Sewer Repair Solutions – What You Need to Know
Every property owner’s worst nightmare is sewer line problems. Sewer lines are installed deep below the surface of the property and repair can be expensive. Most sewer line problems require immediate attention from professional and qualified plumbers. If you find you have a sewer line issue, call in a plumbing team as soon as possible to identify the problem and provide you with a repair solution you can trust. The first thing professional plumbers will do when arriving at your property is inspect your sewer lines to identify any problems. The inspection is often carried out using a camera system, which reduces the need to dig deep trenches to identify the problem. This can be a money saving solution, often used in trenchless sewer repair methods. Once the problem is identified, you are able to choose the repair method that best suits your needs and budget. The plumbers will clean the area of pipe where possible and provide you with a quote for repair. Ensure when it comes to sewer repair that you ask about trenchless technology, enabling you to weigh up your options to identify the repair method you prefer and trust. There are two solutions to sewer repair. The first is the traditional method. The traditional method requires a large team of plumbers to dig deep trenches to access the damaged pipe. Once identified, they replace the piece of pipe with two new joints and fill in the trenches. The problem here is that you require a larger plumbing team who work in deep trenches, which is dangerous. In addition to this, the two new joints are leak opportunities, which may cause problems in the future. Your second option is trenchless sewer repair, a solution that is increasing in popularity throughout the world. With trenchless technology a smaller team of plumbers will access the pipe by digging one small trench or using a man hole. Once accessed they use cameras to identify the problem area. You can choose to line the entire pipe or part thereof, depending on your budget. With trenchless sewer repair felt is soaked in a patented epoxy resin which is called CIPP (cured in place pipe) inning. The felt is then pulled into place (PIP) and once in place it is inflated usually using air to form a strong internal barrier between the pipe and the water. This is then allowed to cure in place and then can be used as normal. The benefit to trenchless sewer repair is that there are no deep trenches, therefore landscaping and paving are preserved, saving you even more money.