[AE.Personal] The Root of Our Problems
Hey. So, last you heard from me on here, we were having contractors in to look at our basement; most recent a plumber to check out a shady-looking drain pipe.
It turns out that was backed up, which squares with the previous contractor’s impression of it as the source of our basement’s flooding. They cleared it and also snaked it with cameras, and discovered the root problem is… roots.
Tree roots, specifically. They have invaded our sewer line in search of water, and are contributing to clogs.
When the basement guy told us he didn’t see foundation issues but we should have our drain checked, it was a bit of a relief, but I saidat the time it was the kind of relief we might wind up ruing. I’ll spare you all the details especially since I only have them secondhand, but this is likely to get messy, expensive, and disruptive before it’s done… and yet, like so many of the big problems of adult existence, it will only get worse if we ignore it.
I’ll keep you posted on major udates to this, and try not to let it weigh on me to the point that I clam up entirely.