2010 Realtor Rally: Garvin's Sewer Service

Interviewer: Hi I am Kathy Soltero with We are talkinghomeowners?
with Kris Jordan with Garvin's Sewer Service todayKris Jordan: Not at all, the sewers scoping, that's the
and Kris, thanks so much for joining us. Tell us a little bitcamera, is under $200 and same with sewer cleaning.
about your company.Interviewer: And if you are going to do something like
Kris Jordan: Well Garvin is a family-owned andthis for your home, what kind of major expense down
operated Denver-based company; we have been inthe road could you be preventing?
business for 70 years this year.Kris Jordan: Well, keeping a good maintenance by
Interviewer: And tell me about some of the key thingscleaning the roots out will prevent any offsets or
that you are seeing out there now in residential realbreaks that would cause a need to replace the line
estate that people are needing to deal with as far aslater.
sewer lines and that sort of thing?Interviewer: How old are homes are we talking about?
Kris Jordan: Well we are noticing a trend in the homeKris Jordan: You know it can be any age, we have
setting for longer, so the sewer lines in as good asseen homes that are up to a 100 years old that have
shape as they could be. So we are doing the sewernever had problems and that includes clay pipes.
scopes to see in and we are seeing a trend in marketInterviewer: Okay and what happens when you are
for doing that.dealing with the clay pipes, is that any different?
Interviewer: And what's the difference between aKris Jordan: It's easier for the roots to get through but
sewer scope and versus just cleaning it out, I mean,they are just as healthy as any other pipes if you
why would you do one or the other?keep them maintained.
Kris Jordan: Sewer scope is designed to see inner line,Interviewer: Okay, very good. Well, Kris Jordan with
the sewer cleaning actually clears any blockages andGarvin Sewer Service, thank you so much for joining
cleaning roots out of the line, it's a bladed objectus today.
instead of the camera.Kris Jordan: Thank you.
Interviewer: And is this really big expense for