Tips To Preparing Your Home For A Trenchless Sewer Repair Finding out your sewer or drainpipes are in a serious state and need to be repaired can be some of the worst news for any property owner. Trenchless sewer repair is the most effective, affordable, and efficient way to repair damaged pipes and preserve them moving forward. Trenchless repair enables you to carry out the essential repair on your sewer lines without having to dig up your landscaped yard, drive, or path. Trenchless repair repairs pipes in a minimally invasive way to reduce the risk of having to spend even more money repairing the damage caused to your property.
The first type of repair is pipe pulling, which is also known as pipe bursting. This is when a small hole is inserted inside the pipe and a new pipe is guided into place. The old pipe is then destroyed, leaving the new pipe in its place. This is a very fast and effective method that gives you new pipes without the damage of digging trenches. Pipe relining is probably the most effective method used when it comes to trenchless sewer repair. Pipe relining is carried out by a professional team with a patented system that helps to line the pipe with an internal barrier that is strong and durable. This is carried out by the team accessing the pipe and doing an assessment using a camera. Once the damage is identified, they soak felt in epoxy and use a balloon-type device, which is inserted into the pipe and pulled into place (PIP). When the team is happy with the placement, the balloon is inflated to push the wet epoxy up against the inside of the pipe. This enables the epoxy to soak into small cracks and holes, plugging them. The balloon is deflated and removed, leaving the epoxy to cure in place. This why this material is called CIPP (cured in place pipe) lining. There is seldom any need to dig when it comes to trenchless sewer repair. In many cases, the team can access the pipe through manholes and if they can't, they will find a place where they can dig a single hole at each end of the pipe to gain access. It is less invasive and more cost-effective for property owners worldwide.