Clay, Terracotta Pipes. Map all Utilities!

Clay pipes have been used for 1,000's of years! Pipes were not only made of terracotta, lead, stone, and clay, but also of wood.

Many people still use them today.

The clay pipes that were used on our property were not that old, but they were broken and needed to be dug out and replaced. It's easy to break a pipe that you don't know is there, especially when using heavy equipment.

A few years ago, when a hole and drainage field were being dug for a new septic system, unknown to the operator of the equipment, there were clay drainage pipes underground. These pipes got broken, but that fact wasn't reveled until a very heavy rain occurred.

It's so important to map out and record every pipe on a property, along with other utilities such as electric and gas.

It may seem like busy work, but it's valuable work and worth doing! Someone, someday, will thank you!

Here's a video of the broken clay pipe being removed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bX3iJyFlPk&feature=g-upl