If your sewer lines are leaking or cracked, excavating isn’t always necessary. Midwest Excavating, Inc offers trenchless sewer repair services to Draper homeowners and businesses, including pipe lining and pipe bursting.
Traditional: Requires extensive excavation, disrupting landscaping and structures
Trenchless: Minimal digging, preserving your property
Pipe Lining: Inserts a resin-coated liner into the damaged pipe, which hardens to form a new pipe inside the old one
Pipe Bursting: Breaks the old pipe while pulling a new one into place
Another effective method we use to repair sewer lines for Draper homeowners and businesses is trenchless pipe bursting—a technique that minimizes disruption to your property. Instead of digging up your yard, we use specialized hydraulic equipment to break apart the old pipe while simultaneously pulling a brand-new pipe into place.
In simple terms, trenchless pipe bursting involves digging two small access points. A powerful, cone-shaped bursting head is pushed through the old sewer line, fracturing it as it moves forward and making room for the new pipe. This process relies on advanced pneumatic or hydraulic technology, and our crew carefully operates the system from the receiving pit to the launching pit.
One key advantage of pipe bursting over pipe relining is that it allows for a larger replacement pipe. While relining can reduce the internal diameter of your sewer line, pipe bursting often increases it. Because it requires only minimal digging, this method is ideal for properties with extensive concrete, hardscaping, or landscaping features above the sewer line.
For homeowners and businesses in Draper, trenchless pipe bursting offers a highly effective way to repair sewer lines while preserving the integrity of your property. This method eliminates the need for extensive excavation by using hydraulic equipment to fracture the existing pipe and simultaneously pull a new pipe into place.
The process involves digging two small access pits—one at each end of the damaged pipe. A cone-shaped bursting head is inserted into the old pipe, which is then broken apart as the new pipe is drawn through. This technique relies on advanced pneumatic or hydraulic systems to rupture the old line and install the replacement pipe seamlessly from the receiving pit to the launching pit.
Unlike pipe relining, which reduces the internal diameter of your sewer line, pipe bursting typically results in a new pipe with a larger diameter than the original. This makes it a superior choice for improving flow capacity. Additionally, the minimal digging required makes it ideal for properties with extensive concrete, hardscaping, or landscaping features that would otherwise be disrupted by traditional excavation.