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Drain relining: a new pipe inside the old one
Cracked joints, holes left by tree roots and leaking clay pipes can usually be repaired from inside the drain. No trench, no lifted patio, and the job is normally done in a day.
How drain relining works
First we jet the pipe clean and cut out any roots, then put our camera through to measure exactly where the damage is and how long the repair needs to be.
A flexible liner soaked in resin is then pulled or pushed into the drain and inflated so it presses tight against the old pipe wall. Once the resin cures, it sets hard: a smooth, jointless pipe inside the old one, with the cracks and open joints sealed behind it.
We finish with a second camera run so you can see the repair for yourself.
Patch repairs and full relining
If the damage is in one place, such as a single cracked joint or one root hole, a short patch liner seals just that section. Where a whole run is cracked, rooted or leaking along its length, we reline it from chamber to chamber.
The survey footage decides which one you need, and we show you before any work is agreed.
Why reline instead of digging
Digging out a broken drain means lifting whatever is on top of it: block paving, a resin drive, a sandstone terrace, a lawn, sometimes a kitchen floor. That is where most of the cost and disruption comes from.
Relining goes in through the existing manholes, so what is above the pipe stays where it is. It also seals the joints that roots grow through, so they have no way back in.
When relining won't work
If a section of pipe has fully collapsed, or has sunk so far that water sits in it, a liner cannot fix the shape of the pipe. Then the honest answer is to dig out that section and replace it, and we will tell you so.
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When relining is the right repair
Any of these, call us. We answer 24 hours a day and tell you the price before any work starts.
Call 01632 960 247- A CCTV survey shows cracks or open joints
- Tree roots keep growing back into the pipe
- The drain runs under a drive, patio, extension or conservatory
- Water is leaking out of the pipe, or groundwater is getting in
- A homebuyer survey has flagged damage that needs repairing
From your call to a clear drain
You call
Day or night, a real person answers. Tell us what is happening and where.
We come out
A drainage engineer heads to you, with everything needed on the van.
We find the cause
We lift the covers, trace the blockage and use the camera where it helps.
We clear and check
Water flowing again, then we run it through and show you it is clear.
Does relining make the pipe smaller?
Only by the thickness of the liner, which is a few millimetres. The new surface is smooth and jointless, so it usually flows better than the old pipe did.
Do I need a survey first?
Yes. We always look at the drain on camera before relining, so the repair goes in the right place and is the right length.
Can you reline a drain under an extension?
Usually, yes. As long as we can reach the pipe from a manhole or access point, there is no need to break into the floor above it.
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Contact us
Drain trouble? Call now.
For an emergency, ring. For anything else, call or email and we will get straight back to you.
- Call us, 24/701632 960 247
- Emailinfo@surreydrainagesolutions.co.uk
- Based inSunbury-on-Thames, covering Surrey
- Open24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Call 01632 960 247 Email info@surreydrainagesolutions.co.uk- Blocked drain
- Blocked toilet
- Blocked sink
- CCTV survey
- Drain jetting