Sewer Line Repair Company in Portland, OR

Hiring a sewer repair contractor in Portland means trusting someone to work around live utilities, manage city-permitted right-of-way excavations, and deliver results that pass BES inspection. We earn that trust with the right credentials and a track record of finishing what we start.

Angelo Underground holds Oregon CCB# 243015, DBE/MBE/ESB# 13892, and WA Business License ANGELUL771QZ. We are Public Works and ODOT certified, SAM verified, and Avetta verified. We are also PGE-certified, which is a required qualification for any excavation work near Portland General Electric infrastructure across the metro area.

To verify any Oregon contractor, search the Oregon Construction Contractors Board license database before you hire. We encourage every client to check. In our experience, sewer repair projects in Portland run into problems when a contractor is missing a current bond, a City of Portland ROW permit, or a real sediment control plan that satisfies BES stormwater review.

In Portland, the property owner is responsible for maintaining and repairing the sewer lateral from the building all the way to the connection at the city main. That includes the portion that runs under the public right-of-way. Most residential lateral repairs require a ROW permit and BES coordination. We handle that permitting as part of every project.

Our crew understands the challenges of working in Portland’s older neighborhoods, where laterals run at unpredictable depths beneath streets with active foot and vehicle traffic. In Sellwood, Buckman, and Kenton, we give advance notice to nearby residents and set up traffic control that keeps driveways and sidewalks accessible during the repair. That attention to neighborhood impact is why general contractors, property managers, and city project leads call us back job after job.

Comprehensive sewer repair services

Our services cover every phase of the project, from first assessment to final restoration:

• Sewer lateral repair and full replacement
• Sewer tap installation into city mains for new construction and ADU projects
• Trenchless pipe bursting to replace failed pipe without full excavation
• Open-trench repair for collapsed or root-damaged lines
• Storm drain locating, repair, and connection
• Backfill, compaction, and surface restoration to City of Portland standards

Every repair and tie-in we complete meets City of Portland engineering and BES requirements for trench depth, pipe bedding, and compaction.

Advanced methods for Portland’s underground conditions

Portland’s inner eastside and downtown still operate on a combined sewer and stormwater system. That means laterals in neighborhoods like Buckman and the Central Eastside carry both sewage and rainwater, increasing volume stress on aging pipe during the wet months. On a recent project in SE Portland, our crew replaced a collapsed clay lateral on a 1920s-era home where the original pipe ran directly beneath a mature Douglas fir root system. We used hydrovac equipment to safely expose the line, removed the damaged section, and installed new pipe without disturbing the adjacent gas and water service in the same corridor. The homeowner avoided emergency backup damage by catching the problem early. That kind of site-specific problem solving is what Portland’s underground conditions demand.

Environmental responsibility

Sewer repair near Portland’s waterways, stormwater inlets, and combined sewer system carries real responsibility for sediment and runoff control. We follow BES erosion and sediment control standards on every job. Silt fence, inlet protection, and stabilized construction entrances are built into our site setup, not billed as extras. Our vacuum excavation equipment also runs with a smaller footprint than conventional mechanical methods. That matters in dense Portland neighborhoods where site access is tight and neighbors are close.