Storm Drain Repair on Denver Area Properties
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Storm drain repair corrects the physical defect stopping a private storm line from draining: a crushed section, a separated joint, a root-invaded fitting, a broken basin, or a length of pipe that has settled out of grade. Denver Sewer and Water cameras the run first so that the excavation goes to the defect rather than exploring for it.
- Crushed, separated, and collapsed sections.
- Basin and sump repair and replacement.
- Root intrusion at joints and penetrations.
- Grade correction where the run has settled.
- Defect located and marked before any digging.
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What Kinds of Defects Do Storm Lines Develop?
Crushing is the most common on residential systems, because much private storm drainage is thin-wall corrugated pipe with limited crush resistance, and it frequently runs under areas that later got a driveway, a patio, a shed, or regular vehicle traffic. Once a section flattens, everything upstream silts up behind it.
Joint separation is the second. Storm fittings are often push-fit and were sometimes installed without adequate bedding, so settlement pulls them apart. A separated joint admits soil into the pipe continuously, which is why some storm lines silt up far faster than the surface load explains.
(720) 935-6221Defects the camera commonly finds
- Crushed corrugated pipe under vehicle or structure loads.
- Separated push-fit joints admitting soil.
- Root masses at joints and basin penetrations.
- Cracked or collapsed catch basins.
- Sections settled below grade, holding standing water.
- Discharge points crushed by later construction.
How We Diagnose It
How We Locate a Storm Defect Before Digging
The camera records distance to the defect, and a sonde in the camera head lets us trace the position from the surface and mark it. That converts an open-ended excavation into a defined one, and on storm systems that matters more than usual because there is rarely a drawing to work from.
We also establish depth, because storm lines run shallow and shallow lines are precisely the ones sitting under the surfaces people care about. Knowing the depth before the machine arrives is how we plan the smallest opening that will do the job.
Before excavation we establish
- Exact distance and depth to the defect.
- Surface position, marked on the ground.
- What surface has to be cut and how it will be restored.
- Whether other utilities cross the work area.
- Whether the run needs re-grading beyond the defect itself.
How a Storm Drain Repair Runs
- 1
Camera and locate
Full run survey, defect distance recorded, position and depth traced and marked on the surface.
- 2
Plan the opening
Smallest excavation that reaches the defect safely, with the restoration standard agreed before anything is cut.
- 3
Replace and re-grade
Defective section removed and replaced, bedded properly, and laid to a fall that actually drains.
- 4
Verify and restore
Water run through the repaired line and confirmed on camera, then compacted backfill and surface restoration.
What Denver Customers Say About Working With Us
“Very direct and to the point. Extremely efficient and professional.”
“They cleared our drain where Roto Rooter couldn't and quoted us to replace the line under our concrete.”
“Prompt service and worked well into the night to restore service due to hard soil. And did their best to prevent large scars to the yard”
What Drives Storm Repair Cost
Depth, length of the section being replaced, and surface type. A shallow repair in open turf is a modest job. The same repair under a concrete driveway carries a restoration cost that often exceeds the pipe work.
The other variable is how much of the run needs re-grading. Replacing a crushed section on a run that is otherwise well laid is straightforward. Replacing it on a run that has settled along its length means the correction extends beyond the visible defect, and we will explain why rather than doing the minimum and letting it fail again.
Call (720) 935-6221 and we will scope it and price the real fix.
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Camera, locate, mark, then dig once. Call (720) 935-6221.