2726 Losantiridge Avenue, December, 2002
front of house
note manhole cover
back of house
note manhole cover
view from garage towards Vera Avenue
stack with cleanout
note X on ground indicating first guess location
of possible blockage by
first Roto-Rooter technician, James
garage before excavation, December 16
(floor drain had backed up earlier)
Roto-Rooter personnel used a camera and tracking device to locate drain line
green dot in lower-right of photo above shows location indicated
by 2nd Roto-Rooter employee, Master Plumber David Jennings
green circle in photos above and below used to indicate
final certain location of vertical descending drain pipe,
as specified by 3rd Roto-Rooter technician, name not recorded
view from mark to drain pipe with clean-out
view from mark to manhole cover
raw sewage after excavation, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2002
pump line not able to keep up with flow
sewage spilling out into garage and beyond
sewage spilling out into driveway and onto back yard
view down vertical pipe, Dec. 20, by Roto-Rooter video camera
broken sewer main - pipe fragement is remnant of bottom of sewer main pipe
clay and liquid below broken sewer main
Dec. 21, after washing floors and driveway with soapy water and bleach-water,
excavation with temporary reconnect on drain pipes
view toward Vera Avenue
new cracks, presumably due to jackhammer work
