Tempe’s older neighborhoods are a known hotspot for Orangeburg and aging clay sewer lines. If your Tempe home keeps backing up, the pipe material itself may be the problem.
Tempe’s older neighborhoods are a known hotspot for Orangeburg and aging clay sewer lines. If your Tempe home keeps backing up, the pipe material itself may be the problem.
Much of Tempe’s established housing dates to the building boom when Orangeburg (tar-paper) pipe and vitrified clay were standard. Orangeburg deforms and collapses with age, and clay joints invite roots. These aren’t clogs you can snake away — the material is failing.
For deteriorated Orangeburg, pipe bursting replaces the line entirely; for cracked clay, CIPP lining seals it. The camera tells us which.
Most common issue: Orangeburg & aging clay replacement.
Whatever’s going on underground, the process is the same: a free CCTV camera inspection to find and locate the real problem, an honest diagnosis you can watch, and a fixed quote before any work. Repairs are trenchless wherever possible, so your yard, driveway, and slab stay intact.
Book a free camera inspection and get a plain-English diagnosis — plus a fixed quote before any work begins.