I have a recurring problem which has cost me two plumber visits per year each year since I left the home to tenants. Just outside the basement wall about four feet beyond the cleanout the pipe has a joint which appears to be a bell type joint. Roots grow through there and clog the pipe causing overflow damage to the 60 year old house. When I was close to home I would open up the cleanout and use a curtain rod bent like a J to cut the roots and pull the clog out. The roots seem to be coming in 360 degrees of the pipe and it would seem if I could get the tenants to pour in copper sulphate or some such, it would only get the roots on the bottom part of the pipe. Is there any service or product available that could correct this or is excavation necessary, which would be under concrete steps. Many TIA, Doug
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20 years ago