Replacing the fence, and the sewer, too!

After we scheduled the fence replacement, the plumber who snaked out the clogged sewer line showed us that there were roots growing in it. Orangeburg pipe's useful life is "about 50 years under ideal conditions" according to Wikipedia. Ours held out for 55 years so I guess we're lucky. The people up and down the block had to replace theirs throughout the 1990's so we were hoping that ours had already been replaced.

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