Sewer Camera Inspection in Erie, CO

Erie conditions

Erie is a former coal-mining town settled in 1867 that straddles the Boulder-Weld county line, with a historic Old Town on Briggs Street and a lot of newer suburban growth around it. Town utility bills include wastewater charges alongside water and storm drainage, so the Town of Erie is the sewer provider to contact if a problem is in the public main. The Town's plumbing permit subtypes include sewer line repair, handled by the Building Division at 645 Holbrook Street (303-926-2780).

Because so much of Erie is recent construction, the most common camera findings in newer neighborhoods are not crumbling pipe but construction debris, sections that settled after the trench was backfilled, and joints that shifted. Homes in and near Old Town are older and more likely to show root intrusion or cracked pipe. A camera tells you which situation you are in within minutes of reaching the problem.

Which step fits your situation

Signs to take seriously

• Lower-level shower or floor drain takes on water
• Toilets gurgle after other fixtures drain
• Drains throughout the house slow at the same time
• Sewer odor near the cleanout or downstairs
• A soggy or sunken strip in the yard over the line

Timing

A new home's sewer line usually has its first real test in the first few years of occupancy, as settling finishes and landscaping goes in. If you are approaching the end of a builder's warranty, a camera inspection is a sensible way to document the line while that coverage still applies. In older homes, root growth peaks in the warm season, so summer backups are a common pattern. Either way, film the line soon after clearing, when the pipe walls are cleanest.

When you call the number on this page, you are connected with an independent local plumber who works in Erie. Mention whether your home is in Old Town or a newer neighborhood, which fixtures are affected and whether the line has been cleared before, so the plumber arrives ready for the likely problem.