Sewer pipe line repair in Florida

Florida is cast iron under slab country: homes built through the 1970s commonly have drain lines that have corroded from the bottom up, and a camera often finds the pipe invert gone entirely. Add a high water table, sandy soil and year-round root growth, and the case for lining rather than breaking the slab is usually clear.

What fails under Florida homes

Southeastern homes built through the 1970s commonly have cast iron drain lines under slab foundations and clay or Orangeburg laterals to the street. Cast iron in this region corrodes quickly; it is not unusual for a camera to find the bottom of the pipe completely gone under a slab.

High water tables, sandy or heavy-clay soils depending on the area, hurricane and storm saturation, and year-round root growth from live oaks and other fast-growing trees all shorten the life of a jointed lateral. Open trenches fill with groundwater on many lots.

Trenchless work sidesteps the water table and the slab. Lining rebuilds corroded cast iron in place; bursting replaces a collapsed run with jointless HDPE that roots cannot enter.

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