How To Replace Sewer Line Under Concrete Slab Without Digging

Roots Inside Drains Causing Blockages

Have you been told that your house has to be excavated to replace your old pipes? 

Before & After Trenchless Cured In Place Pipe Lining (Internal diameter only reduced by 6%!)

Don’t be fooled by the old school plumbers who want to dig up your whole house for three weeks to replace your broken cast iron drains. Or the plumber may want to dig under your property, which s dangerous and future settlement of the ground will cause the slab to crack. Trenchless pipe lining is a way to restore your drains for 100 years without the mess and expense of excavation! 

How does trenchless pipe relining work?

This technology has been around for about 15 years for residential small diameter pipes. For larger pipes under roads and highways the technology has been around for about 30 years. It first came from Japan and Europe where they wanted to save structures that were thousands of years old. Learn more about pipe lining installation here.

Do not dig up your concrete slab!

Residential trenchless pipe relining of your cast iron or clay drains only takes a few hours and usually comes with a 50 year warranty. All the work is done from outside of the house and no digging has to occur. 

Another disadvantage of digging under a building is that a collapse could occur and people could die on your property. That has legal liability issues, apart from moral issues of having someone buried underneath your home. 

Why do plumbers still suggest digging up concrete floors? 

The reason is simple. The plumbers get to keep the all the money. Digging up a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house typically costs $25,000, whereas pipe relining will cost about half that much. plumbers do not want to give up the $25,000 in revenues. So they will make all sorts of excuses as to why your pipes will not be able to be relined. 

There are other disadvantages of excavating concrete slabs 

You literally have to pack your suitcase and move out while the plumbers make an enormous mess inside your property. There will be mountains of sand, and the concrete saws cutting through your old sewer pipes distribute a dirty bacterial Ecoli aerosol throughout the house, which is almost impossible to clean up properly. Trenchless pipe lining in high rise buildings saves the walls from being opened and repaired, not to mention the destruction of tile and that kitchen cabinets have to be uninstalled.