Process
How a lining job goes
From the first call to the last footage. Your quote sets the dates, and the crew writes down what it sees at each step.
- 01Day 1
Step 1: You call or send the form
Natalie asks what the drains are doing and when it started, and sets up the camera visit.
- 02Visit
Step 2: Camera visit
A crew runs a camera down the line from the cleanout. You watch, and we mark the footage count at every defect.
- 03After
Step 3: The report and the plan
You get the footage, a written report and a plan: lining, bursting or a trench, with the reason and a written price.
- 04Before
Step 4: Prep
We mark the pits, call for utility locates, and give you a notice of the day and the hours water use is held back.
- 05Work
Step 5: Lining day
Clean the pipe, install the liner, cure it, reopen the side connections.
- 06Close
Step 6: Final footage
We film the finished pipe, hand you the footage and tell you what to watch for.
Sample report
What we found, by the counter
The footage count is the distance from the cleanout. This sample is what a log looks like; yours has your pipe in it.
- 00:12 · 9 ft
Cleanout. Pipe is clean and round.
- 00:41 · 38 ft
Roots enter at an open joint.
Roughly a third of the pipe is blocked. Clear and line.
- 01:05 · 52 ft
A dip that holds water for about four feet.
Check the slope. Mark for a short dig.
- 01:30 · 71 ft
Clay joint offset by half a wall.
Line the run to cover it.
- 01:52 · 84 ft
Tie-in to the street main. Clear.
End of run.
Sample content.
Next step
Book the camera visit
That's step one, and it's the only one before you know what you need.