Faulty Drains

If a plumbing professional has determined that your drains are faulty, then it means one of two things. Either your drains were installed incorrectly when your house was constructed or they were installed correctly and have subsequently failed. They might fail because of misuse, improper maintenance, adverse soil conditions or myriad other possibilities. Thanks to new technologies that have emerged over the past couple decades you have a few options that will permanently fix your drain issues. Which of these options are viable for you is dependant upon many factors, which will need to be evaluated by a plumbing professional. As always, if you need help with any of the plumbing in your home we are just a phone call away.

A brief summary of options with some useful links about each are listed below.

Dig and Replace -

The more traditional, low tech, way to correct problem drain piping is to simply excavate the old pipes, remove them and correctly install new piping. This is the preferred method (sometimes only method possible) for pipes that are in very poor condition. Pipes completely severed or collapsed are not candidates for any other method and usually require dig and replacement.

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Pipe Bursting -

In this method a bursting head is hydraulically or pnumatically pulled through the old pipe, bursting it, and trailing behind the bursting head is a new, seamless pipe.

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Cured in Place Piping (CIPP) -

Insert a new pipe inside the old pipe.

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