Most homes and buildings were built with cast iron sewer pipes until about the mid-1980s. And given that cast iron pipes have a life expectancy threshold, deciding whether or not to replace your cast iron system is a good question to start asking yourself. So what is the life expectancy for a cast iron sewer system? In our experience, at most, cast iron sewer pipes can last about 50 years. However, we’ve seen a 50-year-old system that was fine and a 20-year-old system that was falling … [Read more...]
Trenchless Pipe Repair, Part 2: What It Is & Why We Don’t Recommend it
In the last post, I talked about trenchless repair methods for fresh water pipes and why it’s not a good option at this time if you have fresh water leaks. Today, I’m going to continue the discussion as it applies to sewer lines. Directional Boring I ended the last time explaining a bit about directional boring so let’s start there. While directional boring is something I might recommend for water pipes in a yard, I would not recommend it ever for sewer pipes — … [Read more...]
