Most of the East Bay's sewer laterals are older than the people who own them. When yours gives out, we pull a brand-new line through the old one — two small holes instead of a trench, and your lawn, driveway, and sprinklers stay exactly where they are.
One crew diagnoses the problem on camera, shows you the footage, and fixes it with the least invasive repair that will actually hold up. No middlemen, no mystery.
See exactly what's wrong before anyone quotes you a number. You watch the footage with us.
A new seamless line pulled through the old one. Two small access holes — no trench.
High-pressure water clears roots, grease, and scale that snaking leaves behind.
If one section is broken, we fix that section. No reason to pay for a full replacement.
Slow tubs, gurgling toilets, backed-up cleanouts — cleared, and the cause dealt with.
When clearing isn't enough, we repair the broken drain line itself — properly, once.
A plan to keep an aging line serviceable, so a root problem never becomes a backup.
Selling your home? We handle the inspection, certification, and paperwork many East Bay cities require.
Sewer emergency? We offer same-day emergency service — call (925) 932-4023 and a real person will pick up.
Old-school sewer replacement means an excavator cutting a trench across your property. Here's what we do instead:
We run a camera through your sewer and show you where the damage is — roots, bellies, breaks, or collapsed pipe. You see it before you decide anything.
Through one entry hole and one exit hole, our equipment bursts the old pipe apart and pulls a new seamless line into its place — most residential jobs wrap up in a single day.
Sprinklers, lighting, patio, lawn — untouched. We clean the site up before we leave. Leaving your landscaping the way we found it is a point of pride around here.
A lot of plumbing outfits pay techs a cut of whatever they sell you. Ours are paid to fix the problem — so the estimate you get is the repair you need, nothing tacked on. It's been that way since 1978.
In 1978, Michael Charles started Rooter Master with a simple idea: do excellent work at honest prices and stand behind it. When trenchless technology arrived in the late '90s, the company saw what the Bay Area's aging sewer laterals actually needed — replacement without excavation — and Advanced Trenchless Inc. was born.
Today, Michael's sons Ryan Charles and Jordan Bailey run the company out of Martinez, and the family standard hasn't budged: after four decades and thousands of jobs, there has never been a complaint filed against us with the State Licensing Board or the Better Business Bureau. We intend to keep it that way.
Ryan Charles, CEO & President · Jordan Bailey, CFO · Leah Bunch, Accounts Manager
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Michael Charles founds Rooter Master in the East Bay — excellent service, honest pricing.
The company adopts trenchless technology and refines it into an affordable fix for the Bay Area's failing sewer laterals.
Brothers Ryan and Jordan run Advanced Trenchless Inc. — a full trenchless, drain, and sewer-inspection operation with a 20-year guarantee on every job.
“They were incredibly prompt, thorough, knowledgeable!”
“Advanced Trenchless is locally the best in the business!”
“Always friendly, respectful, courteous, and informative!”
“I can't say enough good things about this company!”
“I could not be more pleased!”
“Advanced has got my business!”
The usual early signs: drains that gurgle, more than one fixture backing up at once, sewage smells in the yard, or an unusually green, soggy patch of lawn. A camera inspection settles it — we run a camera through the line and you watch the footage with us, so you see exactly what we see.
That's the whole point of it. We dig one entry hole and one exit hole, and the new pipe travels underground between them along the path of the old one. Sprinklers, driveways, patios, and mature landscaping stay put. We put the two small dig spots back the way we found them.
Most residential trenchless replacements wrap up in a single day. Bigger or deeper lines can take longer — we'll tell you the honest timeline after the camera inspection, before any work starts.
It depends on the length, depth, and condition of the line, which is why we won't quote a number sight-unseen — and why our estimates come from a camera inspection, not a sales script. Our technicians don't earn commission, so the estimate you get is the repair you need. Call to see if you qualify for a free estimate.
Many East Bay cities require the sewer lateral to be inspected and certified before a home sale closes. We handle the whole thing — inspection, any required repair, certification, and the paperwork — so it doesn't hold up your escrow.
Yes — we offer same-day emergency service. If sewage is backing up into your home, call (925) 932-4023 and we'll get a crew moving.
Based in Martinez, on the road along the 680 and 80 corridors every day.
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