’ve learned that sewer lines can do some unpredictable things. If a line runs under a grand oak tree, beneath a paved driveway, or cuts through two neighboring yards to reach an 80-year-old tap, the scope of work changes dramatically. Locating the line from start to finish ensures we give you a precise, honest quote with zero hidden surprises.
First, they are a plumbing code requirement. Plumbing codes typically dictate a minimum of a two-way clean-out near your home’s foundation and a tap clean-out near the property line.
More importantly, clean-outs save you money and stress when a clog happens. They offer three major benefits:
Prevents Indoor Flooding: Removing the outdoor cap allows backed-up sewage to overflow outside rather than inside your home.
Free County Service: If the blockage is located at the municipal tap, the county will usually clear it for free.
Easier (and Cheaper) Access: Clean-outs give your plumber direct access to the line. Without them, a plumber might have to pull a toilet to snake the drain, adding labor costs to your bill.
We completely understand wanting to save on costs where you can! However, at Swell Guy Plumbing, we fully guarantee and stand behind our work. The absolute most critical part of a sewer line installation is ensuring a precise grade (slope). To confidently warranty our work and ensure your system flows perfectly for years to come, our team needs to handle the excavation from start to finish.
No, unfortunately, we cannot. Swell Guy Plumbing only pulls permits for work that our team physically performs. For liability and legal reasons, we cannot sign off on or assume responsibility for unpermitted work done by others.
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