Pipe Bursting in Birmingham

How pipe bursting works

A steel cable is threaded through the old sewer line from a pit at one end to a pit at the other. A cone-shaped bursting head, with new high-density polyethylene pipe fused to it, is pulled through by a hydraulic unit. The head splits the old clay or cast iron outward into the soil and the new pipe follows in the same alignment at the same depth. The result is a single fused length of pipe with no joints for roots to find.

When bursting is the right call

• Collapsed sections — a liner needs a host pipe to hold its shape; a collapsed run has none.
• Bellies — a low spot that holds water stays a low spot after lining. Bursting lays new pipe on a fresh bed.
• Undersized lines — bursting can upsize a 3-inch lateral to 4 inches; lining slightly reduces diameter.
• Badly deformed pipe — Orangeburg that has flattened, or cast iron with most of its bottom gone.

What the job looks like

One pit at the house or cleanout, one at the property line or the street connection, each a few feet square. Utilities that cross within a foot or two of the sewer path are located and potholed first. The pull takes an hour or two; the whole job, including fusing, connections, inspection and backfill, is usually one day.

Permits and the street

If the downstream pit is in the sidewalk, parkway or street, a right-of-way permit and restoration to city standards are required in addition to the plumbing permit. If the connection at the main is replaced, the city inspects it before the pit closes. Confirm who is handling this before work starts.

Estimates are free. Call now: (877) 880-8125.

Pipe Bursting by city in Jefferson County

Local conditions, the ZIP codes covered and how to reach the contractor for each city.

• Pipe Bursting Birmingham
• Pipe Bursting Adamsville
• Pipe Bursting Adger
• Pipe Bursting Argo
• Pipe Bursting Avondale
• Pipe Bursting Bessemer
• Pipe Bursting Brighton
• Pipe Bursting Brookside
• Pipe Bursting Cahaba Heights
• Pipe Bursting Cardiff
• Pipe Bursting Center Point
• Pipe Bursting Chalkville
• Pipe Bursting Clay
• Pipe Bursting Concord
• Pipe Bursting County Line
• Pipe Bursting Dolomite
• Pipe Bursting Edgewater
• Pipe Bursting Ensley
• Pipe Bursting Fairfield
• Pipe Bursting Forestdale
• Pipe Bursting Fultondale
• Pipe Bursting Gardendale
• Pipe Bursting Grayson Valley
• Pipe Bursting Graysville
• Pipe Bursting Helena
• Pipe Bursting Homewood
• Pipe Bursting Hoover
• Pipe Bursting Hueytown
• Pipe Bursting Huffman
• Pipe Bursting Irondale
• Pipe Bursting Kimberly
• Pipe Bursting Leeds
• Pipe Bursting Lipscomb
• Pipe Bursting Maytown
• Pipe Bursting McCalla
• Pipe Bursting McDonald Chapel
• Pipe Bursting Midfield
• Pipe Bursting Minor
• Pipe Bursting Morris
• Pipe Bursting Mount Olive
• Pipe Bursting Mountain Brook
• Pipe Bursting Mulga
• Pipe Bursting North Birmingham
• Pipe Bursting North Johns
• Pipe Bursting Pinson
• Pipe Bursting Pleasant Grove
• Pipe Bursting Rock Creek
• Pipe Bursting Shannon
• Pipe Bursting Sumiton
• Pipe Bursting Sylvan Springs
• Pipe Bursting Tarrant
• Pipe Bursting Trafford
• Pipe Bursting Trussville
• Pipe Bursting Vestavia Hills
• Pipe Bursting Warrior
• Pipe Bursting Wenonah
• Pipe Bursting West Jefferson
• Pipe Bursting Woodlawn
• Pipe Bursting Wylam