This is the old-fashioned method of sewer line repair. While the cost of the repair itself can be relatively low, plumbers will need to dig trenches on your property and expose pipes inside your house. This means that your lawn, driveway, pavement, fencing, and possibly flooring inside the house will be damaged. As a result, you will likely need to spend a lot of money to restore your property after the repairs are done. Today, this sewer repair method is used to repair only the worst damage because newer trenchless methods don’t cause any of this damage.