Hydro jet vs cable on Minneapolis mains
Drains & sewers
A cable opens a hole. A jet scours the wall. Repeat grease clogs belong on the jet after the first return.
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Running toilets on a Minneapolis municipal meter
Fixtures
A flapper that never seats wastes thousands of gallons. Rebuild first. A rocking bowl is a flange, not a better flapper.
North Loop stacked supply lines and condo shutoffs
Twin Cities
A second-floor washer flood is a first-floor ceiling. We isolate the unit, not the tower.
Northeast Minneapolis brewery-adjacent laterals
Drains & sewers · Twin Cities
1910s bungalows, new infill, and restaurant grease on the same block. Isolate the address. Camera the clay.
Bloomington ramblers at water-heater and cast-iron age
Drains & sewers · Twin Cities
1950s–70s west Bloomington is replacement-age everything. Honest repair vs replace, not a third anode on a leaking tank.
Minnetonka lake-lot laterals and trenchless choices
Drains & sewers · Twin Cities
Long laterals under oaks. Camera, then liner or burst. A collapsed run still needs a pit.
Edina permits and protected yards — camera before the boulevard
Cost & permits · Twin Cities
Country Club lots and 50th & France teardowns do not want an open trench on a guess. Video first, then liner or pit.
Maple Grove new-construction leaks after the first hard freeze
Leaks & repipe · Twin Cities · Winter & freeze
Builder PEX fails at the first winter more often than people want to admit. We find the fitting, write the number, and do not…
Eden Prairie attic is rare — the heater is in the basement
Twin Cities · Water heaters
West-metro two-stories hide the tank next to the sump. Pan, expansion, and permit are the replacement, not a hope and a drain pan from…
St. Paul plumbing permits are not Minneapolis permits
Cost & permits · Twin Cities
Summit Hill and Highland Park sit on a different desk. We pull what the job requires and we do not start a sewer without…