Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Pipe lining and epoxy coating are built to last. While these trenchless pipe repair solutions have an expected lifespan of 50+ years, case studies have shown liners lasting even longer with proper installation and conditions.
At Prestige Pipe Lining, we stand behind our work with a 10-year warranty on all liners and epoxy coatings, giving homeowners and property owners confidence in a long-term solution for aging cast iron, terracotta, and sewer lines.
When you choose pipe lining, you’re not just repairing the problem—you’re restoring your pipe from the inside out for decades to come.
Can pipe lining work on cast iron pipes? Yes — and not just cast iron.
At Prestige Pipe Lining, we can line and epoxy coat cast iron, PVC, terracotta, and many other types of sewer and drain pipes, as long as the pipe has not completely lost its shape. Once the pipe is cleaned, prepped, and restored to the proper circumference, we can install a trenchless pipe lining or epoxy coating solution that creates a strong, long-lasting pipe within the existing one.
For older homes, historic properties, and aging sewer lines, pipe lining is a smart alternative to digging — helping restore the pipe from the inside out without major excavation.
Hydro jetting, also called sewer jetting or drain jetting, is one of the safest and most effective ways to clean out a sewer or drain line.
At Prestige Pipe Lining, hydro jetting is often our preferred cleaning method because it uses high-pressure water to remove roots, buildup, grease, debris, and blockages from the inside of the pipe. When performed by trained professionals, hydro jetting is safe for many pipe materials, including PVC, cast iron, and terracotta.
A properly cleaned pipe gives us a clear view during the camera inspection and helps prepare the line for long-term solutions like trenchless pipe lining or epoxy coating.
Yes — trenchless pipe repair is a safe and effective solution for older homes, historic properties, and aging sewer lines.
Many of the homes we work on have cast iron, terracotta, clay, or other older piping materials that would be difficult and expensive to replace with traditional excavation. Trenchless pipe lining allows us to restore the pipe from the inside, without digging through foundations, landscaping, hardscaping, concrete, or finished spaces.
While pipe lining is especially valuable for older homes, it can also be used in newer homes when there are issues like cracked PVC, misaligned pipe, or damage beneath a slab or driveway.
This project is a great example of why trenchless pipe lining can be such a valuable alternative to traditional sewer replacement.
In this video, we’re lining approximately 200 feet of 6-inch pipe that runs directly behind permanently placed campers. Digging this line up would have meant major disruption, added cost, and a much more invasive repair process.
Instead, our team is able to clean the pipe, remove roots and buildup, prep the line, and install a new liner inside the existing pipe — creating a long-lasting sewer repair without tearing up the property.
Yes — pipes under concrete, slab foundations, asphalt, driveways, hardscaping, and even deep underground lines can often be restored with trenchless pipe lining.
In fact, those are some of the most common situations where pipe lining makes the most sense. Whether the pipe is 2 feet deep or 20 feet deep, trenchless pipe repair allows us to rehabilitate the line from the inside without cutting through concrete or excavating the entire area.
For homeowners and property owners, that means less disruption, less mess, and a long-term solution for damaged sewer and drain lines.
With trenchless pipe lining, we can replace or restore an entire sewer line without tearing up asphalt, concrete, landscaping, or hardscaping.
On this project, we’re rehabilitating the sewer line all the way to where it ties into the main 8-inch line — without major excavation. Every liner we install is backed by a 10-year warranty and has an expected lifespan of 50+ years.
Once the project is complete, our customers also receive a before-and-after camera inspection video so they can see exactly what their pipe looked like before and after the lining process.
A reinstatement is the process of reopening branch lines or connected fittings after a pipe has been lined.
When a new liner is installed inside the existing pipe, it can temporarily cover openings where other pipes connect. After the liner cures, our team uses a robotic cutter with a built-in camera to precisely reopen those connections from inside the pipe.
The cutter spins at high speed and can rotate 360 degrees, allowing us to cleanly cut the opening back into the new liner. This means your main sewer line can be restored with trenchless pipe lining while still preserving all necessary branch line connections.
One of the biggest benefits of trenchless pipe lining is its ability to restore damaged pipes from the inside out.
