Best Demolition Services in Portland OR
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We were the host to a party line sewer system that we found out about while we were having it scoped proactively and caught an unexpected flush on camera. Good times. That was a few years ago and at the time the city wasn't too aggressive about forcing individual connections and ours worked fine, so we let it be until we added a half bath and the city made us scope it again. They didn't approve of the functional but imperfect condition, and said we had to repair it (which means replacement with old clay).
We solicited three bids.
The cheapest bid was a guy who was too cavalier about the process. We have a giant power pole right where the sewer meets the curb and he had no problem digging there when the other contractors said no way, you have to do it in the street. He was out.
The second contractor wanted to bore a completely new line diagonally from the opposite corner of the house to the street. Probably would have been fine, but seemed a bit overkill.
Lovett bid on a bursting technique, where they dig a hole on both sides of the pipe and use a cable to force a metal bit through the existing line, crushing it out of the way, and pulling a new heavy black plastic pipe through. The bidder was professional and the price was close to the other contractor, so we did it.
Our neighbors didn't end up getting their line done until two years after the original bid. I called Lovett up and they said they had to add $300 to account for higher material charges, but otherwise kept the old bid as is.
The crew was great. At several stages, such as welding an extension onto the new pipe and connecting to the old clay city pipe in the street, I was impressed with the extra time they took to make sure the job was done right. It seemed like it would have been reasonable to do just a little bit less but they went ahead and did it as well as they could. They were respectful of our yard, pleasant to talk to, hard workers, and about the best experience I have had overall with any contractor.
Would highly recommend.
We solicited three bids.
The cheapest bid was a guy who was too cavalier about the process. We have a giant power pole right where the sewer meets the curb and he had no problem digging there when the other contractors said no way, you have to do it in the street. He was out.
The second contractor wanted to bore a completely new line diagonally from the opposite corner of the house to the street. Probably would have been fine, but seemed a bit overkill.
Lovett bid on a bursting technique, where they dig a hole on both sides of the pipe and use a cable to force a metal bit through the existing line, crushing it out of the way, and pulling a new heavy black plastic pipe through. The bidder was professional and the price was close to the other contractor, so we did it.
Our neighbors didn't end up getting their line done until two years after the original bid. I called Lovett up and they said they had to add $300 to account for higher material charges, but otherwise kept the old bid as is.
The crew was great. At several stages, such as welding an extension onto the new pipe and connecting to the old clay city pipe in the street, I was impressed with the extra time they took to make sure the job was done right. It seemed like it would have been reasonable to do just a little bit less but they went ahead and did it as well as they could. They were respectful of our yard, pleasant to talk to, hard workers, and about the best experience I have had overall with any contractor.
Would highly recommend.
6920 NE 42nd Ave, Portland, OR 97213
Plumbing Service
They tried to help but the plumber was located in Salem and so the charge was going to be very high because of the travel time. I found a plumber who is closer.
Portland, OR