Need To Replace Sewer Line
I live in Saint Petersburg, Florida - suspected I had roots in my sewer line due to regular back ups. I had plumber come out to have a look, and confirmed that I did indeed have a pretty bad root problem. Using the camera, we discovered they were coming in at multiple places and that there were also breaks and separations in the line. Line line from the back of my house to the alley is approximately 50 feel, and covered by a concrete driveway. I told the plumber that I wanted to trench it myself to save money, and he told me I wouldn't save that much money doing that - then quoted me 4500 to replace the line.
The PVC is about 12.00 per 10 feet or so at Home Depot, and all the fittings I looked at were under 10 bucks. So, with all the materials costing less than 150 bucks, and me doing the digging - I'm not sure how the other 4300 bucks is justified.
If needed I'll just attempt to replace it myself. Do I need to have a licenses plumber connect to the city equipment? Also, the manhole is in the middle of the alley, will I have to dig all the way to it, or will the city hookup be at my property line? The alley is public access, so I'm not sure I can dig into it.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Mike