For 15 years, we had been dealing with problems in our lateral sewer line. Old trees with very deep roots on our neighbor's property were causing breakages in our line. I got very tired of calling Roto Rooter and paying hundreds of dollars to clear our line. Sean was able to prescribe solutions to fixing the breach of the line, 15 feet deep. He exudes confidence, as does his crew. It was done at a fair price, with the job scheduled at our convenience. The sewer line was replaced while we were out of town, so helpful, as we would not have had access to our bathrooms. There was a massive amount of rocks and dirt removed from the 15 foot deep trench, yet when I returned from my trip, there was no obvious sign of the huge work effort by Bay Area Trenchless. What I did find was that the crew had enhanced our cactus rock garden with large boulders that were excavated from the trenches dug. This was above and beyond anything I expected. read more

We got a number of estimates to replace a sewer lateral on a house we own. Sean was the only person that looked for ways to save us money and he provided different estimates depending on the condition of the sewer after he started working on it. Other companies gave us a worst-case or open ended estimate, all of which were far higher than what the job ended up costing working with Sean's company. The work was done quickly and our property left in good shape. I will certainly be calling Sean when we need more outdoor plumbing work completed. Thanks! read more

Another day another story bout a deadbeat plumber named Sean . I called him regarding our backed up septic tank , he said he's working and will try to come in evening , then he calls in evening letting me know he can't come but will come tomm around 5 pm on his way back from morganhill , he never showed up no msg no call nada , we kept waiting for "deadbeat plumber" , wasted my time , caused hassle , have to find other one to get issue fixed , so adios Sean and crew, no more swimming in shit . read more

Brandon and crew did a quick, professional job replacing our ancient clay sewer line, including removing and patching the cement afterward. They were prompt, polite, and professional and dealt with some unexpected issues very smoothly. The company's bid was significantly lower than most others we received and we feel it was a good value for the work. read more

Truly wonderful -- professional, experienced, personal service at fair prices. If you need a sewer line replacement, stop you're searching, these guys are gems... My dad has used Sean over the years to replace 2 sewer lines at 2 different houses and recommended him. I'm thrilled I followed his suggestion as Sean and his team: Brandon and Dominic were wonderful. I got bids from 4 other trench free local companies, and the range in price was wide... Sean's was the most affordable, but, most importantly, he came, reviewed the area under the house, and said he'd be able to replace the 100 year old clay lateral sewer line and put in 2 new clean outs --all without having to drill through and damage the brick patio covering part of the area exiting the house/foundation. None of the others were able to offer that up -- all said the brick patio needed to be cut into -- leaving a 4x4 ugly concrete pad with no brick replacement. I was here while Sean's team did the work, and in 2 days it was all done -- just as promised, efficiently and carefully with the signed off permit provided. You can barely tell anything was disrupted. The lawn was put back, one bush carefully replanted, and everything left perfectly clean. In talking with Sean, I learned he and his partner were the early inventors of the trenchless method and his expertise/experience is clearly what you'll get. I wish all my home repairs could be solved by a resource as wonderful as Bay Area Trenchless. read more

I left a message for quote request in BAT website and got a quick response on Sunday night (10/16) for scheduling Monday afternoon (10/17). However, BAT emailed me a visit confirmation in the late Monday afternoon (3:30pm) and told me to meet up after 30 mins. This is total disrespectful for the customer. In the end, I gave BAT a call. In the discussion, BAT just complained that he came to my place and my wife refused to show them the problem. However, this is totally a wired comment. I don't think you would show any stranger around the home without any appointment. Hopefully, my experience is a single event in BAT. I really suggest BAT should change their attitude for customers. read more

Sean replaced a section of our sewer pipe in 2012 that had been damaged by roots from a nearby tree. Great workmanship and reasonable price with the work done on time as scheduled. He even came back to inspect it for free a few months later when a problem was suspected in the sewer but it turned out that the issue was elsewhere. read more

Sean is very helpful, up front, and honest! We greatly appreciated his assessment of our sewer line. read more

Bay Area Trenchless fixed our sewer blockage problem and installed inline-pipe sewer lines for us. Thanks to Sean for an effective proposal and for scheduling the repair and in a timely manner to address our urgent needs. This project was met with various additional issues along the way but the whole crew addressed them professionally and with constructive and cordial communication. Thank you Sean, Brandon, and Dominic for outstanding project implementation and a thorough clean up afterwards. read more

Sean gave me a good price, didn't try to upsell me on anything, and stuck to his original quote despite encountering some unexpected things along the way. A couple of other firms had been here a few days before and told me that I absolutely had to replace the gas lines, and I absolutely had to replace all of the drain lines under my house. Sean crawled under my house to take a look, and he found nothing terribly wrong. You can trust Sean to not fleece you or take you for a ride. read more

