Roots in Pipes

[Will Reed]

Has any one ever had roots in pipes and solve the issue with out doing excavation. Plumbing company says its the only way to resolve the issue

[JD Martin]

Quote from @Will Reed:

Has any one ever had roots in pipes and solve the issue with out doing excavation. Plumbing company says its the only way to resolve the issue

 I have. If they're not crazy big, meaning they haven't busted the pipe completely and are huge, you can run a jet with a cutter through the line and clear them out. *Eventually* they will come back, which might be in 2 years or 10 depending on how aggressive the tree and bushes are that are nearby. Otherwise, yes you have to either excavate and repair and replace or run a pipe burst through the line, which is usually as expensive as excavating. 

Jetting and cutting usually works best on conjunction with removing the tree/trees causing the problem, which is not always possible depending on location.