We had about 35 feet of 60-year old cast iron drain pipe that should have been replaced twenty years ago. It was barely pipe any more. It was more like a tube of broken-up metal pieces.
It was under two feet of dirt, which was the floor of the low crawl space under the house. The heroic RR guys spent four days on their bellies digging it out and replacing it. They're saints. We greatly appreciate what they did for us.
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