Most Shared    text size  Howard Ain, Troubleshooter: Sewer
backup damage  Updated: Wednesday, March 12 2014, 11:57 AM EDT
ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (Howard Ain) -- Sewer backup problems happen
just about everywhere throughout the Greater Cincinnati area.
They can cause major damage,  not only to your home but your
belongings as well. Unless you protect yourself, you could be
stuck with huge cleanup bills. That's what happened at Karla
Kramer's Alexandria home.  Karla Kramer came home to weird smell
and went downstairs and noticed some puddles. It turns out the
basement was flooded with several inches of sewer water. "The
water was actually gushing up through here." Karla and her
husband, Daniel, called in a plumber who determined although
their sewer line to the street was clear, the sanitation
district's main line was clogged up. "Here was deep tree roots
that had grown through the lines. So it was blocking? Blocking
yes, the lines." In addition to replacing the tile and the
carpet in the basement, they also had to r