Each year, thousands of Arizona residents email or call Rosie Romero’s radio show with questions about everything from preventing fires in their chimneys to getting rid of tree roots invading their sewer system. His goal is to provide answers that suit the Arizona lifestyle.
QUESTION: Tree roots have intruded into our sewer line that leads from the house to the street and then connects with the municipal drain. The plumber has recommended removing the roots to clean out the drain. Then he would either inject an epoxy coating down the pipe that would run up to the city connection or do something called “pipe bursting,” a way of replacing broken pipe underground without digging a trench. Our house is about 26 years old. Which method should we choose?
ANSWER: I would lean toward going with the epoxy lining because it would tend to be less intrusive. But you do want to be sure that the new lining connects up properly with the city line.
Q: I have a wood laminate floor in my house and no matter how often I clean it, a half-hour later it looks dirty again. How can I fix that?
A: You need to use a heavy-duty cleaner on the floor and strip it down to the original wood. Then you can refinish the flooring. But do a small test area first to see how it works before you redo the entire floor.
For more do-it-yourself tips, go to rosieonthehouse.com. An Arizona home building and remodeling industry expert for 25 years, Rosie Romero is the host of the syndicated Saturday morning radio program, heard locally from 8-11 a.m. on KNST-AM (790) in Tucson and from 9-11 a.m. on KGVY-AM (1080) and -FM (100.7) in Green Valley. Call 888-767-4348.
