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Drains & Sewer

Sewer Line Inspection and Repair in Las Vegas

Nobody should quote a sewer replacement in this valley without putting a camera down the line first. Valley ground contains caliche, a calcium carbonate cemented layer that behaves like rock and occurs unpredictably, and a cubic yard of it in place produces well over a cubic yard to haul away. That is what separates a spot repair from a full dig.

What is included

The work itself

Sewer camera inspection

Video survey of the lateral with the footage shown to you and the problem located before anything is quoted.

Sewer line repair and replacement

Spot repair of a broken, offset or bellied section, or full lateral replacement with permits accounted for.

Cleanout installation

Adding an accessible cleanout where the property does not have one.

Worth knowing

Before you book

Scope before you dig

A camera survey costs a fraction of an excavation and frequently turns a quoted replacement into a spot repair.

Caliche and excavation cost

Caliche is the single biggest variable in a valley dig, and the honest reason two sewer quotes for the same house differ so widely.

Cast iron and clay laterals

Older properties still have cast iron or clay laterals, and both fail in characteristic ways a camera will show.

Questions

Sewer Lines, answered

How hard is the water in Las Vegas?

Las Vegas Valley Water District publishes valley tap water at roughly 291 parts per million, about 17 grains per gallon, and classifies it as very hard, around two and a half times the national norm. The minerals come from the Colorado River through Lake Mead. It is the single biggest reason water heaters, fixture cartridges and dishwashers wear out faster here than their rated life suggests.

Do I need a permit to replace a water heater in Las Vegas?

Yes. Clark County, the City of Las Vegas and the City of North Las Vegas all require a permit for a replacement as much as for a new installation. Which of the three you deal with depends on your address rather than your mailing city, because a Las Vegas postal address can sit in unincorporated Clark County. We pull the permit and meet the inspector as part of the job.

Are you licensed and insured?

Yes. Monkey Wrench Contractors LLC holds Nevada State Contractors Board licence 0092999 and trades as Monkey Wrench Plumbing. We are a BBB accredited business with an A plus rating, and every technician is background checked. About thirty minutes before your appointment you get a text with the assigned technician's photo, name, licence number and live ETA.

Do you charge for an estimate?

No. The inspection is free and you get a flat-rate price before any work begins, so the number you approve is the number you pay. If the scope changes once something is opened up, we stop and re-quote rather than adding to the invoice at the end.

Are you actually available 24 hours a day?

Yes, dispatch runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on (702) 900-5992. If water is actively running and you cannot stop it, shut off your main first and call second, because that one step is the difference between a wet floor and a flooded one.

Is there help with the cost of finding a leak?

There can be. The Southern Nevada Water Authority runs a Leak Detection Assistance Program that gives qualifying single-family customers a voucher worth up to $250 toward leak diagnosis or the first hours of repair. You apply as the account holder before work begins and use a participating plumber, and it is one voucher per property per calendar year.

On the line, just in time.

Free inspection, flat-rate price before we start, dispatch open 24 hours a day.