What is a broken drain tile going to cost me?

Call and get estimates. Depends on how deep they will have to dig. If they ruled out roots. Sometimes things underground shifts, even though there's no break. Watch letting them use the camera. If you have loads of money, go ahead. Remember the cost of the backhoe!! Sounds like you have an old home when you mentioned tile problems. Plastic is what's been used for years. If you know what direction approximately your sewer line runs, you may be able to save some money by starting the dig yourself. If you have gas, call the gas co before you do anything!! Still not sure of cost. Don't get ripped off. We just moved out of an older home. It turned out to be the biggest money pit!!! Good luck to you!!

Yes , well , the plumber is most likely correct there is a break in the line and that is where the solids are catching and backing up . vidio camera is exspensive , it doesn't matter where you live , it's exspensive. You have two basic types of soil lines leading from an older home , concrete or clay . In older homes what i have discovered is that over the years the bottoms of the pipes will wear out and bust through . that causes the surrounding matirial to be sucked down the pipe creating a void . the ground settles ,pipe shifts, and the solids cahtch there and cause a backup. So , like the man said , start at the house and start digging , unless you have a sewer clean out at the house . then run a long tape or something you can messure down the lineto the block . then pullit out and lay it on the ground , and that will show you where to dig. if you don't have a clean out , dig down by the outfall by your foundation and find your line. install a sweeping wye or a tee so you will have one. then proceed the latter.Any way you look at it , its hard work and it takes time. DON'T hire a plumber to do this . Hire a sewer contractor, and get lots of estemates. i put plumbers in the same catigory as lawyers. Lawyers just dress nicer befor they rob you . To fix this problem will take a weekend and about fifty bucks worth of parts.It will take a good sewer crew half a day at abut 1500 to 2k if they don't runinto any problems and there are a multiple of them that can and do happen. So I have discribed one of the best case senerios worst case senerio could cost 5 times as much and you wont find out till you open up the ground. Sorry , it's the best I can do.

It could be a shifted drain tile but not likely. Once installed, there's no way for it to shift after it's been there for over a month or two. If it's several years old and made of clay, then you probably have a colasped drain and more than likely very close to your house. If you have a clean-out at you house, I would start there, I would start digging until I reached the drain and start following it. You'll most likely find it within a few feet from the cleanout where several connections are made. Once you've located it, remove a section of the bad pipe and replace it with a piece of PVC. You can do this yourself and only cost you the price of the pipe (10.00). If you can't do it then call on a friend or family member to help you out.

The cost will vary,depending on the plumber,but it would be cheaper than digging up the yard looking for the problem.

Your problem might also be the drain line from the tub and stool to the main sewer line if he didn't check that.

Do the camera thing. They work great and can diagnose the problem correctly without costly "surgery." Cost will depend on what the camera finds. These repairs are based on time and materials. Materials are very affordable...time is about $75-85 per hour in northern Illinois.

Lots! A couple G's There's a new method of replacement now,but I don't know how many companies who do it. And they may or may not charge as much.They take a fish line like the electricians do to pull wire through conduit. except they pull your new pipe right through the ceramic one,which I assume you have. its the same size if not bigger I believe, leaving the clay pipe to dust,without ripping up your front yard like the movie "Meet The Fockers".

the tile isnt expensive. digging it up is.