Plumber Willoughby Pipe Relining

If you have considered moving from a rental property to a permanent one, there is no need to buy a brand new house. In fact, an old or pre-loved home will do just fine, provided that it is big enough for your family and has everything that you need.

Once you have a list of properties you think might be suitable purchases, it’s time to take note of any problems they may have. One problem you should pay attention to is a drain blockage. It may be just a simple problem that can be sorted out using a plunger, drain snake, and a chemical cleaner, but these do not work 100% of the time.

When none of the above solutions work, you should immediately suspect a sewer blockage. To confirm that a sewer blockage has indeed happened, look for the following signs:

• Drains bubble and gurgle
• Several drains are either blocked or do not move down wastewater immediately
• Water in the toilet bowl constantly rises
• The sewer gully overflows
• Bad odour is emitted from different sections of the property

If you notice any of the above signs, a sewer blockage has indeed happened, and professional help is needed. Sewer blockages are commonly caused by roots that have made their way into the sewer pipes through the cracks on their surfaces, and they can only be sorted out using the following means:

• Sewer line cleaning using an electric eel, which is a machine similar to a plumbing snake
• Pipe relining

Before the electric eel is used to clean the interior of the sewer line, portions of the property are dug up first. Each section of the sewer line is then assessed until the blockage is found, and once its location and severity have been determined, it is then broken up using the electric eel. Pipe replacement may need to be done right after.

The above are what make the first solution expensive and time-consuming. Fortunately, you do not need to spend much money or have to deal with parts of your property looking like a construction site for quite some time when you choose pipe relining instead.

The advantages of pipe relining do not end there. Here is a rundown of the other advantages of pipe relining:

• The lining, being made of fibreglass, is as durable as another pipe, making pipe replacement unnecessary.
• Since digging is not necessary with pipe relining, you do not have to worry about hiring a landscaper.
• The lining that a plumber installs is thin, so you don’t have to worry about the reduction of the interior diameter of the sewer pipe.

Below are the steps involved in pipe relining:

• An access point is created somewhere on the property.
• Once the sewer line is accessible, footage of the sewer line interior is taken so the team knows the extent and the exact location of the blockage.
• The blockage is then broken up using something called a high-pressure drain cleaner.
• The lining is set up in the sewer line interior and left in there for some time until it dries.
• To see if the team performed the task successfully, a video of the newly-installed pipe lining is taken.

Do you need a blocked sewer line sorted out today? Then give us a call now on 0402 290 290.