Trenchless methods
Pipe Bursting in Indianapolis
A bursting head splits the old pipe while pulling new HDPE pipe in behind it, through two small pits.
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 Indianapolis
Local conditions, the ZIP codes covered and how to reach the contractor for each city.
- Pipe Bursting Indianapolis
- Pipe Bursting Alexandria
- Pipe Bursting Anderson
- Pipe Bursting Chesterfield
- Pipe Bursting Arcadia
- Pipe Bursting Carmel
- Pipe Bursting Cicero
- Pipe Bursting Elwood
- Pipe Bursting Fishers
- Pipe Bursting Fortville
- Pipe Bursting Frankfort
- Pipe Bursting Frankton
- Pipe Bursting Ingalls
- Pipe Bursting Lapel
- Pipe Bursting Lebanon
- Pipe Bursting Mccordsville
- Pipe Bursting Emporia
- Pipe Bursting Markleville
- Pipe Bursting Mulberry
- Pipe Bursting Noblesville
- Pipe Bursting Orestes
- Pipe Bursting Pendleton
- Pipe Bursting Sheridan
- Pipe Bursting Summitville
- Pipe Bursting Thorntown
- Pipe Bursting Tipton
- Pipe Bursting Westfield
- Pipe Bursting Whitestown
- Pipe Bursting Windfall
- Pipe Bursting Zionsville
- Pipe Bursting Advance
- Pipe Bursting Amo
- Pipe Bursting Arlington
- Pipe Bursting Bainbridge
- Pipe Bursting Bargersville
- Pipe Bursting Beech Grove
- Pipe Bursting Boggstown
- Pipe Bursting Brooklyn
- Pipe Bursting Brownsburg
- Pipe Bursting Camby
- Pipe Bursting Carthage
- Pipe Bursting Charlottesville
- Pipe Bursting Clayton
- Pipe Bursting Cloverdale
- Pipe Bursting Coatesville
- Pipe Bursting Danville
- Pipe Bursting Avon
- Pipe Bursting Edinburgh
- Pipe Bursting Fairland
- Pipe Bursting Fillmore
- Pipe Bursting Fountaintown
- Pipe Bursting Franklin
- Pipe Bursting Greencastle
- Pipe Bursting Greenfield
- Pipe Bursting Greenwood
- Pipe Bursting Jamestown
- Pipe Bursting Knightstown
- Pipe Bursting Lizton
- Pipe Bursting Manilla
- Pipe Bursting Martinsville
- Pipe Bursting Monrovia
- Pipe Bursting Mooresville
- Pipe Bursting Morgantown
- Pipe Bursting Needham
- Pipe Bursting New Palestine
- Pipe Bursting Nineveh
- Pipe Bursting North Salem
- Pipe Bursting Paragon
- Pipe Bursting Pittsboro
- Pipe Bursting Plainfied
- Pipe Bursting Reelsville
- Pipe Bursting Roachdale
- Pipe Bursting Rushville
- Pipe Bursting Russellville
- Pipe Bursting Shelbyville
- Pipe Bursting Stilesville
- Pipe Bursting Trafalgar
- Pipe Bursting Waldron
- Pipe Bursting West Newton
- Pipe Bursting Whiteland
- Pipe Bursting Wilkinson
- Pipe Bursting Kokomo
- Pipe Bursting Fairmont
- Pipe Bursting Gas City
- Pipe Bursting Marion
- Pipe Bursting Matthews
- Pipe Bursting Upland
- Pipe Bursting Columbus
- Pipe Bursting Brownstown
- Pipe Bursting Clifford
- Pipe Bursting Commisky
- Pipe Bursting Crothersville
- Pipe Bursting Elizabethtown
- Pipe Bursting Flat Rock
- Pipe Bursting Freetown
- Pipe Bursting Greensburg
- Pipe Bursting Hartsville
- Pipe Bursting Hope
- Pipe Bursting North Vernon
- Pipe Bursting Paris Crossing
- Pipe Bursting St Paul
- Pipe Bursting Scipio
- Pipe Bursting Seymour
- Pipe Bursting Taylorsville
- Pipe Bursting Vallonia
- Pipe Bursting Westport
- Pipe Bursting Muncie
- Pipe Bursting Albany
- Pipe Bursting Bryant
- Pipe Bursting Connersville
- Pipe Bursting Daleville
- Pipe Bursting Dunkirk
- Pipe Bursting Eaton
- Pipe Bursting Farmland
- Pipe Bursting Gaston
- Pipe Bursting Hagerstown
- Pipe Bursting Hartford City
- Pipe Bursting Kennard
- Pipe Bursting Lewisville
- Pipe Bursting Lynn
- Pipe Bursting Middleton
- Pipe Bursting Modoc
- Pipe Bursting Montpelier
- Pipe Bursting Mooreland
- Pipe Bursting New Castle
- Pipe Bursting Parker City
- Pipe Bursting Portland
- Pipe Bursting Red Key
- Pipe Bursting Ridgeville
- Pipe Bursting Selma
- Pipe Bursting Shirley
- Pipe Bursting Spiceland
- Pipe Bursting Springport
- Pipe Bursting Straughn
- Pipe Bursting Sulpher Springs
- Pipe Bursting Union City
- Pipe Bursting Winchester
- Pipe Bursting Yorktown
- Pipe Bursting Ellettsville
- Pipe Bursting Gosport
- Pipe Bursting Nashville
- Pipe Bursting Quincy
- Pipe Bursting Spencer
- Pipe Bursting Unionville
- Pipe Bursting Brazil
- Pipe Bursting Poland
- Pipe Bursting West Lafayette
- Pipe Bursting Crawfordsville