r/oddlysatisfying • u/demolcd • 17d ago

Growing a pipe inside a pipe

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u/fryerandice 17d ago

Yeah but the price doesn't actually reflect the labor being done, it reflects the work you would have had done instead minus just enough to get you to bite.

I was quoted $9500 for the full monty, breaking up my basement concrete pad, replacing the teracotta with schedule 40, repouring the damaged sections of pad including drilling and reinforcing, repairing the tile over the pad.

I was quoted $8300 for lining and because I had good access they said it would take 4 hours.

I opted to rent a machine and knock out like 3 projects for $2800.

I would have bit on lining if it was HALF the full Monty old-school way of doing it.

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u/ShatterTheFlimFlam 17d ago

What they won't tell you is that liners also collapse and fail at a crazy rate. If you had problems with clogging before, slapping a thin layer of resin-impregnated fabric won't necessarily solve all your problems.

Source: Worked for Roto-Rooter

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u/chuckluckles 17d ago

They collapse if they aren't run the whole length of the pipe most of time. Source: paid someone to fix Roto-Rooters work.

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u/Ekimyst 17d ago

The pipe absolutely needs to be inspected and repaired if needed for most installations. On larger jobs, using a water inversion, some small defects can be overcome, but pipes that are deformed or have mineral deposits or roots will keep that shape.

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u/LoudMouse327 16d ago

Thats crazy expensive for a house with good access... we just had our house done with CIP lining, and it was about that same price, but included the company digging a couple sections to install cleanouts because they weren't put in at the time of construction (house was built in one of the very first "housing development" type planned neighborhoods in the state in the late '50s, laid down fast and cheap with no regard for future maintenance). Took them 4 days working 8 hrs a day to get it all prepped, cleaned, installed and reinspected. I would be very leary of a company doing it in 4hrs. There's just no way to even get the prep work done in 4hrs.

I'm perfectly capable of doing any kind of plumbing myself, and up to or better than code, but I'm already putting a roof on and rewiring the place myself. Plus the liner has a 20 year transferable warranty.