Traditional plumbing repairs involve serious digging, which translates to immense inconvenience, expense, time, and overall disruption. Pipe bursting, on the other hand, is a far more efficient process that requires minimal digging only at the opening and closing sites. Learn more about the advantages of pipe bursting by discussing your plumbing needs with a knowledgeable plumbing professional at American Sewer Specialist today.
Making Major Repairs with Minimal Disruptions
Before pipe bursting was an option, property owners who needed major sewer line repairs had no choice other than digging up the lines and creating serious disruption in the process. Pipe bursting, however, allows plumbing professionals to make significant repairs without tearing up the surrounding property.
The pipe bursting process is trenchless, which means that – when it is the appropriate option – the sewer specialists doing the work needn’t access the entire line. As such, you can expect your yard, driveway, grounds, and landscaping to be left virtually intact.
Breaking Down the Pipe Bursting Process
Pipe bursting eliminates the need for invasive digging by focusing on replacing targeted stretches of pipe. As a result, homeowners experience very little project-related downtime. The relatively small amount of yard disturbed also results in fewer repair costs after the fact.
While every pipe bursting project is unique to the situation at hand, there are several basic steps that apply across the board, including:
- Your project will begin with a camera inspection of your sewer pipes that identifies the problem, such as a blockage, crack, or deterioration.
- From here, a small launching pit will be excavated at one end of the line while a receiving pit is excavated at the other. This is generally all the digging that needs to be done.
- A conical bursting head on a heavy-duty steel cable will then be fed through the old pipe from the launching pit.
- At this point, powerful hydraulics will pull the steel cable through the old, damaged line while the bursting head fractures the old pipe into fragments that are displaced into the surrounding soil.
- As the bursting head moves forward, the new pipe follows behind, replacing the pipe that’s been shattered in the process.
- The last steps include securing connections at both ends of the newly placed pipe, performing a final video inspection to ensure the integrity of the repair, and backfilling the access pits.
Ultimately, your property will be almost completely restored, and you can count on having a durable new sewer pipe that is designed to serve your home’s plumbing needs well.
Reach Out to a Respected Pennsylvania Pipe Bursting Company Today
The experienced pipe bursting professionals at American Sewer Specialist can help you minimize the inconvenience and disruption of your sewer line repairs. The benefits associated with this trenchless repair process can be difficult to overstate, so please don’t wait to learn more by contacting us online or calling us at 724-879-8130 today.
