Keep Your Yard Intact With No-Dig Sewer Repairs

If you’ve got a problem with your sewer line, you’re probably dreading having your yard dug up. It can take years for landscaping to recover from having an entire sewer line dug out, especially if you don’t have the money to replace the grass with sod. And you probably don’t, because you just spent so much on a repair. Except you don’t have to go through that! Technological advances have made it possible for sewer line repairs—even total replacements—to be done with a minimal amount of digging. You can preserve your lawn while still having your sewer line fixed. 

Digging up a sewer line is sometimes referred to as trench work, because it requires digging a long, narrow trench to expose the line. Trenchless sewer repairs avoid this yard scarring strategy. One of the more popular techniques for performing trenchless sewer line repairs is pipe bursting. 

What is Pipe Bursting?

Pipe bursting is a type of trenchless sewer line replacement method. First, the repairmen will confirm that the problem is in the sewer line itself. This is accomplished by inserting a camera through the plumbing into the sewer line. Once the problem has been identified as one which requires a line replacement, the workers will dig two very small holes, one at each end of the section to be replaced. Then, a cable will be run through the pipe. At one end there will be a hydraulic jack, or motor. At the other, the new pipeline, with a special cone-shaped head for destroying the old line and making room for the new one. Finally, the new pipe is drawn through by way of the cable. 

Pipe Bursting Benefits

• Saves Money 

Pipe bursting is generally cheaper than trenchwork, to begin with, but even in cases where the initial cost is higher, it saves money. That’s because you need to factor in the time and cost of repairing your lawn after the sewer line has been repaired. If something like the driveway or mature landscaping is compromised, trenchwork can become very expensive indeed. 

• Replacing Old Pipes is Good Practice

Replacing your old pipes is the best thing you can do for your sewer line. Older pipes are subject to failure because of their many seams and joints. If you replace an older line with a new, seamless, state of the art line, you’ll save yourself many headaches in the future. Most new pipes come with a lifetime guarantee, too. 

• Saves Time

The minimal amount of digging required is also a time saver. Trench-work often takes quite a while, and you could be stuck with heavy equipment and construction vehicles in your yard and driveway for a week or more, not to mention piles of excavated earth killing your grass. Pipe bursting is quick and hassle-free for the homeowner. 

• Safety

Trenchless sewer line repair Calgary services are also much safer than conventional methods, because there is very little risk of hitting a different utility line.