Pipe Bursting in Fairfax

How pipe bursting works

A steel cable is threaded through the old sewer line from a pit at one end to a pit at the other. A cone-shaped bursting head, with new high-density polyethylene pipe fused to it, is pulled through by a hydraulic unit. The head splits the old clay or cast iron outward into the soil and the new pipe follows in the same alignment at the same depth. The result is a single fused length of pipe with no joints for roots to find.

When bursting is the right call

• Collapsed sections — a liner needs a host pipe to hold its shape; a collapsed run has none.
• Bellies — a low spot that holds water stays a low spot after lining. Bursting lays new pipe on a fresh bed.
• Undersized lines — bursting can upsize a 3-inch lateral to 4 inches; lining slightly reduces diameter.
• Badly deformed pipe — Orangeburg that has flattened, or cast iron with most of its bottom gone.

What the job looks like

One pit at the house or cleanout, one at the property line or the street connection, each a few feet square. Utilities that cross within a foot or two of the sewer path are located and potholed first. The pull takes an hour or two; the whole job, including fusing, connections, inspection and backfill, is usually one day.

Permits and the street

If the downstream pit is in the sidewalk, parkway or street, a right-of-way permit and restoration to city standards are required in addition to the plumbing permit. If the connection at the main is replaced, the city inspects it before the pit closes. Confirm who is handling this before work starts.

Estimates are free. Call now: (877) 880-8125.

Pipe Bursting by city in Fairfax County

Local conditions, the ZIP codes covered and how to reach the contractor for each city.

• Pipe Bursting Fairfax
• Pipe Bursting Annandale
• Pipe Bursting Baileys Crossroads
• Pipe Bursting Belle Haven
• Pipe Bursting Burke
• Pipe Bursting Centreville
• Pipe Bursting Chantilly
• Pipe Bursting Dunn Loring
• Pipe Bursting Fort Belvoir
• Pipe Bursting Fort Hunt
• Pipe Bursting Franconia
• Pipe Bursting Great Falls
• Pipe Bursting Groveton
• Pipe Bursting Huntington
• Pipe Bursting Hybla Valley
• Pipe Bursting Idylwood
• Pipe Bursting Jefferson
• Pipe Bursting Lake Barcroft
• Pipe Bursting Lincolnia
• Pipe Bursting Lorton
• Pipe Bursting Mantua
• Pipe Bursting McLean
• Pipe Bursting Merrifield
• Pipe Bursting Newington
• Pipe Bursting North Springfield
• Pipe Bursting Oakton
• Pipe Bursting Reston
• Pipe Bursting Rose Hill
• Pipe Bursting Seven Corners
• Pipe Bursting Springfield
• Pipe Bursting Tysons Corner
• Pipe Bursting West Springfield
• Pipe Bursting Wolf Trap
• Pipe Bursting Accotink
• Pipe Bursting Arcturus
• Pipe Bursting Barkers Crossroads
• Pipe Bursting Blevinstown
• Pipe Bursting Browns Mill
• Pipe Bursting Butts Corner
• Pipe Bursting Cobbs Corner
• Pipe Bursting Colchester
• Pipe Bursting Colchester Hunt
• Pipe Bursting Comptons Corner
• Pipe Bursting Cooktown
• Pipe Bursting Crowells Corner
• Pipe Bursting Culmore
• Pipe Bursting Donovans Corner
• Pipe Bursting Doveville
• Pipe Bursting Dranesville
• Pipe Bursting Fair Lakes
• Pipe Bursting Five Forks
• Pipe Bursting Four Corners
• Pipe Bursting Hattontown
• Pipe Bursting Hollindale
• Pipe Bursting Jermantown
• Pipe Bursting Kings Park
• Pipe Bursting Kingstowne
• Pipe Bursting Langley
• Pipe Bursting Lees Corner
• Pipe Bursting Lewinsville
• Pipe Bursting Lewis Park
• Pipe Bursting Makleys Corner
• Pipe Bursting Mason Neck
• Pipe Bursting Matildaville
• Pipe Bursting New Alexandria
• Pipe Bursting Oak Hill
• Pipe Bursting Odricks Corner
• Pipe Bursting Pohick
• Pipe Bursting Schneider Crossroads
• Pipe Bursting Shady Oak
• Pipe Bursting Strathmeade Springs
• Pipe Bursting Sunset Hills
• Pipe Bursting Uniontown
• Pipe Bursting Virginia Hills
• Pipe Bursting Westhampton