Sewer Line Repair in Southeast Pine Bluff, AR

Water rising in the tub in a house off East 30th Avenue, or a sewer smell drifting across the yard near South Dakota Street? Southeast Pine Bluff is about three miles from our shop on Fifth Avenue, and our crews cover it around the clock. We run a camera down the line, show you what is wrong and give you the price before any digging. Licensed and insured, 24/7.

About Southeast Pine Bluff

Southeast Pine Bluff is a large residential part of the city, laid out on a grid of numbered avenues from East Harding Avenue and East 28th Avenue south past East 38th Avenue, crossed by streets like South Dakota, South Mississippi and South Utah, with Wilbur West Road on its edge. Broadmoor Elementary School serves this side of town, and Belmont Park gives the neighborhood green space. It is also a neighborhood of churches, including Broadmoor Baptist, East Side Baptist, Carr Memorial United Methodist, Belair Presbyterian, New Saint Hurricane Baptist, Mount Calvary Baptist, Pleasant Grove Baptist and New Hope CME, among others.

What We Find Under Southeast Pine Bluff Homes

Much of this side of town was built out in the decades after World War II: rows of single-story homes on slabs or crawlspaces, many now 50 to 70 years old. That era’s pipe is the main story when we run a camera here.

• Orangeburg fiber pipe from roughly the late 1940s to early 1970s, often flattening into an oval. See Orangeburg pipe replacement.
• Cast iron under slabs, rusting along the bottom and leaking under the floor. See under-slab sewer repair.
• Clay lines with root intrusion at the joints. See tree root removal.
• Bellies and offsets from years of shifting clay soil. See bellied line repair.

Churches and Community Buildings

With so many congregations in Southeast Pine Bluff, we often work on church buildings and fellowship halls. Their restrooms and kitchens get heavy use on Sundays, weddings and funerals and sit quiet the rest of the week, which is hard on older lines: grease settles, traps dry out, and a partial clog shows up on the busiest day of the month. We schedule inspections and cleaning midweek, keep camera records on file for the trustees, and can set a regular maintenance plan. See commercial sewer services for larger buildings.

Slab Homes and Floor Cracks

A lot of the houses on the southeast side sit on concrete slabs with cast iron drain lines buried underneath. When that cast iron rusts through, waste water soaks into the clay soil below the slab. Clay swells when it gets wet, so the first sign is often not a backup at all but a new crack in a tile floor, a door that starts sticking, or a musty smell in a hallway. Before anyone breaks up a floor, we confirm the leak with a sewer line pressure test and pinpoint it with the camera. Often the repair can be done by tunneling from outside, so your floors stay intact.

Renting Out a Southeast Side Home?

Many homes here are rentals now. Landlords get the camera footage and a price before any repair, and tenants get a fast response when something backs up. See sewer repair for landlords for how we handle access, documentation and billing for owners who are not local, including out-of-state investors.

Signs Your Line Needs Attention

• Every drain in the house slowing at once.
• Gurgling toilets when the washer or dishwasher drains.
• Cracks in slab floors with a musty or sewer smell inside.
• A soggy spot in the yard that never dries.

How a Visit Works

1. Call

   Call (870) 384-3279 day or night.

2. Camera

   We run a camera inspection and show you the footage.

3. Price

   You get our honest recommendation and the price before any work.

4. Fix

   We complete the repair, often a spot repair, and verify it on camera.

Nearby Areas We Also Serve

We also cover Downtown and Fifth Avenue, Southwest Pine Bluff, Lake Saracen, Wilkins and Pinebergen. See every neighborhood we serve, or learn how our sewer line repair in Pine Bluff works.

Southeast Pine Bluff Sewer FAQ