How do I know roots are the cause?
A camera inspection can show roots at a joint or crack. A slow drain alone does not prove roots are present.
Edinburg grew around an irrigated farm economy that began in 1915, and older lots still hold mature trees. Root trouble needs two answers: how to clear the line and whether the pipe has a defect that let the roots in. Tell us where roots were found and what happened afterward.
The EPA sewer guidance notes that roots can inhibit flow, collect debris and reduce a line's capacity, and that inspection can show where roots intrude into a sewer.
Clearing opens the line. It does not close the joint or crack where roots got in. Ask whether a camera inspection shows a defect that needs repair, because roots can return to the same spot.
Mature trees near an older line raise a fair root question. An inspection shows whether roots are in the pipe, and it matters more than the tree's size.
A camera inspection can show roots at a joint or crack. A slow drain alone does not prove roots are present.
They can return to the same spot if the joint or crack stays open. Ask whether the line needs a repair assessment.
That is a separate question for the property owner and an arborist. Cleaning addresses the line, not the tree.
They can, though a young line has had less time for roots to find a joint.
Tell us about the affected drain, what you have noticed, and whether hydro jetting may suit the line.