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Roxbury trenchless sewer repair
We line damaged Roxbury sewer laterals with cured-in-place pipe and coat smaller drain branches with epoxy. Our camera recording shows which repair suits each part of your drainage, so your main run and its branches get the method that fits them.
We lined the main and brush coated the branches in this Charlestown building.
Lining or coating
We choose between a liner and a coating for each part of your Roxbury drainage.
A cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) liner is a resin-saturated tube that cures into a new pipe wall inside your existing sewer. An epoxy brush coating is applied in layers to the cleaned, dried inside wall of a drain and builds on the pipe that is already there.
Your main lateral to the street and your smaller interior branches can need different repairs. We record each one, then line the runs that need a new wall and coat the branches whose size, bends and condition suit a coating.
Liner. A new structural wall cured inside your sewer along the lined run.
Coating. Epoxy layers that seal the cleaned inside surface of a suitable drain branch.
Your camera recording. It shows us which sections of your drainage need which repair.
Slide across these pipes to compare a corroded wall with a lined one.
Corrosion inside cast iron is one condition we coat or line, depending on the size and soundness of your pipe.
We descale your buried cast iron before any liner or coating goes in.Neither a liner nor a coating bonds over loose scale. We clean your pipe back to its wall first, then apply the repair your recording supports.
We match the repair to the problem inside your Roxbury drain.
Our camera shows which of these problems your pipe has. A coating seals a sound wall; a liner replaces the wall your pipe has lost.
Corrosion has thinned the wall of your cast iron drain.
We descale your drain and line it so the new wall carries your flow, or coat a branch whose wall is still sound.
A joint in your lateral has moved out of line.
A coating cannot bridge an offset. Our liner can when our camera shows it will pass; a larger offset needs a spot repair first.
Roots are entering your lateral at its joints.
We cut the roots out and line your lateral so its joints are covered by a continuous wall.
We prepare, then line or coat your Roxbury pipes in five steps.
We record your lateral and your branches.
We run our camera through each section and note its diameter, bends and wall condition, so we can match a repair to each run.
We clean each section back to its wall.
We jet out grease, roots and scale. A liner and a coating both need a clean wall to bond to.
We brush coat the branches that suit a coating.
We dry each branch and apply epoxy in coats, with cure time between passes as the product system requires.
We line the runs that need a new wall.
We invert a resin-saturated liner into your lateral from the access we plan with you and cure it in place.
We record the coated and lined sections.
Our final recording shows you each repaired section before you use your fixtures again.
Our work near Roxbury
We have coated branches and lined laterals in the neighborhoods around Roxbury.
In Charlestown we lined a 4-inch to 6-inch transition and brush coated the smaller branches in the same building. In the Back Bay we lined a cast iron lateral and coated branches that needed corrosion protection. In nearby Jamaica Plain we lined a failing 6-inch basement run and cured it with UV light.
Those jobs are in other Boston neighborhoods, not in Roxbury, and they show how we split one drainage system between lining and coating when its sections need different repairs.
Working in Roxbury
Boston rules shape how work on your Roxbury building sewer is done.
Roxbury properties drain to the Boston Water and Sewer Commission system. BWSC’s sewer regulations say your building sewer belongs to you, and that its installation, repair or maintenance must be performed by a drain layer holding a Drain Layers License issued by the Commission. Work that will be covered over waits for approval from a Commission inspector.
When a repair reaches the connection in the street, BWSC asks for a General Service Application before work proceeds, and the work can also require a City of Boston street opening permit. Interior lining and coating keep the work inside your building wherever your access allows, and we tell you before we start whether any part of your repair reaches the street.
Owners describe our drain and lining work.
Our customers rate us 5.0 out of 5 from 56 Google reviews.
Excellent experience with this company relining my drain pipe. They have great customer service and very fair pricing. Im glad I chose them over any other companies. Travis was easy to work with and did a great job. Highly recommend their service
ChrisGoogle review, Boston Pipe Lining Co. Did a great job lining our drainpipe. They showed up on time, completed the work in a few short hours. They clean and respectful.
JamesGoogle review, Boston Pipe Lining Company did a great job for me. I was totally unaware of the problem and how to fix it. They led me through the process and put me in touch with the Boston Water and Sewer Commission to take advantage of the reimbursement availability. They also had the lowest bid of those I received
Louis C.Google review,
We work in Roxbury and the Boston neighborhoods beside it.
Nearby places we serve
Open our service area mapWe coat, line, clean and inspect your Roxbury drains.
We answer questions about coating and lining in Roxbury.
Is an epoxy coating a structural repair?
No. A coating builds on the wall your pipe still has. When your pipe has lost wall, or our camera shows cracks and offsets a coating cannot bridge, we recommend a cured-in-place liner instead.
Can you line my main and coat my branches in the same job?
Yes. We did both in Charlestown and in the Back Bay. We inspect each section so your liner, your coatings and their connections work as one drainage system.
Does BWSC help with the cost of a lateral repair in Roxbury?
BWSC’s Sewer Lateral Financial Assistance Program reimburses part of the repair when BWSC verifies that your lateral is blocked, collapsed or leaking and you meet its other conditions. Its page says relining is one way to correct the condition. BWSC confirms eligibility before you begin.
What drain sizes can you coat?
We decide that from your camera recording, because diameter, bends, moisture and wall condition all affect whether brush coating suits your branch.
Ask us whether your Roxbury drain needs a liner or a coating.
Tell us your address, which drains are slow or backing up and whether you already have a camera recording of them.