Sean did a septic crossover in our property and he did a superb job! We were having back up problems due to septic drain field failure so we decided to hook up to the city sewer. I called 3 companies for estimates and Sean has a fair and reasonable price. The other companies will just try to rob you with overpriced estimates. Sean told us that it will be a 4-6 days job and he finished it in 5 days. He also took care of all the city permits and his work passed on the first inspection so that shows he did a great job. It's been a month now since the job was done and we couldn't be any happier. No more nightmares on swimming on shit! If you want a no nonsense guy, call BAY AREA TRENCHLESS and you will not be disappointed! Thank you Sean and Brandon for a job well done! read more

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Sean and the team replaced our sewer pipe using the trenchless technique. His quote was cost-effective; it passed city inspection, and it was very easy to get support and advice for other things beyond the scope of the original work for free. Thank you, Sean, Brendon, and the team! read more

great crew - nice, clean & fast! needed to replace an almost 70 yo sewer line - oh joy!. got the usual few quotes and BAT was less than half the price of the others. the crew was great - super nice, polite, explained everything, respectful of property & cleaned up afterwards. nerd alert - you get to watch the trenchless sewer pipe replacement process in action. highly recommend. read more

Sean replaced the 4" clean out, 65 feet of underground pipe and installed the property line clean out for $4400. Rescue Rooter wanted almost $10,000 for just the pipe and property line clean out. I paid almost $4000 to the same company two years ago just for the 4" clean out. The job passed the Campbell city inspector so I assume it was done correctly. I would highly recommend this company. read more

Replace the septic tank at our house with a hookup to the city sewer. This included replacing all sewer pipes underneath the house with PVC. Sean Fry did an excellent job thoroughly explaining what was involved with the various phases of the work. I added some additions to the contract to clarify roles and responsibilities, which Sean willingly accepted. Sean took care of pulling all required city permits as well as scheduling all required pre and post work inspections. Sean kept us well informed throughout the project. He completed the job on schedule and cost. He kept the property neat and clean throughout the entire process. Sean directed and actively participated in every step of this rather involved job. At each step he made sure that everything was done in such a way that no rework had to be required. Sean Fry brings a lot of experience and takes pride of his workmanship. I would hire Sean with confidence for any future plumbing job and I can highly recommend his services. read more

Sean's team of two workers came out two days after I called to replace our clay, root infested sewer pipe. They carefully moved a few plants out of the way of the two holes they dug, and ran a new pipe through the old one, breaking it up in the process. They worked around unexpected ground water flowing through one of the holes (our neighborhood has a very high water table), and completed the job in one day. They then carefully filled and compacted the soil, and replanted the shrubs and decorative grasses that they had removed. All at a competitive price. read more

Sean came out and replaced my sewer line, and switched me from my old septic to the city and did a fantastic job. It was quite a job getting from the back of my house, under my house, and then out to the street on a very long, sloped, driveway. Since the whole thing was trenchless it actually saved us quite a bit since we did not have to tear up our landscaping or repave our driveway. Sean handled all the permits and city negotiations (which was tricky since our connection to the city was non-standard and needed some extra approvals. What is even better is that since then when I have had questions or needed additional line work (our setup is very old) Sean has always been quick to help out in any way he can. I cannot recommend his service enough. read more

We had Sean replace our 60 sewer line which was originally Orangeburg and had totally disintegrated. He burst in a new line and saved me from having my entire front yard torn up as my sewer line runs diagonally across my front yard through four separate irrigation systems. The job was done in two days and I didn't have to clean up a thing when he finished. And he gets 5 stars for coming back out 6 months later when the sewer cap had settled too far into the lawn and reset the clean out cover back at ground level. He even brought dirt with him to help raise it back up to level. Replacing a sewer line isn't something I wanted to deal w/ it and I'm so glad I found Sean to do it. read more

We had a persistent problem with roots growing into our sewer line for the last 10-15 years. Two or three times a year water would backup into the house and we would have to get it cleaned out. Bay Area Trenchless replaced the sewer line from our house to the property line (about 50 feet) using the trenchless method. An old cleanout in the middle of the old line (not to code) was replaced with new two new cleanouts at the house and property line (brought up to code). It only required digging two holes in the yard and did not damage our old sidewalk. I am very happy with my experience with Sean of Bay Area Trenchless. I called him to request a bid. He did not require that I be home to meet him since he could inspect the sewer line without entering the house. He came by the same day while I was at work and emailed a bid that evening. It was about half the price of the first bid I had received for trenchless replacement. The bid was so much lower that I followed up to make sure it included everything from the first bid but he assured me that it did. About a week later I accepted his bid and he scheduled to start the next morning. He showed up right on time at 7:30am before I left for work. He completed the job the same day before I came home. Everything looked great. Other than the 2 new cleanouts there was not much evidence that he had been there. Everything was cleaned up. He restored the grass around the new cleanout. He placed a circular cutout of grass from the new cleanout where the old cleanout had been removed. He even used some extra dirt to fill in an unrelated depression in the easement near the new cleanout. He obtained a permit from Sunnyvale and got it signed off. All in all it required very little time and effort on my part and no inconvenience since the job was completed in one day while I was at work. I'm sure the other company would have done a good job as well for twice the price, but I can't imagine it would have been much better than Bay Area Trenchless. read more

