Pipe Bursting in Flint

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: (877) 880-8125.

Pipe Bursting by city in Genesee County

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

• Pipe Bursting Flint
• Pipe Bursting Burton
• Pipe Bursting Clio
• Pipe Bursting Davison
• Pipe Bursting Fenton
• Pipe Bursting Flushing
• Pipe Bursting Grand Blanc
• Pipe Bursting Linden
• Pipe Bursting Mount Morris
• Pipe Bursting Swartz Creek
• Pipe Bursting Gaines
• Pipe Bursting Goodrich
• Pipe Bursting Lennon
• Pipe Bursting Otisville
• Pipe Bursting Otter Lake
• Pipe Bursting Clayton
• Pipe Bursting Genesee
• Pipe Bursting Montrose
• Pipe Bursting Mundy
• Pipe Bursting Vienna
• Pipe Bursting Argentine
• Pipe Bursting Atlas
• Pipe Bursting Richfield
• Pipe Bursting Thetford
• Pipe Bursting Forest
• Pipe Bursting Beecher
• Pipe Bursting Lake Fenton
• Pipe Bursting Bayport Park
• Pipe Bursting Brent Creek
• Pipe Bursting Duffield
• Pipe Bursting Farrandville
• Pipe Bursting Huntingtown
• Pipe Bursting Kipp Corners
• Pipe Bursting Lakeside
• Pipe Bursting Pine Run
• Pipe Bursting Richfield Center
• Pipe Bursting Rogersville
• Pipe Bursting Russellville
• Pipe Bursting Thetford Center
• Pipe Bursting Rankin
• Pipe Bursting Whigville
• Pipe Bursting Whitesburg