I've been waiting to write this review since day one of groundbreaking. The short version of the work performed is posted below. For those of you who know San Mateo, we live in the Shoreview/Parkside area, east side of Hwy 101. The homes in this area were developed in the early to late 50's. One major known problem with these homes are the shifting soil along with terra-cotta sewage drain lines to the city main.
Growing up on this street I now live on, I recall multiple homes in my area with the same problems. Within the first year of purchasing our home, we experienced a pretty severe clog in our pipes. I started with a household snake, Drano, took apart some pipes with no results. I rented a 75 ft. powered snake from Home Depot using the "cutting bit", I began to pull tree roots from my sewage line that attached to the city main.
It was a temporary fix for a lifetime of problems to follow. I contacted Roto-Rooter to run a camera through my pipes to see what problems lay underneath. Needless to say, the video reveled multiple problems, such as roots finding their way between the terra-cotta connections, a crack where the pipe 45'd down to the city main and a disconnection at the city main with a 2 in. drop.
After years of applying bandaids to this system, it finally failed.
Talking to my neighbor, she highly recommended Mr. Waller Plumbing Services (DWP). She proudly showed off DWP's professional work. I personally know Mr. Waller but I did not know the extent of DWP plumbing company or experiences. I knew for a fact, this was not going to be an easy task. Very labor intensive even for the "Big" plumbing companies out there.
I contacted Mr. Waller to come out for an estimate. Mr. Waller was comforting, easy to talk to and quickly erased any doubt/anxieties as he described in great detail how the the work was going to be performed. He described possible foreseeable issues which they may encounter during the process. Such as the break at the the city's main wye.
We negotiated a very reasonable price, much less than the "Big" plumbing contractors out there and immediately got to work.
Note:
We we used the City of San Mateo, Sewer Lateral cost sharing program which pays half of the cost of repairs up to $5000
The initial plan was to Pipe Burst but the damage to the pipe was so bad, it would not be feasible. The only method was to trench the pipe across the entire yard to the city main. I did not think it was possible for them to dig out 70 years of packed soil and clay. The soil here is pretty much concrete.
DWP exposed the entire line, starting 3-4 ft. down near the house to an amazing 10 ft. down to the city main. We were all amazed at how the pipe 45'd down 10 ft. to the city main. The city main itself was a 10 in. pipe. As DWP suspected the wye at the city main was broken at the main, leaving no material to repair and/or connect to. DPW dug out the remaining section of the 10 in. main and spliced in a brand new section with a wye.
Upon completion the City of San Mateo's building inspector came out to inspect the repair and was extremely impressed with the work DWP performed. DWP supported the sewage pipe with bedrock/gravel and patiently back filled the trench allowing the soil to settle uniformly. We asked Mr. Waller not to install the concrete Christy boxes until we figure out what we want to do with our landscape.
In conclusion, we are extremely impressed with Mr. Waller's professionalism, honesty, commitment, hard work ethic and dedication to his craft. We highly recommend DWP for your plumbing issues. His work left a long lasting impression, one which caught the attention of my neighbors including my parents that will be requiring the same service for their sewage line.
THANK YOU DWP FOR SUCH AN AMAZING JOB!
Short version of DWP work performed
⁃ assessed job honestly, professionally and in great detail. Foreseeing possible problems which may and did lie underneath
⁃ used professional equipment such as cameras, locating devises, excavation tools/equip, as well as plumbing tools/equip.
⁃ replaced the entire sewage line
⁃ spliced and repaired a section of the 10 in. city main and wye
⁃ installed two clean-outs. One near the city main and one near the house.
⁃ supported the pipe underneath with bedrock/gravel
⁃ patiently backfilled the dirt allowing it to settle properly, packed tight as possible
⁃ in the photos you will see the clean outs. We requested DWP not to install the concrete Christy boxes until we figured out how we are going to landscape the yard.
⁃ City of San Mateo building inspector was thoroughly impressed with the work performed and passed with flying colors. All permits and documents were properly accounted for and approved
Ref:
DWP Services:
http://www.danawallerplumbing.com/
City of San Mateo, Private Sewer Lateral Cost Sharing Program:
https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/1910/Citywide-Private-Lateral-Cost-Sharing-Pr read more