Trenchless methods
Pipe Bursting in St Louis
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 St. Louis County
Local conditions, the ZIP codes covered and how to reach the contractor for each city.
- Pipe Bursting St Louis
- Pipe Bursting Affton
- Pipe Bursting Allenton
- Pipe Bursting Bella Villa
- Pipe Bursting Bellerive
- Pipe Bursting Bel-Nor
- Pipe Bursting Bel-Ridge
- Pipe Bursting Berkeley
- Pipe Bursting Beverly Hills
- Pipe Bursting Black Jack
- Pipe Bursting Breckenridge Hills
- Pipe Bursting Brentwood
- Pipe Bursting Bridgeton
- Pipe Bursting Calverton Park
- Pipe Bursting Carsonville
- Pipe Bursting Castle Point
- Pipe Bursting Champ
- Pipe Bursting Charlack
- Pipe Bursting Chesterfield
- Pipe Bursting Clarkson Valley
- Pipe Bursting Clayton
- Pipe Bursting Concord
- Pipe Bursting Cool Valley
- Pipe Bursting Country Club Hills
- Pipe Bursting Country Life Acres
- Pipe Bursting Crestwood
- Pipe Bursting Creve Coeur
- Pipe Bursting Crystal Lake Park
- Pipe Bursting Dellwood
- Pipe Bursting Des Peres
- Pipe Bursting Earth City
- Pipe Bursting Edmundson
- Pipe Bursting Ellisville
- Pipe Bursting Eureka
- Pipe Bursting Fenton
- Pipe Bursting Ferguson
- Pipe Bursting Flordell Hills
- Pipe Bursting Florissant
- Pipe Bursting Frontenac
- Pipe Bursting Glasgow Village
- Pipe Bursting Glendale
- Pipe Bursting Glen Echo Park
- Pipe Bursting Grantwood Village
- Pipe Bursting Greendale
- Pipe Bursting Green Park
- Pipe Bursting Grover
- Pipe Bursting Hanley Hills
- Pipe Bursting Hazelwood
- Pipe Bursting Hillsdale
- Pipe Bursting Huntleigh
- Pipe Bursting Jennings
- Pipe Bursting Kinloch
- Pipe Bursting Kirkwood
- Pipe Bursting Ladue
- Pipe Bursting Lakeshire
- Pipe Bursting Lemay
- Pipe Bursting Mackenzie
- Pipe Bursting Manchester
- Pipe Bursting Maplewood
- Pipe Bursting Marlborough
- Pipe Bursting Maryland Heights
- Pipe Bursting Moline Acres
- Pipe Bursting Normandy
- Pipe Bursting Northwoods
- Pipe Bursting Norwood Court
- Pipe Bursting Oakland
- Pipe Bursting Oakville
- Pipe Bursting Olivette
- Pipe Bursting Overland
- Pipe Bursting Pacific
- Pipe Bursting Pagedale
- Pipe Bursting Pasadena Hills
- Pipe Bursting Pasadena Park
- Pipe Bursting Peerless Park
- Pipe Bursting Pine Lawn
- Pipe Bursting Richmond Heights
- Pipe Bursting Riverview
- Pipe Bursting Rock Hill
- Pipe Bursting Sappington
- Pipe Bursting Sherman
- Pipe Bursting Shrewsbury
- Pipe Bursting Spanish Lake
- Pipe Bursting St. Ann
- Pipe Bursting St. George
- Pipe Bursting St. John
- Pipe Bursting Sunset Hills
- Pipe Bursting Sycamore Hills
- Pipe Bursting Times Beach
- Pipe Bursting Town and Country
- Pipe Bursting Twin Oaks
- Pipe Bursting University City
- Pipe Bursting Uplands Park
- Pipe Bursting Valley Park
- Pipe Bursting Velda City
- Pipe Bursting Velda Village Hills
- Pipe Bursting Vinita Park
- Pipe Bursting Warson Woods
- Pipe Bursting Webster Groves
- Pipe Bursting Wellston
- Pipe Bursting Westwood
- Pipe Bursting Wilbur Park
- Pipe Bursting Wildwood
- Pipe Bursting Winchester
- Pipe Bursting Woodson Terrace