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Dug up 3 feet of clay to fix a slow drain in the Northeast Heights
Last month our kitchen sink kept backing up no matter how much I snaked it. Turns out the clay soil out here had crushed the old pipe under the slab, so I rented a mini excavator for $180 and replaced 12 feet of line myself. Has anyone else dealt with this clay shifting problem near the Sandias?
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nancy5248d ago
My neighbor had the same thing happen with his sprinkler lines out in Rio Rancho, the clay just swallows them up after a few seasons. He ended up digging the whole trench by hand because he didn't want to pay rental fees, took him a whole weekend and his back was shot for a week. Sometimes renting the machine is just the smarter move even if it stings a little.
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