If your pipe has cracks, breaks, holes, or weak spots, the epoxy-saturated liner is designed to create a new structural pipe inside the existing one. Once cured, the liner fills and bridges damaged areas, creating a smooth, solid interior surface.
For many sewer and drain lines, this means we can repair the damage without digging up the entire pipe, making pipe lining a long-lasting solution for cracked cast iron, PVC, terracotta, and aging sewer lines.
Before a liner is installed, it starts as a flexible roll of lining material. Each liner is measured and cut specifically for the length of your pipe, so every project is customized to the exact line being restored.
Once the liner is cut, we saturate it with epoxy resin and run it through calibration rollers to ensure the resin is evenly distributed throughout the liner. From there, the liner is loaded into our inversion equipment and installed into the existing pipe.
After curing, that flexible liner hardens into a strong, seamless pipe within your old pipe — creating a long-term trenchless sewer repair solution without major excavation.
Pipe lining is a trenchless pipe repair method that restores your existing sewer or drain line from the inside.
The process starts with a camera inspection so we can see exactly what is happening inside the pipe. From there, we thoroughly clean and prep the line, often using hydro jetting or specialized cleaning tools to remove roots, buildup, scale, and debris.
Once the pipe is ready, we install a resin-saturated liner into the existing line. The liner is then cured in place, creating a brand-new pipe inside the old one. The result is a smooth, strong, long-lasting sewer repair without digging up concrete, asphalt, landscaping, or finished areas of the property.
UV cured pipe lining is a trenchless pipe repair method that allows us to restore an existing sewer or drain line from the inside, without digging up the entire pipe.
After the pipe is inspected, cleaned, and prepped, a specially designed liner is installed inside the existing pipe. Instead of curing with ambient heat or steam, the liner is cured using ultraviolet light. The UV light hardens the liner in place, creating a strong, smooth, long-lasting pipe within the old pipe.
UV cured pipe lining is especially useful for sewer line repair, cast iron pipe restoration, terracotta pipe repair, and projects where minimizing disruption to concrete, asphalt, landscaping, or hardscaping is important.
One of the most important steps in cast iron pipe lining is the prep work.
Before a new liner is installed, the existing pipe has to be thoroughly cleaned and prepared. After hydro jetting the line, our team uses specialized chains with carbide teeth that spin at high speed inside the pipe. As the chains rotate, they open up and clean the pipe wall-to-wall, knocking away rust, scale, buildup, and debris from the inside of the cast iron pipe.
Once that pass is complete, we follow up with high-pressure hydro jetting to flush the loosened rust and scale out of the line. Then we perform another sewer camera inspection to check the condition of the pipe and determine whether additional cleaning passes are needed.
This preparation process is one of the most crucial steps in trenchless pipe lining. The cleaner and better-prepped the pipe is, the better the final liner installation will be — creating a strong, long-lasting pipe inside the existing cast iron line.
Pipe lining is a trenchless pipe repair process that restores your existing sewer or drain line from the inside out.
Many of the pipes we work on are older cast iron or terracotta lines that have rust, scale, cracks, deterioration, or years of buildup inside the pipe. Instead of digging up and replacing the entire line, our team cleans and preps the existing pipe, then installs a resin-saturated liner inside it.
Once the liner is cured, it creates a smooth, strong, new pipe within the old pipe. The result is a long-lasting sewer repair solution that can restore aging pipes without major excavation through your home, yard, driveway, concrete, or landscaping.
For homeowners with older cast iron pipes, pipe lining can be a smart alternative to traditional sewer line replacement.
One of the most common questions we get about trenchless pipe lining is: how strong is the liner?
The liner we install is incredibly durable and designed to create a strong, structural pipe inside your existing sewer line. Once cured, the liner is rigid, smooth, and built to handle long-term use — even in older cast iron, terracotta, clay, or damaged sewer pipes.
One of the biggest advantages of pipe lining is that the liner can be installed in custom lengths, often from 10 feet up to 200 feet, with no joints. That means your sewer line can be restored in one continuous section from your home to the city connection or septic tank, reducing weak points where roots, leaks, and failures commonly occur.
For homeowners looking for a long-lasting alternative to traditional sewer line replacement, trenchless pipe lining offers strength, durability, and minimal disruption.