Do you experience frequent back ups in pipes?

I stay in an apartment. I'm at the very bottom. Ever since I've been here, I occasionally get water coming up from my pipes in my sinks. I'm told this is because of what my neighbors above me put down the drain. I know this has some truth to it, but is it normal for it to happen so often? This is an older apartment, so I believe this has a little to do with it. If you are at the bottom of a unit or know of someone. Is this normal for bottom floor people, or does my apartment need new plumbing/pipes?

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Threepio

Flushable wipes really aren't flushable.....

just sayin

Your pipes need snaked. Then scoped.

NativeOregonian · 51-55

@Threepio Sounds to me more like decades of accumulation than just wipes, much like plaque in an artery, which builds over time.

sweetiepoo · 36-40, F

@NativeOregonian that sounds logical. They have snaked it and what not. And after it is clear, a few years later it happens again.

NativeOregonian · 51-55

@sweetiepoo They may have to scrape the pipes as well. It sounds like snaking alone isn't doing the job.

NativeOregonian · 51-55

@sweetiepoo Whenever you see a truck next to a manhole and barriers around it, it is most likely a scraping crew.