Pipe Bursting

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House & Building Laterals

The system works by digging two holes, one where the sewer exits the building and the other at either the property line or in the street where it connects to the mainline. A steel cable is then threaded through the old sewer pipe and a hardened steel bursting head is attached to one end of the cable. In some cases one hole may be all that is needed if the entry point is in the basement.

The new polyethylene pipe is then attached to the back of the bursting head. At the other end the hydraulic system is set up which pulls the cable. Once the system has been set up and turned on the operator uses a remote control to "pull" the cable with the head and pipe attached down into the hole at the side of the house. It then pulls the new HDPE pipe through the old pipe breaking it and pushing the pieces out into the surrounding soil. The new pipe gets pulled all the way to the exit hole where the connections are made, it is inspected and then the holes filled in. Also, we can increase pipe size.

Manhole to Manhole Bursting



How much does it cost?

All jobs are priced per foot so the price will be determined before we start.



Cost Comparison to Open Trenching

Much of the cost of a sewer replacement job is in the restoration of the property that had been dug up. Pipe bursting is cost effective by giving substantial savings in restoration costs thus making pipe bursting very comparable to open trench.

What type of pipe does it use?

AIT primarily uses HDPE or High Density Polyethylene Pipe as the replacement pipe. This pipe is superior to other traditional pipe such as clay, cast iron or pvc plastic piping. HDPE pipe is inherently corrosion resistant, leak tight because the pipe is fused or melted together where the joint is stronger than any other part of the pipe, and highly flexible.

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