Sewer Line Replacement in Livonia, MI
WaterWork Plumbing handles sewer line replacement in Livonia, along with water service line replacement and other plumbing excavation. The sewer lateral and the water service line that run from your house to the city main belong to the homeowner. When one of them collapses, cracks or starts leaking underground, the repair means digging.
Why Livonia Sewer Lines Fail
Most Livonia homes were built in the 1950s and 1960s, and many still have their original clay or cast-iron sewer laterals. After 60-plus years, clay joints let roots in and sections crack or settle, while cast iron rusts and scales from the inside. On the water side, the city has identified 67 homes with lead service lines and is still verifying the material at thousands of others through its Check Your Pipes Livonia program. Galvanized steel lines from the same era rust and choke down water pressure.
When You Need Excavation
- A sewer lateral has collapsed, separated or filled with roots that keep coming back
- A camera shows a belly or broken section that cleaning can’t fix
- A lead or galvanized water service line needs to be replaced
- A new line has to be run to a home or addition, below the roughly 42-inch frost line
How We Do It
Step 1: Camera and Locate
We run a sewer camera inspection and locate the failure from the surface, so we dig in one spot rather than across the whole yard.
Step 2: Permit and Utility Locates
We pull the Livonia permit and call MISS DIG to mark buried utilities before any digging starts.
Step 3: Replace, Inspect and Restore
We replace the failed pipe, have it inspected, backfill the trench and restore the site.
Why Livonia Property Owners Trust WaterWork Plumbing
WaterWork Plumbing has served Wayne County and Metro Detroit since 2006. Our founder, David Foltz, is a licensed master plumber (Michigan license #8003885), and we carry $1 million in insurance. For the rest of the house, we are a full-service plumber in Livonia.
Schedule Sewer Line Service in Livonia
Call 248-542-8022 or book online.

