Trenchless sewer repair, explained plainly
Why dig up the yard if you don't have to?
A failing sewer line can be rebuilt from the inside, or replaced through two small pits, in a day. This site explains how pipe lining and pipe bursting work, when each one is the right call, and how to find a CIPP Verified installer in your city.
Sewer Pipe Lining (CIPP)
A resin-saturated liner cured in place forms a new, jointless pipe inside the old one.
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Pipe Bursting
A bursting head splits the old pipe while pulling new HDPE pipe in behind it, through two small pits.
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Sewer Camera Inspection
See what is actually wrong before anyone quotes a fix.
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Two ways to fix a sewer line without a trench
Cured-in-place pipe lining pulls or inverts a resin-saturated liner into the cleaned host pipe and cures it into a new, jointless pipe inside the old one. It works from an existing cleanout, takes about a day, and is the answer for cracked, root-intruded or corroded lines that still hold their shape.
Pipe bursting pulls a bursting head through the old pipe from a pit at each end, splitting it outward while new HDPE pipe follows behind. It is the answer for collapsed, bellied or undersized lines that cannot be lined.
Which one you need is decided by a camera inspection, not by a sales pitch. A contractor who quotes a method before running the camera is guessing with your money.
What it costs compared with digging
An open-trench replacement is priced by the foot and then again by everything in the trench's path: the driveway, the walkway, the landscaping, the sidewalk and street permit. Trenchless work is priced by the line itself. When the lateral runs under anything you would have to rebuild, trenchless usually costs less in total and is finished before the excavator would have arrived. More on cost →
Who is on this site
Contractors listed here as CIPP Verified installers have had their license, equipment and completed lining work checked. Cities without a verified installer still get straight information and a way to request an estimate; we match the request to a qualified contractor.
Find a trenchless contractor by state
Pick your city for local pipe and soil conditions, the methods that fit them, and the contractor covering your area.
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