Pipe Relining in Temecula
A new pipe inside the old one, when the location makes replacement painful.
Pipe relining builds a new pipe wall inside a damaged drain or sewer line. The line is cleaned, a resin-saturated liner is pulled or inverted into place, and it cures hard. Cracks, root entry points and loose joints get sealed in one continuous tube.
Relining is most useful when the damaged pipe runs under a slab, a driveway, a pool deck or a finished room, where opening things up is the expensive part.
Relining basics
What to expect.
1 to 2 days
Typical lateral relining
Cleaning, lining and curing for a residential line.
1 access point
Often all it needs
Usually the existing cleanout.
~1/4 in
Diameter reduction
The liner adds wall thickness, slightly narrowing the pipe.
2 camera passes
Before and after
You see the damage and the finished liner.
Good candidates, poor candidates
- Good: cracked or root-damaged lines with consistent slope, separated joints, and lines under slabs, driveways or decks.
- Poor: lines with a belly that holds water, fully collapsed sections, or pipe that is badly undersized. Liners copy the shape of the pipe they go into, including its sags.
- Supply lines: epoxy coating of pressurized water lines exists, but for most Temecula slab leaks we recommend a reroute instead. See slab leak repair.
Why Temecula homes are usually good candidates
Most homes here were built after 1980 with ABS or PVC drain lines, not the clay or cast iron you see in older cities. Plastic pipe tends to fail at joints and from root entry rather than crumbling, which is exactly what lining fixes well. The older commercial buildings in Old Town and some Meadowview homes are the exceptions where we see older pipe materials.
How the process works
We camera the line, jet it clean, measure it and wet out the liner with resin on site. The liner goes in through the cleanout and is inflated against the pipe wall to cure. Branch connections are reopened with a robotic cutter where needed. A final camera pass is recorded for your records and for permit inspection where required.
Problems relining fixes
Confirmed by camera before we recommend it.
Roots at multiple joints
Each joint is a gap roots can enter.
A continuous liner seals them all.
Cracked pipe under a slab or driveway
Access is the expensive part.
Line it through the cleanout.
Separated joints from settling
Pipe sections pulled apart slightly.
Line if the slope is still acceptable.
Recurring clogs with no belly
Rough or broken pipe catches debris.
Clean and line for a smooth bore.
Relining step by step
Camera and measure
Confirm the line is a candidate and measure length and diameter.
Hydro jet
Remove roots, grease and scale.
Install liner
Wet out, insert and inflate.
Cure and reinstate
Cure the resin and reopen any branch connections.
Verify
Final recorded camera inspection.
Where relining is most useful locally
Where we see it most
Older commercial buildings with lines under finished floors.
Older homes with long laterals and mature trees.
Finished hardscape and golf course lots.
Lines under driveways and courtyards in newer homes.
Local factors that matter
Plastic drain pipe
ABS and PVC fail at joints, which lining addresses.
Hardscape-heavy yards
Pavers, concrete and turf replacement make digging costly.
Permits
Lateral work is permitted through the City or County.
Cost factors
Quoted after camera inspection.
Length
Priced largely by the foot.
Diameter
Larger pipes use more liner and resin.
Number of branch connections
Each one needs reinstating.
Cleaning required
Heavy roots add jetting time.
Questions Temecula homeowners ask
Straight answers to the calls we get most. If yours is not here, call and ask. There is no charge for a phone conversation.
Call (951) 744-8310How long does a pipe liner last?
Manufacturers rate CIPP liners for decades when installed in a properly cleaned pipe.
Can every pipe be relined?
No. Lines with significant sags or full collapses usually need excavation at that spot.
Will relining reduce flow?
Slightly, by the liner thickness. The smooth interior often offsets it.
Is relining the same as trenchless sewer repair?
It is one trenchless method. Pipe bursting is the other common one.
Related services
Neighborhood pages
Sources for the numbers on this page
Damaged line under the slab or driveway?
Call (951) 744-8310. A camera inspection tells us if relining is the right fix.