Was it Jim Morrison who sang "No gets out of here alive"? Well, no one gets out of sewer line work for cheap. Quality is the key. And Long's is your answer. They came, they snaked, they dug. It cost a lot but I'm much happier having forked over my hard-earned cash to professionals like Sherry, Teresa and the crew with confidence than to the sketch dudes proposing bids 30-40 percent higher. We've had a several major crappy sewer line problems totaling almost $30k. So, I'm now almost a certified expert in line clearance and repair. I wish I'd called Long's three years ago. We've called emergency plumbers several times, each charging a minimum of $400-600 to snake , unclog debris and run a camera. When the BIG problems (tree root damage) came into play, excavation was required at $6000 (those rates can go up quickly from there based on pipe length and complexity of the dig). This last incident was a collapsed orangeburg pipe BEYOND the previous full sewer line excavation and replacement from 18 months ago. Arrgh! This required a $19,000 excavation below the street and sidewalk?.tacking on massive costs for permits and asphalt replacement. Long's took care of it end to end. Long's showed up for a non-emergency snake, camera and estimate the day after I called. Sherry went above and beyond two previous companies' efforts, breaking through the clogging debris AND clearing hefty collapsed pipe debris further down. She marked the damage spots and got measurements for an excavation estimate. Her work cleared the line well enough to get another month of regular use before the big dig would start. So huge points to Long's for having experienced personnel and good customer service going above and beyond. The dig was designed to minimize displacement and costs. Two deep holes were made (yard and street) then the crew burst out the old pipe while feeding new replacement pipe in. All done in a day. The alternative to this approach would have been a massive, deep 10-16' ditch. A secondary paving crew arrived later to do a VDOT-required finished pave -- a massive part of the expense. Overall, this was a totally professional and courteous crew. The intrusion was minimal. I can't say enough good things about Long's. They did a lot to ease the pain of this kind of major work. [Note for home buyers and Fairfax County residents: This work occurred in a 1950s-era development. Every month, someone in the neighborhood is replacing decayed or tree-crushed orangeburg sewer pipe. We did not think to inspect the sewer line as part of our home purchase inspection. Knowing what I do now, I'd demand it for any future purchase of a home older than 25 years. Also, In most every other place in America, the county/city takes responsibility for sewer lines at the sidewalk and beyond. in Fairfax, the HOMEOWNER is responsible for the ENTIRE sewer line from the home to the sewer main. Again, another hard lesson of homeownership in NoVa. I hope this helps someone else!]