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No. It sits on top of the slab. Steve

I did some more investigative work over the weekend and have new info. I'm hoping you guys can give me some advice now. Please refer to the picture below (forgive my poor drawing skills). Since the camera was inconclusive, my objective was to isolate the leak as much as possible. I had a...

Ha! I didn't catch the "Another Plumber" reference when I wrote that. So, dare I ask how much you'd charge for a service call from San Diego to Memphis?!?! Seriously, there was another detail I failed to mention... When he ran the camera through the tub overflow, the pipe was very loose...

Here's the latest... Plumber and two helpers came out Monday as scheduled. He ran the camera through the c/o on the side of the house and wasn't able to see any breaks in the line. He then tried running a smaller camera through the shower drain but it couldn't make the bend at the bottom of...

Thanks for all the great advice. One company came out yesterday and told me they'd camera the line for $400. However, if they couldn't see the problem with the camera and had to start isolating sections, the cost would be $1292. His estimate for the actual repair seemed to be in the area of...

I started a thread a couple of weeks ago about a possible leak in my sewer pipes under my slab. Thanks to the help I got here, I was able to perform my own static pressure test for less than $50 (inflatable ball and air hose). I confirmed that I have a leak. Not only did I observe a water...

Thanks to the advice I received here, I was able to perform the test. It appears I have a major problem. It took FOREVER to fill the system up once I plugged the clean-out. I was finally able to get the water to rise to the top of the shower drain, but once I turned the water off, it quickly...

Thanks for the reply. Last night, I removed the cap from the c/o. The sewer lateral is about 18" below ground level. The vertical part of the c/o curves away from the house toward the street. If I understand you correctly, I need to drop the test ball into the c/o and try to turn it back...

My home's concrete slab foundation is showning signs of movement. A structural engineer has recommended some very costly repairs that involve drilling holes in my slab and pumping pressurized grout into the fill dirt beneath the slab to stabilize it. Before we start this process, he strongly...