An Illinois plumbing company contacted Trenchless Innovations for help installing a liner into a sewer at a large Northern Illinois pharmaceuticalPharma company. The sewer showed heavy scale and small holes throughout the bottom of the pipe. The line exited the building under the basement floor, then went to a manhole approximately eighty feet away. Together, Trenchless Innovations and the plumbing company devised a plan for sewer lining.

Safety is our number one priority at Trenchless Innovations. With strict safety protocols at the facility, all employees working on the job attended a mandatory safety training course and completed it with passing grades.

The plumbing company supplied access to the pipe via an open hole in the basement. Our team installed the liner through the open pipe, stopping just prior to the manhole. Because of the strict safety protocols in place, it was important for the liner to not enter the manhole. The reason for this is because liners sometimes stretch when lining into a manhole. This makes entry into the manhole necessary in order to trim excess liner. In this case, trimming excess liner required the fire department to be on site, so our team took extra precautions to avoid extra costs and procedures.

The careful work of our team paid off, as their measurements of the liner were spot on. Access to the manhole was unnecessary, saving time and money for the customer. With the liner installed, the curing process began. Curing ensures that the liner completely adheres to the pipe and seals all imperfections. After the curing process was complete, our team sent a camera into the line to inspect it one more time. Seeing the holes in the pipe covered by the liner, service was restored back to the building. 

Thanks to the old adage “measure twice, cut once,” Trenchless Innovations accurately performed the sewer lining without adding the required expense of having the fire department on site.