“Replacing the sewer line” used to mean trenching your whole yard. Often, it doesn’t anymore. Here’s how the options compare.
Traditional dig
Open-trench replacement is sometimes the only honest answer — a fully collapsed line, a bad slope, or a line under a structure. It’s disruptive but straightforward.
Trenchless: pipe lining
A resin-soaked liner is pulled through the old pipe and cured in place, forming a new pipe inside the old one — no trench, minimal digging at the access points.
Trenchless: pipe bursting
For pipes too far gone to line, a bursting head pulls a new pipe through while breaking the old one outward. Your driveway and landscaping mostly stay put.
Which one’s right?
It depends entirely on the line’s condition — which is why we camera it first and show you the footage. You shouldn’t pay to dig up a yard on a hunch.
Little-Known Fact
Most failing lines can be relined or burst in place — no full-yard trench. Always ask before anyone reaches for a backhoe.