If you’ve ever had to repair your sewer lines or interior pipes, or perhaps you’ve heard the stories told by others, then you know how arduous the process can be. So if you need new water lines or pipes, chances are you are not looking forward to the experience. But what if there was an alternative to traditional water and sewer lines? Instead of having your lawn or driveway dug up and making the yard look unsightly and causing a long list of inconveniences for your home, you can now go for trenchless pipe replacement.

Simply put, trenchless pipe replacement (sometimes called pipe rehab, pipe burst, trenchless or no dig technology) is when underground pipes are replaced without digging long, unsightly trenches that disrupt lawns, sidewalks, driveways and other features of your property. In fact, when trenchless pipe replacement is used, there is 90% less damage to the soil or concrete work. Of course, this is not the only reason, albeit a good one, why many people are opting for trenchless pipes over traditional ones. Here are some of the other advantages of trenchless pipe replacement.

• Rehabilitation of pipes can save on your water, electric and gas lines because they do not need to be shut down or reinstalled due to the excavation of a new drain line.
• If you have a problem with your sewer / water lines in the future, a trenchless system works most effectively with a sewer chamber inspection, making it easy to determine where the problem is.
• No digging technology means water flows better and the plumbing system is more durable than “traditional” pipes.
• Trenchless pipe replacement is cheaper than sewer line replacement because there is no need to excavate sewer lines and destroy existing landscaping and cement work. As a result, you won’t have the added expense of repairing your yard after the job is done.
• Trenchless pipe replacement can be done anywhere, whether you live in the mountains, the city or on the beach, no region is off-limits for pipeline rehabilitation.
• Any future repairs are easily done through the 2 small access points at each end of the pipe, which means there is no need to uncover the entire system.

Like anything else in life, if something has advantages, there are usually disadvantages as well. Trenchless pipe replacement is no different. Here are the downsides of trenchless pipe replacement:

• To keep additional lines (electric, gas, etc.) from being damaged, it may be necessary for workers to do some hand digging in the yard to establish where these lines are located.
• The cost of labor may be higher as the equipment used is expensive.
• From time to time, it may be necessary to remove part of the landscape, but only if the root system of the plants will cause problems in the future.