Pipe relining or digging up: how to choose
Relining saves the trench but can't fix every pipe. What the camera needs to show, when digging is the better call, and what to ask before you agree to a price.
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Key takeaways
- The CCTV footage decides. Relining suits a pipe that still holds its shape and fall; collapsed, badly sagging or misaligned pipes usually need digging.
- Relining avoids trenching through driveways, paving, gardens and slabs, which is where much of the cost and mess of excavation sits.
- Digging lets you change a pipe's route, fix its fall and add new connections, which a liner can't do.
- Either way it is licensed drainage work, and the plumber gives you a certificate of compliance and a plan of the work.
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