Serving Birmingham and all of Jefferson County, Alabama
Trenchless sewer repair in Birmingham
A failing sewer line under a Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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 Jefferson County homes
Southeastern homes built through the 1970s commonly have cast iron drain lines under slab foundations and clay or Orangeburg laterals to the street. Cast iron in this region corrodes quickly; it is not unusual for a camera to find the bottom of the pipe completely gone under a slab.
High water tables, sandy or heavy-clay soils depending on the area, hurricane and storm saturation, and year-round root growth from live oaks and other fast-growing trees all shorten the life of a jointed lateral. Open trenches fill with groundwater on many lots.
Who is on this site
Birmingham 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 Jefferson County. Estimates are free. Call now.
Cities served in Jefferson County
Pick your city for local pipe and soil conditions, the methods that fit them, and the ZIP codes covered.
- Birmingham
- Adamsville
- Adger
- Argo
- Avondale
- Bessemer
- Brighton
- Brookside
- Cahaba Heights
- Cardiff
- Center Point
- Chalkville
- Clay
- Concord
- County Line
- Dolomite
- Edgewater
- Ensley
- Fairfield
- Forestdale
- Fultondale
- Gardendale
- Grayson Valley
- Graysville
- Helena
- Homewood
- Hoover
- Hueytown
- Huffman
- Irondale
- Kimberly
- Leeds
- Lipscomb
- Maytown
- McCalla
- McDonald Chapel
- Midfield
- Minor
- Morris
- Mount Olive
- Mountain Brook
- Mulga
- North Birmingham
- North Johns
- Pinson
- Pleasant Grove
- Rock Creek
- Shannon
- Sumiton
- Sylvan Springs
- Tarrant
- Trafford
- Trussville
- Vestavia Hills
- Warrior
- Wenonah
- West Jefferson
- Woodlawn
- Wylam