Como and Midway laterals — roots, clay, and a park next door
Drains & sewers · Twin Cities
1920s–50s around the park. Camera to the property line. Roots return every spring until the joint is closed.
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Minneapolis plumbing posts filed under this tag.
Highland Park St. Paul cast iron and Ford-site infill
Drains & sewers · Twin Cities
1920s–50s St. Paul next to new construction. Two pipe eras. One St. Paul permit desk.
Brooklyn Park townhome risers and original copper
Commercial · Twin Cities
1960s–90s north-metro tracts plus townhomes. Isolate one address. Original copper pinholes are a locate, not a guess.
Wayzata and Excelsior lake-community plumbing access
Twin Cities
Tight lots, long laterals, small-city permits. Camera first. We do not open a lake-side lawn without the video.
Stillwater historic laterals and the St. Croix bluff
Drains & sewers · Twin Cities
Downtown commercial and bluff houses. Camera to the property line. We do not open Main Street on a guess.
Lakeville and Burnsville first-generation water heaters
Twin Cities · Water heaters
1990s–2000s south-metro tanks are arriving at the stand. Pan, expansion, permit — then haul-away.
Trenchless lining under Minneapolis boulevards
Drains & sewers
A liner keeps the path under the elm. A collapsed run still needs a pit. Camera decides, not a brochure.
Sewer backup in a Minneapolis basement floor drain
Drains & sewers
Stay out of the water. If two fixtures are involved it is a main. Camera after we open the line.
Burst pipe after a Minneapolis polar snap
Emergency · Winter & freeze
Shut the meter if you can. Do not stand in water near appliances. Clamp or cut and cap, then write the repair.
Low water pressure upstairs in a Minneapolis foursquare
Leaks & repipe
One fixture is an aerator. Whole-house hot-only brown water is galvanized or a dip tube.