Pipe relining, fixing the drain without the trench
A new pipe formed inside the old one. The usual reason to choose it is what is sitting on top of the drain: a driveway, a deck, or a garden nobody wants dug up.
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When a drain has cracked or the roots have found a joint, the old answer was to dig it up and lay a new one. On a lot of mountain blocks that means going through a driveway, a retaining wall or an established garden, and the reinstatement costs more than the plumbing.
Relining forms a new pipe inside the existing one. The liner is cured in place, the roots have nothing left to get into, and the ground above it stays where it is.
What we handle
- Full length relining of cracked and root-damaged drains
- Patch repairs where only a section has failed
- Junction and inspection-opening reinstatement
- Root cutting and preparation before the liner goes in
- A camera inspection first, so you can see the problem and the finished liner
- Relining under driveways, paving, decks and established gardens
- Stormwater as well as sewer
- Excavation where relining genuinely is not the right answer
Why it's different up here
The case for relining is stronger up here than most places, because of what tends to be sitting over the drain. Steep blocks mean long runs, retaining walls and paved terracing, and the original earthenware under a garden that has had eighty years of planting is exactly the pipe most likely to have failed. Digging that up is a landscaping bill on top of a plumbing bill.
The things people ask
How long does a reline last?
The liner is a structural repair rather than a patch, and it is designed to outlast the pipe it went into. What matters more is that it is done on a properly prepared pipe, which is why the camera goes down before and after.
Is relining always cheaper than digging?
No, and we will say so when it is not. On a short run in open lawn, digging can be the cheaper and better answer. Relining wins when the reinstatement above the pipe is the expensive part, or when the pipe runs under something you cannot take up.
Can every pipe be relined?
Most can. A pipe that has collapsed completely, or lost its shape badly enough that there is nothing left to line, needs excavation on that section. The camera tells us which one you are dealing with before you commit to anything.