Recently I had a recent sewer line back up and called a plumbing company to deal with the immediate problem--But they said they were "unable to clear the line" and tried to upsell more expensive services. Luckily I was armed with my neighborhood referrals and contacted Sean Fry of Bay Area Trenchless, who has been replacing sewer lines in our Mountain View neighborhood for years and comes highly recommended by neighbors. He came out and easily cleared the line within 15 minutes. When the line cleared so quickly, the other company's actions and intentions became glaringly apparent. On the other hand, Sean Fry was great -- because it was already on the TO DO list, he replaced the line the following day (with a lifetime warranty on parts and labor) -- at less than 1/2 the price of the other company. Trenchless is definitely the way to go -- the pipe was replaced in a day with just 2 small sections dug in my yard! He's efficient, easy to work with and I especially appreciated the care he took with my recently landscaped yard and newly placed drip lines. And even better--you can't tell there was work done. My yard looks just as it did before the line was replaced--so for me, a job well done! And Sean can add me to his long list of happy customers. read more

I work in Morgan Hill and have always gotten excellent feedback after recommending Sean to clients. In addition, I have hired him to do work on my own house. Sean is reliable, knowledgeable, & most of all he is trustworthy. His prices are very fair and he's always proved himself to be professional & honest. I highly recommend Sean for anything relating to underground, whether it involves trenching or not. read more

Sean is great! He replaced the pipe in our front yard after it broke. He was on time and professional. It took him no time at all and the best part was he didn't have to destroy our landscaping. He was able to shoot the pipe underground and after they were done it didn't even look like they were there. Thank you so much Sean for the great work you do and for allowing us to keep our landscaping and not have to dig a big trench through our yard. read more

Sean replaced our old clay sewer line which was leaking badly and chronically plugged with roots. The line was 87 feet long, but he only had to dig holes at the ends and where there were lateral attachments to the line. He did a thorough inspection with a good camera before he started digging. They crew did the work on schedule and for the amount quoted. Price quoted was inline with other quotes received. He handled the San Jose permits and passed inspection. Communication was clear throughput. Now we have a new sewer line that doesn't leak, minimal impact to the landscaping and proper clean-outs installed. Very satisfied. read more

We had problems with our backyard drainage system and weren't sure what could be done to fix the problem. Sean came out and investigated the yard and knew exactly what to do. He answered all of our questions and made us feel at ease with having the problem resolved. I would recommend them to everyone! read more

We hired Sean Fry, Bay Area Trenchless, because of the outstanding reviews here on Yelp. He has almost 25 years of experience. Sean fry did an excellent job pipebursting our house. He did such a good job that even Union Sanitary District said it was "beautiful". He took care of getting the permits and even scheduling the inspections. He stayed on schedule and on costs. He kept the property neat and clean. He is reliable and trustworthy. He is easy to work with. We highly highly recommend him to everyone. If you need trenchless work. Call Sean Fry. He is your man. read more

Sean used his camera to confirm we had roots in our clay sewer line and we had our 60 year+ sewer line replaced. They were on time, completed the work with a minimum of disturbance to our large tree and got the needed inspections scheduled and completed. We were happy with the work and the cost estimate. read more

Perfect execution! Excellent installation! Low tech essentials! High tech implementation! Drain pipe, tree root permanent solution. Hallelujah! Praise The Lord! read more

I had a clay sewer line connecting to the city sewer that was periodically infected by tree roots and causing clogging in the entire house. I got several quotes to replace the sewer using a trenchless technique. Sean's quote was the best and after receiving great review on him from Nextdooor.com I contracted him for the job. Sean arrived as promised, communicated clearly about the scope of the job, got all the required permits from the city, performed the job flawlessly and left the place as clean and neat as he found it. If you need a thenchless sewer care, he is the best and I highly recommend him! --Simon read more

I had a lot of concerns about my plumbing, in particular the main sewer line. Sean came out and took a look with his camera and gave me the good news...I do not have a problem. He was prompt kept in touch and gave me an honest opinion which resulted in no job for him but a very satisfied customer in the future. He deserves an A+ for his honesty and integrity. read more

sean and i signed a contract about 30 days ago. for 30 days, he leads me on and keeps telling me that he's getting the permit from the city and that he would start camera work for boring and actual trenching. complete waste of time. no integrity. no response and finally, had to give up. there should be a zero rating that's available for reviews. no business can work with such an unreliable partner. read more