Pipe Lining
Serving the South Bay, East Bay, & the Peninsula
Pipe Lining Services
Serving the South Bay, East Bay, & the Peninsula
Our team offers the trenchless pipe repair solution, pipe lining, to provide our clients a worry-free service.
What is Pipe Lining?
Once pipes start showing wear or signs of damage, you might think it’s time to break the bank. Luckily, there is a possibility for a more cost-effective solution. Pipe lining allows a skilled plumber to restore a damaged pipe with little excavation work.
Save money & time on excavation work
Prevents future tree root intrusion
Repairs cracked or damaged pipes
1. Video Camera Inspection
We perform a video camera inspection to detect signs of root intrusion, offset pipes, blockage and other sources of damaged pipes
2. Pipe Line Cleaning
After we perform the video camera inspection, we start to clear out the debris. In order to get successful and quality results, the line must be clean.
3. Pipe Lining
Once the pipes have been cleared, we insert an epoxy-based liner and is inflated to get an even lining in the line. After the liner is set into place. It has to cure.
4. Final Inspection
After the lining has been cured, the bladder used to inflate the liner is removed. Now it is time for the final video camera inspection. Now your restored pipes could last for another 50 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
We have the technology to restore Sewer, Drain, and Storm systems both horizontal and vertical with diameters from 2″ to 8″.
It typically takes from 1.5 – 5 hours for the CIPP line to cure and harden, depending on the formulation of the epoxy resin used and the method for “Curing” the pipe.
Cured in Place Pipe (CIPP) restoration only requires the current pipe as a “mold” to install the new pipe inside the existing one. Once the new CIPP line is installed, the “host” pipe is no longer needed. The new CIPP line will meet or exceeds all the ASTM standards required for pipe replacement.
The only real advantage of traditional pipe replacement is when the existing line is not a candidate for CIPP restoration. The older means of pipe replacement where a plumber will dig down to replace the existing pipe requires the demolition of whatever is above the existing line. If there are major offsets or bellies (typically over 25%) or a collapsed pipe, CIPP will most likely not be a candidate for CIPP restoration.
It is usually best to avoid using your drains while the liner is being installed.
CIPP lining is a subset of a larger family of technologies that make up Trenchless Pipe Restoration. Options like Pipe Bursting and Pipe Coating are also available when CIPP lining is not the best option. Pipe Bursting requires the excavation of both ends of the pipe and Pipe Coating does not create a new structural pipe, but does stop the corrosion and erosion of the existing line.
Like most answers, it depends on the situation. There are also a variety of older technologies in the “Trenchless” world that still exist, but they have neither economic or end-result advantages and have simply fallen by the wayside.
All trenchless pipelining installers should be certified, but just because someone has the equipment and materials does not mean that they are. Always make certain that you are working with a certified and insured installer.
We can line clay, cast iron, ABS, PVC, Concrete and sometimes Orangeburg.
There isn’t one technique better or worse than the other. The right trenchless method for your property is usually determined after a professional can make an onsite evaluation.
