Sewer Line Repair in Vancouver
Choose licensed and insured Right Choice Plumbing for sewer line repair in Vancouver. We inspect and repair broken, collapsed, root-damaged, or repeatedly blocked sewer lines in Vancouver, from spot repairs to full replacement.
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A failing sewer line is disruptive and can be expensive to repair. Right Choice Plumbing works on sewer lines in Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, and Coquitlam. We inspect the line before quoting and base the repair scope on what the inspection shows.
We run a fibre-optic camera from the cleanout toward the city connection to record roots, low sections, offsets, breaks, scale buildup, or a collapse. We review the footage with you and explain why a repair may be needed.
A single failed section may need only a spot repair. Trenchless work may suit a line that is otherwise structurally sound, while extensive damage may require full replacement. We also work on clay-tile and cast-iron laterals in older Vancouver homes and coordinate with the City of Vancouver when work reaches the public side of the connection.
Typical project range: CAD 600 - 25000. The final quote depends on access, materials and the work confirmed during diagnosis.
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Full replacement
A sewer that has low sections, several collapses, or worn-out clay tile may need full replacement. Our Vancouver sewer-line replacement service includes a camera inspection, BC plumbing permit, utility locate, excavation or a suitable trenchless method, PVC or HDPE pipe installed to current code, inspection, and backfill. We also coordinate with the City of Vancouver at the property-line connection.
Camera scope
A sewer camera inspection is the first step on our Vancouver sewer calls. We run a high-definition fibre-optic camera from the cleanout toward the city connection, record the footage, and review it with you on site. Buyers of older Vancouver homes can also use an inspection to see the lateral's condition before closing.
Trenchless options
Trenchless sewer repair may work where the existing pipe is reasonably straight, intact enough for lining or bursting, and clear of major obstacles. It can reduce disturbance to landscaping, driveways, and walkways. We assess the line by camera and, where both methods are practical, quote trenchless repair and traditional excavation for comparison.
Recent jobs
What a sewer line repair visit looks like from the first diagnostic through to the finished work.
Our service promise
A licensed plumber does the sewer line repair work, you approve the price before it starts, and the installation carries our workmanship warranty. We cover Vancouver, North and West Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond and Coquitlam, plus Calgary and Edmonton, and the emergency line is answered outside business hours.
How we work
Boot covers and drop cloths come out of the van before the tools do, and the work area gets cleaned up before we leave.
You approve the price before the work starts, so the invoice at the end is the number you already agreed to.
Licensed, bonded and insured for plumbing, gas, hot water tanks and drainage, and we work to code on every permit-level job.
Burst pipes and blocked drains get dispatch priority. Same-day appointments are available in most cases, and the emergency line is answered around the clock.
Common questions
Brands we service
Our vans carry the parts these brands fail on most often, which is usually the difference between finishing your sewer line repair job today and booking a second visit.
We record the sewer line from the cleanout toward the city connection, then show you the footage and explain the findings.
If one section of sewer has failed, we can excavate and replace that section instead of the full line.
When the existing pipe is sound enough, pipe lining or bursting can repair the sewer with less excavation.
When damage affects the full line, we replace the lateral from the house to the property line in ABS or HDPE to meet current BC plumbing code.
Heavy root intrusion in older clay or cast-iron sewer lines? We cut the roots with the right cutter heads and recommend long-term solutions.
When sewage backs up into a basement, we restore flow and can refer restoration partners for the cleanup.
More services
Our licensed plumbers cover both sides of the trade across Greater Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, so one crew can handle the repair, the fixture install and the drain work behind it.
We run sewer line repair calls out of three metro areas. Open your city for the local number, the neighbourhoods that crew covers and the rest of what we do there.
Same-day Our hometown. Licensed plumbers across Downtown, Kitsilano, East Van, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Point Grey and every neighbourhood in between.
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~20 min Hot water tanks, leak repairs and emergency plumber service across Lynn Valley, Lonsdale, Deep Cove, Edgemont and the rest of the North Shore.
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~25 min Full plumbing & drainage for West Van - Ambleside, Dundarave, British Properties and Horseshoe Bay. Premium fixtures, careful work, fair pricing.
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~20 min Plumbing repair, drain cleaning and hot water tank installation across Brentwood, Metrotown, Lougheed and Burnaby Heights - same-day in most cases.
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~25 min Licensed plumber service across Richmond - Steveston, Brighouse, Terra Nova and Hamilton. Backflow, sewer, perimeter drainage and emergency calls.
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~35 min Tri-Cities plumber serving Coquitlam - Maillardville, Westwood Plateau, Burke Mountain and Town Centre. Drainage, hot water tanks and emergency service.
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Same-day Licensed plumbers across Calgary - Beltline, Kensington, Bridgeland, Inglewood and the new SE lake communities. Hard-water, backwater valves, drains and 24/7 emergencies.
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Same-day Plumber service across Edmonton - Downtown, Old Strathcona, Glenora, Riverbend and Mill Woods. Frozen-pipe repair, backwater valves, hot water tanks and emergency calls.
See Edmonton plumber pageGet a free, no-pressure quote from Right Choice Plumbing. Same-day appointments are available in most cases, with emergency service 24 hours a day.