Trenchless Sewer Replacement in Troy

Trenchless sewer replacement Troy NY homes get puts a new pipe in place of the old sewer lateral through two small pits, so your driveway, trees and sidewalk stay put. It is done by pipe bursting or by lining the old pipe. Call us, and the plumber cameras the line to see if it qualifies and gives a firm price.

Our Troy plumbers offer it as one method of sewer line replacement for homeowners, landlords and small businesses. It suits older lots where the lateral runs under things you would rather not dig up.

• A camera check for fit. The plumber records the line and looks for sags, collapses and bends that could rule out trenchless.
• Two access pits. One near the house and one near the street or city connection, each a few feet across.
• Pipe bursting or lining. A new HDPE pipe is pulled through the old one, or a resin liner is cured inside it.
• Reconnection. Couplings join the new pipe to the drain in your basement and to the city connection.
• Camera proof. A final video shows the smooth new pipe from end to end.
• Pit restoration. Both holes are filled, packed and leveled when the job is done.

• Tight lots. Many Troy homes sit close together, with little open yard between the house and the street.
• Driveways, stoops and porches. Laterals often run right under concrete and brick that would cost a lot to break and rebuild.
• Mature street trees. Big maples and oaks line many older blocks, and a trench can cut the roots that hold them up.
• Sidewalks. Breaking a city sidewalk brings extra permits and patch work. Trenchless often leaves it alone.
• Less time with no sewer. Many jobs are done in a day, which matters in a two family home with tenants.
• Less mess in winter. Small pits are easier to open in frozen ground than a long trench across the whole yard.

Good Candidates

• Clay laterals with cracked joints and root intrusion along the run.
• Cast iron laterals with rust and splits that still follow a straight path.
• Lines under driveways, stoops, trees and sidewalks, where digging would cost the most.

Poor Candidates

• Fully collapsed pipe cannot be lined, though bursting may still work.
• Big sags, since a new pipe would follow the same bad slope.
• Very short, open runs, where a small trench is cheaper and just as quick.

Bursting pulls a new HDPE pipe through and breaks the old one apart, while lining cures a resin tube inside the old pipe.

These are the trenchless calls that come up most often around Troy.

• Lateral under a long driveway, where bursting saved the owner from tearing up and repaving.
• Clay line beside a large street tree, replaced without cutting the tree's main roots.
• Row house lateral under a brick stoop, done from a basement pit and a small front pit.
• Cast iron line in a rental, lined in one day so the tenants had working drains by dinner.

Here is an honest checklist the plumber walks through with you.

• Is there a big sag? If so, digging that section may be needed.
• Is the pipe fully crushed? Lining is out, but bursting may still work.
• Is there room for the machine? Bursting needs space at the pit for the pulling unit.
• Will a smaller inside size matter? Lining narrows the pipe a little, which is fine for most homes.

The camera run answers each question before you spend anything on the job.