WS Water & Sewer replaces and repairs the water line and sewer line between a house and the property line, for homes in Trail, Castlegar and the West Kootenay.
Water line replacement
The water line is the pipe that brings water into your home. Old galvanized and copper lines corrode, pinhole and lose pressure over the years.
We dig along the line, lay a new poly water line or PVC sewer pipe about 3 feet deep, make the connections and backfill with proper bedding.
Sewer line replacement and repair
Your sewer line carries everything out of the house and across your property. Clay and cast-iron lines crack, sag and fill with roots as they age.
Some problems are one bad section that can be dug up and repaired. Others mean replacing the whole run, and we'll explain which one you have and why.
In the older streets of Trail, Warfield and Castlegar, big yard and boulevard trees are often what finally breaks an old line.
Finding and digging up a line
Once buried utilities are marked, we find your own line using the shut-off, the cleanout and any old plans.
Where the line runs close to the house, a tree or another pipe, we dig by hand to avoid damage.
Frozen and broken line repairs
Shallow lines can freeze in a hard cold snap, and a frozen water line can split when it thaws. We dig to the frozen or broken spot, replace the damaged length and lower it where the depth was the problem.
Digging in frozen ground is slower, so winter repairs cost more. If you can, plan a replacement for spring or fall.
Rossland, at the top of the hill, and rural lots in Robson and the Beaver Valley are where we'd expect shallow lines to freeze most.
What WS doesn't do
Our line work stops at the two lines outside. We don't work inside the house, on fixtures or on commercial buildings.
We also do dirt removal, trenching and backfill for homeowners.
Line work in your town
Each nearby town has its own page with local notes on ground and lines: Trail, Warfield, Rossland, Montrose, Fruitvale, Genelle, Ootischenia, Castlegar and Robson.
See how we do it
Video transcript
Sewer backing up? The sewer line from your house may be failing. Step 1: Find the line, and BC 1 Call marks the other lines. Step 2: We dig down to the old line. Step 3: The broken pipe comes out. Step 4: New pipe on a sand bed, set at the right slope. Step 5: We connect it and test it, before anything is buried. Step 6: Backfill in layers and compact, so the yard doesn't sink later. A service line in the trench, by WS Water & Sewer. Sewer line trouble? Call WS Water & Sewer.
Video transcript
Low pressure, or a wet spot in the yard? Step 1: Locate the line, and BC 1 Call marks the utilities. Step 2: Shut the water off at the curb stop, at the property line. Step 3: Dig below the frost line, so the new line never freezes. Step 4: The new line goes in on a sand bed, in one solid run. Step 5: Connect it, and pressure test it. No leaks. Step 6: Backfill in layers, compact, and the water's back on. A new water line going in, by WS Water & Sewer. Water line trouble? Call WS Water & Sewer.
Water or sewer line acting up?
Phone us, or use the form to describe the problem and add a picture of the yard.