The "oh for make the beast with two backs's sake" thread, or the larger more serious version of "little things that annoy you"

Found out this morning that the sewer line from house to road needs replaced.  It started backing up so they put the camera down there and since it's old terracotta and been violated too many times by tree roots it has collapsed here and there and slipped out of position.

So now I have to find $9000 that I don't have to cover the excavator and replacement of some sidewalk that will be destroyed in the fixing process.

Looks like laundry at my inlaws house and I'm not yet sure what we'll do about showers.

I have been in that exact bendover position.  I "own" a section of road in Michigan that had to be torn up to fix the line.  And all that occurred after I (me, not a landscaper) relandscaped the front yard.  And this includes major headbanging issues w/the plumbing contractors and numerous other headaches not worth mentioning for fear of a mental setback.

My sympathies.  A major "OFFS" for sure.  Good luck.

I had one of those...  I was taking up the old tile & cement board in my last bathroom remodel.  I nearly fell through the subfloor because the PO had done a hasty remodel in response to a leak around the toilet.  Problem was, the subfloor was already rotting, and rather than fix it, just tossed the concrete board over it.  Needless to say, that remodel suddenly got more time consuming and expensive.

JM

Quote from: Monsterlover on December 28, 2012, 10:16:17 AM
Found out this morning that the sewer line from house to road needs replaced.  It started backing up so they put the camera down there and since it's old terracotta and been violated too many times by tree roots it has collapsed here and there and slipped out of position.

Anyone in your area do trenchless repair (i.e., pipe bursting)? It should be cheaper...just need a pit at each end. This happened to me and we replaced the entire line with HDPE using pipe bursting. Hell of a lot easier and faster than trenching the entire thing.

My OFFS:

Returned home from Christmas travels to find my house had been burglarized.  Back door kicked in, and anything small had been taken (home and work laptops, Wii, wife's jewelry, etc).

Silver lining is they didn't break anything (other than the back door frame), and my wife doesn't have any expensive jewelry except her wedding ring, which she had with her.

Sux though.

Quote from: Triple J on December 28, 2012, 11:24:50 AM
Anyone in your area do trenchless repair (i.e., pipe bursting)? It should be cheaper...just need a pit at each end. This happened to me and we replaced the entire line with HDPE using pipe bursting. Hell of a lot easier and faster than trenching the entire thing.

I'll look into this, thanks

Had the same problem last December. Thankfully the city emergency water dept. crew that arrived at 10pm and worked until 2:00AM found the problem (like yours) but it was on the alley side of the fence not in my yard. So it was their work and expense. Had it been in my yard I would have needed to take down my fence and have a plumbing company come in with a backhoe and dig up my yard to fix it. Mega dollars out the door!! I feel your pain.

We had a couple of 6 inch chemical waste lines done recently at one of our water treatment sites, about 25 yards under a large concrete driveway, all done in a day.
http://relinesolutions.com.au/index.php/services/pipe-relining?gclid=CL6p2er0vbQCFclYpQodIz0Abw

That's a nice chunk to lay down..especially right after Christmas.  Looks like all the presents will have to be returned!   

Hopefully, you can find cheaper alternative as suggested.

J..did that just happen?!   

Quote from: IZ on December 28, 2012, 02:25:07 PM
J..did that just happen?!   

Yup. Definitely a 

Sorry to hear it ML.

My OFFS happened 4 years ago.
Returned from vacationing in Cozumel to find my home with the first floor 3 inches under water. Water was pouring out the front door to greet my wife and I. The hot water line from the dish washer had a gash in it.

Took 4 weeks to get everything sorted. Talk about a pain in the arse.

Quote from: Pedro-bot on December 28, 2012, 06:51:29 PM
Sorry to hear it ML.

My OFFS happened 4 years ago.
Returned from vacationing in Cozumel to find my home with the first floor 3 inches under water. Water was pouring out the front door to greet my wife and I. The hot water line from the dish washer had a gash in it.

Took 4 weeks to get everything sorted. Talk about a pain in the arse.

That's worse than my offs but I'm betting insurance covered it.  Homeowners doesn't cover sewer because its outside the house

sorry to hear kev 

i want to make a joke about you breaking the potty...
but, i won't because this is a serious thread, and you might not think it's funny

My last big OFFS moments were right after I started working on my old house here in Maine.......