How To Replace, Repair Or Remove Cast Iron Pipe Without Excavation!
Got Broken Sewer Cast Iron Under Slab or Roots In Drain Causing Backups?
Roots Inside Drains Causing Blockages
Before & After Trenchless Cured In Place Pipe Lining (Internal diameter only reduced by 6%!)
How Is This 50-Year Warranty Pipe Lining Installed?
From outside your property we open the cast iron pipe that needs to be repaired, clean out the rust, scale and roots, and then install a new “pipe liner” or sleeve which has been saturated with a special self-hardening epoxy resin. The liner contains a balloon which is inflated for 3 hours while the resin becomes rock-hard. Then the balloon is removed and a video inspection is performed to ensure correct installation. The pipe is put back into use within 1 day. Learn more pipe lining installation details here.
Video Of Re-Lined (Repaired) Cast Iron Drain Pipe
Benefits Of Trenchless Pipe Lining (a.k.a. Cured In Place Pipe, CIPP)
- No Excavation Required – no permitting and no inspections required
- Less expensive – pipe relining costs about 70% less than excavation
- Save Your Floor Tile/Marble/Wood – it’s usually impossible to find matching floor surfaces that were installed decades ago
- Clean, No sewer bacteria in your home – since the drain is not being cut into pieces inside your residence, there is no need to sanitize the property afterwards
- Stay in your residence – pipe relining is done from outside, so you can stay in your residence
- Speed – pipe lining takes 1 day, not 3 weeks as for pipe replacement by excavation
- Environmentally friendly – pipe replacement by excavation means tons of waste concrete and pipe have to be disposed of in landfills
Our National Video Explaining The Pipe Lining Installation Process In Detail
How Much Does Trenchless Cast Iron Pipe Replacement Cost?
For residential purposes, from $150-$200 per linear foot of lining. It varies by pipe diameter, installation complexity, and customer attitude. For Commercial purposes, $175-$225 per linear foot. Commercial installation would be high-rise buildings, factories, shopping malls etc. These installations are more complex since pipe downtime, even for just 4 hours, usually has an enormous impact on tenants and can cause much economic impact for any loss of use of pipe. Note also, every trenchless pipe lining company will have a minimum charge in order to mobilize their expensive equipment and trained crew.
How Strong Is The Pipe Lining?
The pipe liner is a fabric tube made of polyester which is then “wet out” with a 2-part epoxy resin which is mixed together in a certain proportion. In about 30 minutes resin heats up by itself to 180 degrees Fahrenheit due to an exothermic chemical reaction and becomes rock hard.
The resulting new inner pipe liner is so strong that it is a stand-alone pipe, not needing the old exterior pipe for structural integrity. The liner is designed to go under load bearing footers, roads, driveways etc.
