The way cool part is I can drive over the leach field and or use it for parking, no paving. Runs parallel to my home 30 feet away. Compared to 4" pipe this is the cats meow. I would bet it is impossible for roots to clog up this system. So much more area for absorption into the ground.
It may also include things like cutting roots, replacing pipes, jetting out clogged drain field lines, etc. And THEN, there's the part of the system that many contractors completely ignore: the drain field itself.
I have a clay brick driveway and the very last space is messed up by the tree roots of the oak right next to it. The pavers company suggests to remove all the affected and use a stump grinder to grind down 6-8 inches, add sand to re-level, compact and put the bricks back. If a stump grinder is...
Whether tree roots can get into the pipe, depends on the type of pipe. PVC with glued joints are typically immune to tree roots.The clay pipe you show in your picture is definitely one where tree roots typically do infiltrate, if there are trees near enough to the pipe. Most places, having a main sewer of that length snaked with root cutter would run at least 3 times the $200 you paid. The ...
Having a yard filled with huge old Oak and Acorn trees makes for some nice shade, but has it's problems. I've been having problems with the septic tank filling up. That I had to use a Saws All to run an electric line should give you and idea of how thick the roots in my yard are. I went to...