Pipe Relining Dive April
As many aspects of life ebbed and flowed throughout April, due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, easter & school holidays, the Sydney Relining team have been busier than ever, relining over 120m of pipe and drain across Sydney.
A perfect storm of heavy rainfall throughout March and more people spending more time at home has led to an increase in new faults and fresh motivation to address existing ones.
Our team completed some interesting projects, including a tricky job in Croydon Park requiring over 20 junctions to be relined and a 20m complete inversion reline in Cremorne.
Here are some of our highlights.
Cremorne
This property in Cremorne required over 20m of pipe relining. Using inversion technology from industry leaders EVOLiNE and Boldan, the team completed the project quickly and efficiently.
Croydon Park
With over 20 junctions on the stack branches to navigate, this project was far from straight forward. Working together, the team navigated each intersection using CCTV technology before creating a custom section for each junction.
This huge project took the team over a week to complete. Tenants were subjected to minimal disruptions as all stack lines were temporarily re-diverted while installations took place.
Kensington
Tree roots had affected a large area of the sewer system at the back of the property, including the main bathroom. Before relining could commence, high-pressure jetting was used to clear the blockage and disperse the tree roots.
Once the drain had been cleared, over 15m of pipe needed to be relined. Including multiple bends, along with disjointed and broken pipes, due to the tree root damage. The team had to navigate multiple changes in diameter, floor-wastes and vertical risers.
Once completed, the team left with a grateful customer, who was delighted to have their plumbing back up and running.
Avalon
With a PVC junction cracked and leaking underneath the bathroom, a relining solution allowed the issue to be addressed without ripping up the bathroom tiles and causing costly disruption for the owners.
On further inspection, cracks had started to appear in additional PVC bends due to ground movement, which the team relined to prevent tree roots from entering the pipe.
With minimal disruption, the job was completed quickly to the delight of the owners.
Other Projects Completed
- Saint Ives (30m relining using inversion, junctions, and patches)
- Balmain (10m sectional liner, an elderly lady in isolation, full COVID PPE required)
- Mac Uni (15m sectional liner for a building that had been shutdown incase of hygiene issues)
- Bondi Beach (technical patch downstream of boundary trap for apartment block)
- Kingsford (15m including floor-waste liners and robotic cutouts for a special needs residence)
- Annandale (10m difficult reline of boundary trap down to Sydney Water’s Main)
- Northmead (Technical junction liner installed under a special needs bathroom)
- Bexley (15m inversion of downstream to the main, complete reline of the boundary trap also)
Pipe Relining
How does pipe relining work?
Think of relining as feeding an inner tube into the current pipe, then hardening and sealing that tube until it’s stronger than any clay, terracotta, or plastic pipe.
Rather than excavating and replacing the damaged pipe, causing mess and disruption to your property (and your bank balance) – we reline from the surface.
Using the best available Watermark accredited tech and using ultra-strong, impenetrable EPOXY resin, we cause a minimal fuss, often maintaining services and completing most projects within a single day.
The process
- Investigate – Using CC.TV technology, we investigate the problems and provide you with an itemised quote for the work that needs to be done, taking the time to explain where the budget is being spent and why arming you with the information you need.
- Prepare – We take time to prepare above and below ground to ensure we cause minimal disturbance by establishing safe work zones and diverting any plumbing systems where possible, avoiding service disruptions.
- Reline – Only then do we cure and install our impenetrable EPOXY resin using state-of-the-art relining techniques that allow us to accurately pinpoint the damaged section of the pipe, drain or sewer and navigate any bends or junctions.
We create and install a guaranteed 50-year solution with our superior relining products & materials coming with a life expectancy of 50 years and up.
Sydney Relining Case Studies
Dive Deeper Into Our Client Work
Pipe Relining and repairing multiple faults in one comprehensive residential project
The cost-effective solution avoided disruption, removing long-standing faults and preventing future issues
We’ve had a relationship with Ranelagh for over 15 years now. At first, they asked us to reline their nine-inch boundary trap. Since that time, we have relined most of their subsoil exterior drainage. Over time, the building realised that they were actually starting to develop issues with the cast iron stack drainage. Cast iron is now defunct material, and it actually rust from the inside out.
Some of the symptoms that the residents were experiencing in relation to the dilapidated cast iron network were smells, leaks, blockages, and in the most extreme case, flooding. It would have been best if we could actually move the residents out of the building. Because that was logistically impossible, we had to break down the project into individual length reline shots. We brought on our friends from Time to Reline, which enabled us to have two inversion teams and two junction robot teams doing two shots per day and also cutting out all the junctions as necessary. We were able to reline over a kilometre of drainage, do 800 cuts, and remove one and a half tonnes of metallic silt within a six-week time period.
“We’ve had a relationship with Ranelagh for over 15 years now”
If you’re a manager of a building that was built in the ’60s and ’70s, you will have cast iron sewer drainage. Sooner or later, this will leak, break, and cause major issues for the building. Now is the time to have a look at it and see if we can provide you a solution.
Our reputation supersedes any issues that the residence or building itself might actually have. No problem is too big or small. I’m extremely proud of this project. It’s the biggest residential project of its kind in Australia and possibly the world. It’s been a great opportunity not to showcase to the industry what our skills and capabilities are, but also to other building managers and committees alike in Sydney that are experiencing the same issues with cast iron pipe work.
Frequently Asked Pipe Relining Questions
The Advantages of Pipe Relining for Efficient Pipe Repairs
Pipe relining is a modern, trenchless method for repairing damaged or leaking pipes without the need for invasive excavation. This innovative technique involves inserting a flexible, resin-coated liner into the affected pipe, which is then inflated and cured to form a new, durable pipe within the existing one. The result is a seamless and corrosion-resistant pipe that not only restores the structural integrity of your plumbing system but also improves flow efficiency. By choosing Pipe Relining, you can extend the lifespan of your pipes, prevent future damage, and minimise the risk of costly repairs down the line.
Embracing Pipe Relining as a preferred solution for pipe repairs offers several benefits, including reduced costs, minimal disruptions, and enhanced environmental sustainability. Since there’s no need for large-scale digging, Pipe Relining helps you save up to 50% in repair expenses compared to traditional methods, while also reducing the time and resources required for the job. Furthermore, the trenchless nature of Pipe Relining significantly lessens the impact on your property and the surrounding environment, preserving your garden, landscaping, and infrastructure. By opting for Pipe Relining, you’re investing in a long-lasting, efficient, and eco-friendly solution for maintaining the health of your plumbing system.
