The City of East Point runs its own sewer collection system, so a sewer line replacement in East Point means new pipe for the private lateral from your house to the city's sewer main. About 64% of East Point homes were built before 1980, and many of those original laterals have failed along much of their length. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in East Point.
What happens when you call
The number on this page connects you with an independent local plumber who works in East Point. You'll be asked which drains back up, how often the main line has been cleared and roughly how old the house is. In a city with this much mid-century housing, the plumber will almost always run a camera before quoting, to see whether the pipe is clay, cast iron or plastic, how deep it sits, and whether the damage is in one place or everywhere.
East Point's Planning & Community Development Building Inspections office issues plumbing permits through the BS&A online portal. Homeowners with an affidavit, or contractors with a business license and state certification, can pull them. The office is on the ground floor of City Hall on East Point Street.
What affects the cost
- Length and depth of the run to the city main
- Trenchless where the old pipe holds its slope, a trench where it doesn't
- Mature trees, brick steps and driveways on older lots
- Interior cast iron under the house in similar shape
- Lawn and paving restoration
East Point's sewer and housing
The city's Water & Sewer Department runs more than 153 miles of sewer mains and about 3,400 manholes, plus a fats, oils and grease program, and it offers on-call emergency response for water, sewer and meter problems. Its after-hours number is (404) 240-2183, and the office line is (404) 474-3834. Call the city first if the backup involves the street or neighbors. No city page we found says exactly where its responsibility for a sewer connection ends, so ask before work near the street is priced.
East Point grew up around a railroad terminus and its housing is mostly mid-century: the median home was built in 1969 and about 64.2% predate 1980, according to ACS 2019-2023 estimates. Neighborhoods such as Colonial Hills are full of houses whose laterals were laid in clay or cast iron. Clay joints separate and let roots in; cast iron scales and thins. After fifty-plus years, damage at several points is normal, and that's when replacement beats repair.
Before the plumber arrives
- Cut water use, especially laundry
- Find the outdoor cleanout
- Note which fixture backs up first
- Pull receipts from any earlier root cutting
- Move cars off the likely route
Sewer Line Replacement questions in East Point
What are older sewer laterals around here usually made of?
When sewage backs up, should I call the utility or a plumber first?
Who issues the permit for replacing a sewer line here?
Should the old drain pipe under the house be replaced at the same time?
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