Pipe Bursting in Dade City

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 Pasco County Florida

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

• Pipe Bursting Dade City
• Pipe Bursting New Port Richey
• Pipe Bursting Port Richey
• Pipe Bursting San Antonio
• Pipe Bursting St. Leo
• Pipe Bursting Zephyrhills
• Pipe Bursting Aripeka
• Pipe Bursting Bayonet Point
• Pipe Bursting Beacon Square
• Pipe Bursting Connerton
• Pipe Bursting Crystal Springs
• Pipe Bursting Dade City North
• Pipe Bursting Elfers
• Pipe Bursting Heritage Pines
• Pipe Bursting Holiday
• Pipe Bursting Hudson
• Pipe Bursting Jasmine Estates
• Pipe Bursting Key Vista
• Pipe Bursting Lacoochee
• Pipe Bursting Land O' Lakes
• Pipe Bursting Meadow Oaks
• Pipe Bursting Moon Lake
• Pipe Bursting Odessa
• Pipe Bursting Pasadena Hills
• Pipe Bursting Quail Ridge
• Pipe Bursting River Ridge
• Pipe Bursting Shady Hills
• Pipe Bursting Trinity
• Pipe Bursting Trilby
• Pipe Bursting Wesley Chapel
• Pipe Bursting Blanton
• Pipe Bursting Darby
• Pipe Bursting Gulf Harbors
• Pipe Bursting Hudson Beach
• Pipe Bursting Jessamine
• Pipe Bursting Richland
• Pipe Bursting Seven Springs
• Pipe Bursting Saint Joseph
• Pipe Bursting Trilacoochee