Trenchless Sewer Repair in Broward County

Trenchless is usually sold as the cheaper option. It is more accurately the less destructive one, and the distinction matters when comparing two bids.

The two methods

Cured-in-place lining pulls a resin-saturated sleeve into the existing pipe and cures it into a jointless pipe inside the old one. The host pipe stays in the ground.

Pipe bursting pulls a bursting head through the old line, fracturing it outward into the soil while drawing new pipe in behind. It replaces rather than relines, can upsize the diameter, and needs entry and exit pits plus enough soil to absorb the fragments.

Florida’s Building Code addresses bursting specifically: replacement pipe shall be HDPE, SDR 17, conforming to ASTM F714, and the completed section shall be inspected internally by video camera survey and approved by the code official.

Which method a line qualifies for

Line condition	Lining	Bursting
Corroded, round, correctly graded	Yes	Yes
Roots, pipe otherwise sound	Usually	Yes
Belly or back-pitch	No	Sometimes, if grade can be corrected
Offset joint	No	Often
Collapsed section	No	Sometimes, depending on extent
Under an interior slab	Case by case	Rarely practical

Where the savings actually are

Trenchless prices against the excavation it avoids. On a line running under a paver driveway, a pool deck, or mature landscaping, that avoided restoration is most of the job. On an open St. Augustine lawn with easy access, there is much less to avoid, and an open trench can come in lower.

A fair comparison requires both bids to cover the same scope including restoration. A trench quote that excludes replacing the driveway is not comparable to a trenchless quote that never touches it.

• Ask for plumbing cost and restoration cost as separate lines
• Confirm what surface is restored and to what standard
• Confirm whether the price stops at the property line
• Ask how many days the house is affected
• Ask the warranty term and which section of pipe it covers

Reported South Florida figures for this class of work run $80 to $250 per linear foot, and a documented three-to-one spread on a single lining job — $4,500 against $14,000 for the same 30 feet — is why one quote is not a market price.

“The camera decides the method. We tell homeowners which options their line actually qualifies for before anyone talks about price.”

For an eligibility check on your line, request a free quote.