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Trenchless sewer repair in Columbus
A failing sewer line under a Columbus home can be rebuilt from the inside, or replaced through two small pits, usually in a day. Here is how pipe lining and pipe bursting work, when each is the right call, and what to expect from a camera inspection before anyone quotes a repair.
Sewer Pipe Lining (CIPP)
A resin-saturated liner cured in place forms a new, jointless pipe inside the old one.
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Pipe Bursting
A bursting head splits the old pipe while pulling new HDPE pipe in behind it, through two small pits.
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Sewer Camera Inspection
See what is actually wrong before anyone quotes a fix.
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Two ways to fix a sewer line in Columbus without a trench
Cured-in-place pipe lining pulls or inverts a resin-saturated liner into the cleaned host pipe and cures it into a new, jointless pipe inside the old one. It works from an existing cleanout, takes about a day, and is the answer for cracked, root-intruded or corroded lines that still hold their shape.
Pipe bursting pulls a bursting head through the old pipe from a pit at each end, splitting it outward while new HDPE pipe follows behind. It is the answer for collapsed, bellied or undersized lines that cannot be lined.
Which one a Columbus line needs is decided by a camera inspection, not by a sales pitch. A contractor who quotes a method before running the camera is guessing with your money.
Method 1 – Trenchless sewer pipe lining
Method 2 – Trenchless sewer pipe bursting
What fails under Franklin County homes
Midwestern cities have some of the oldest sewer laterals in the country: clay tile and cast iron dating to the early 1900s in the older neighborhoods, Orangeburg in postwar suburbs, and basements with floor drains that back up first when the lateral fails.
Frost depth, freeze-thaw movement, heavy clay soils, and large hardwood trees along the parkway all attack the joints. Many homes also have combined sewers or footing drains tied to the sanitary line, so a failing lateral shows up as a basement backup after rain.
Who is on this site
Columbus does not have a CIPP Verified installer assigned yet. The form on every page and (877) 880-8125 both reach our network directly; we match the request with a qualified contractor covering Franklin County. Estimates are free. Call now.
Cities served in Franklin County
Pick your city for local pipe and soil conditions, the methods that fit them, and the ZIP codes covered.
- Columbus
- Bexley
- Dublin
- Gahanna
- Grandview Heights
- Grove City
- Hilliard
- Pickerington
- Reynoldsburg
- Upper Arlington
- Westerville
- Whitehall
- Worthington
- Brice
- Canal Winchester
- Groveport
- Harrisburg
- Lockbourne
- Marble Cliff
- Minerva Park
- New Albany
- Obetz
- Riverlea
- Urbancrest
- Valleyvie
- Blendon
- Brown
- Clinton
- Franklin
- Hamilton
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Madison
- Mifflin
- Norwich
- Perry
- Plain
- Pleasant
- Prairie
- Sharon
- Truro
- Washington
- Blacklick Estates
- Huber Ridge
- Lake Darby
- Lincoln Village
- Amlin
- Blacklick
- Darbydale
- Flint
- Galloway
- Georgesville
- New Rome