Sewer Line Replacement in Lilburn, GA

When patching stops making sense

• You've had the main line cleared more than once in a year
• The lowest tub or shower takes on water when a toilet flushes
• Gurgling comes from several drains at once
• There's a sewer smell or a wet patch on the way to the street
• The camera shows cracks, roots or offsets at more than one joint

If only one joint is bad, fix that joint. If the camera keeps finding problems along the run, replacing the lateral usually costs less than a series of repairs.

Local conditions in Lilburn

A 2018 intergovernmental agreement between Gwinnett County, the Gwinnett County Water and Sewerage Authority and the City of Lilburn states that Gwinnett operates the authority's water and sewer facilities to serve the public, including Lilburn, and the city's FAQ refers sewer matters to Gwinnett's Department of Water Resources. Gwinnett's 24-hour dispatch line is 678.376.7000 for problems in the public system.

Lilburn began as a railroad town in 1890 and has a revitalized Old Town. The median home dates to 1988 and about 25.6% predate 1980, according to ACS 2019-2023 estimates. Homes near Old Town and older streets off Lawrenceville Highway are the likeliest to have clay or cast iron; newer subdivisions usually have plastic, which fails from settling and later digging.

Cost factors

• Run length and depth to the county sewer
• Method: trenchless if the slope holds, excavation if it doesn't
• Restoration of driveways, walks and landscaping
• Interior drain pipe replaced along with the yard run
• City permit and inspection

After you call

You'll be connected with an independent local plumber who works in Lilburn. Expect a camera inspection before any firm price. The City of Lilburn issues its own building permits, and its Building Permit / Compliance Inspection Application lists plumbing among the M.E.P. trades it covers; Planning and Business Services can be reached at (770) 921-2210. The plumber usually files the permit and schedules the inspection before the trench is backfilled. On older lots near Old Town, mature trees often sit along the route. If the camera shows the old pipe is still round and sloped, a trenchless method can replace it without cutting through those roots.