Boston Pipelining Company

Our sewer lining process

We start with the condition of your pipe and how your property is used, then plan access, preparation and repair.

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We line your sewer in six steps.

You tell us what your sewer is doing.
Tell us where your property is, which fixtures are affected and whether the problem keeps returning after cleaning. Mention any camera footage you have and any access restrictions. That tells us whether your sewer needs cleaning, inspection or a liner, instead of assuming your backup needs a liner.
We inspect your sewer line to see its condition.
We run our camera through the accessible length of your sewer and record its connections, deposits and visible damage. We may need to clean it before our camera can see the full run. The recording shows whether you have an obstruction we can clear or a defect in your pipe that needs repair.
We agree on your repair and its access with you.
We identify the section of your sewer we will repair, the method we propose and where our equipment will connect. We discuss any opening needed in your floor or outside your building and the fixtures affected while we work. If your drain is shared, tell us who can coordinate access and water use across your property.
We clean, measure and prepare your pipe.
We remove roots, grease, scale and loose material from your pipe before lining or coating it. We measure the run for your liner and confirm its connections. For a coating, we also prepare and dry the pipe wall for the selected epoxy system. We stage our equipment and hoses around the access points we agreed with you.
We install and cure your liner or coating.
For cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining, we install a resin-saturated tube inside your existing sewer and cure it into a new pipe wall. For brush coating, we apply epoxy in controlled passes to the prepared wall. The fixtures connected to that section stay out of use for the period we specify for your installation, and cure timing depends on the material and the conditions on your job.
We check your repaired sewer and return it to use.
Our final camera inspection checks your repaired run and its connections. We tell you when your affected fixtures can be used again and which part of your sewer we repaired. Keep your repair and inspection records together so future maintenance starts from a clear record of your sewer.

Footage from our jobs

We inspect first, then set up for lining.

These clips show both stages on our own jobs.

A camera inspection from the street

Our camera goes down through a street sewer access, and the live picture plays on the monitor inside our inspection van. We published this clip with our Dorchester project article.

Setting up a lining job

We walk from our service vans past the inspection and lining equipment to the basement window where our hose enters the house. We published this clip with our Back Bay project article.

You can prepare your property at each stage.

Before we inspect, note which fixtures back up together, find your cleanouts if you can and send us any earlier camera reports.

Before we line your sewer, clear access to your utility areas, protect stored items near our equipment and tell us about finished floors that may need a controlled opening.

During cure, plan fixture use with your household or tenants using the schedule we give you for your installation.

We schedule work on your shared building drain around your occupants.

When several units share your building sewer, lining one section can take several bathrooms or kitchen lines out of use. We schedule our staging around when your units are occupied rather than assuming a single-family schedule.

We answer your questions about our process.

What should be settled before installation day?

We settle the section of your sewer we are repairing, the method, the access openings, the preparation, the affected fixtures and the order of work with you before installation day. Ask us about any restoration around the access point so you understand the complete repair.

Can you inspect and line my sewer on separate visits?

Yes. We can inspect and clean your sewer on one visit and install your liner on another, so you can review your footage and compare options first.

We line your sewer in six steps.

You tell us what your sewer is doing.

Tell us where your property is, which fixtures are affected and whether the problem keeps returning after cleaning. Mention any camera footage you have and any access restrictions. That tells us whether your sewer needs cleaning, inspection or a liner, instead of assuming your backup needs a liner.

Technician feeding an inspection camera cable into an accessible drain

We inspect your sewer line to see its condition.

We run our camera through the accessible length of your sewer and record its connections, deposits and visible damage. We may need to clean it before our camera can see the full run. The recording shows whether you have an obstruction we can clear or a defect in your pipe that needs repair.

Liner inversion drum connected to a sewer through an opening in a tiled floor

We agree on your repair and its access with you.

We identify the section of your sewer we will repair, the method we propose and where our equipment will connect. We discuss any opening needed in your floor or outside your building and the fixtures affected while we work. If your drain is shared, tell us who can coordinate access and water use across your property.

Generated cutaway of a buried clay sewer with a hose-connected jetting nozzle washing deposits toward the access point

We clean, measure and prepare your pipe.

We remove roots, grease, scale and loose material from your pipe before lining or coating it. We measure the run for your liner and confirm its connections. For a coating, we also prepare and dry the pipe wall for the selected epoxy system. We stage our equipment and hoses around the access points we agreed with you.

Technician monitoring an inversion drum connected through a tiled floor

We install and cure your liner or coating.

For cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining, we install a resin-saturated tube inside your existing sewer and cure it into a new pipe wall. For brush coating, we apply epoxy in controlled passes to the prepared wall. The fixtures connected to that section stay out of use for the period we specify for your installation, and cure timing depends on the material and the conditions on your job.

Camera reel and monitors arranged beside pipe lining equipment

We check your repaired sewer and return it to use.

Our final camera inspection checks your repaired run and its connections. We tell you when your affected fixtures can be used again and which part of your sewer we repaired. Keep your repair and inspection records together so future maintenance starts from a clear record of your sewer.

Our sewer lining process

We line your sewer in six steps.

You tell us what your sewer is doing.

We inspect your sewer line to see its condition.

We agree on your repair and its access with you.

We clean, measure and prepare your pipe.

We install and cure your liner or coating.

We check your repaired sewer and return it to use.

We inspect first, then set up for lining.

You can prepare your property at each stage.

We schedule work on your shared building drain around your occupants.

Read more about our methods or contact us.

We answer your questions about our process.

We do this work in these Boston neighborhoods and South Shore towns.

Our sewer lining process

We line your sewer in six steps.

You tell us what your sewer is doing.

We inspect your sewer line to see its condition.

We agree on your repair and its access with you.

We clean, measure and prepare your pipe.

We install and cure your liner or coating.

We check your repaired sewer and return it to use.

We inspect first, then set up for lining.

You can prepare your property at each stage.

We schedule work on your shared building drain around your occupants.

Read more about our methods or contact us.

We answer your questions about our process.

We do this work in these Boston neighborhoods and South Shore towns.