Pipe Bursting in Clearwater

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: (941) 217-8139.

Pipe Bursting by city in Pinellas County Florida

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

• Pipe Bursting Clearwater
• Pipe Bursting Belleair
• Pipe Bursting Belleair Shore
• Pipe Bursting Dunedin
• Pipe Bursting Gulfport
• Pipe Bursting Indian Rocks Beach
• Pipe Bursting Indian Shores
• Pipe Bursting Kenneth City
• Pipe Bursting Largo
• Pipe Bursting Madeira Beach
• Pipe Bursting North Redington Beach
• Pipe Bursting Oldsmar
• Pipe Bursting Pinellas Park
• Pipe Bursting Redington Beach
• Pipe Bursting Redington Shores
• Pipe Bursting Safety Harbor
• Pipe Bursting Seminole
• Pipe Bursting South Pasadena
• Pipe Bursting St. Pete Beach
• Pipe Bursting St. Petersburg
• Pipe Bursting Tarpon Springs
• Pipe Bursting Treasure Island
• Pipe Bursting Bardmoor
• Pipe Bursting Bay Pines
• Pipe Bursting Bear Creek
• Pipe Bursting East Lake
• Pipe Bursting Feather Sound
• Pipe Bursting Greenbriar
• Pipe Bursting Harbor Bluffs
• Pipe Bursting Lealman
• Pipe Bursting Palm Harbor
• Pipe Bursting Ridgecrest
• Pipe Bursting South Highpoint
• Pipe Bursting Tierra Verde
• Pipe Bursting West Lealman
• Pipe Bursting Baski
• Pipe Bursting Gandy
• Pipe Bursting Highpoint
• Pipe Bursting Oakhurst
• Pipe Bursting Seminole Park
• Pipe Bursting Walsingham
• Pipe Bursting Baskin
• Pipe Bursting Crystal Beach
• Pipe Bursting Curlew
• Pipe Bursting Innisbrook
• Pipe Bursting Ozona
• Pipe Bursting St. George
• Pipe Bursting Wall Springs