Manhole rehabilitation should begin with a proper inspection and end with a seamless repair job. Slip-lining solutions can make the entire process less costly. For one thing, contractors can use cured-in-place pipe repair (CIPP) to avoid excavating and installing a replacement manhole on your commercial property. With CIPP, rehabilitation ultimately helps prevent big disasters, such as collapsing manholes. Sinkholes cost landowners thousands of dollars every year. This alone is enough to warrant an inspection.
Manholes are often “grandfathered” to property owners. With many structures built primarily out of brick and similar materials in the past decades, owners see collapses and nature infiltration, such as roots or rodents. Over time, corrosion from sewer gases and fluids can create cracks, exposing piping interiors to harsh elements.
All of these problems can add up to major financial losses. Advanced Pipe Repair uses CIPP to directly address these issues. Our specially trained contractors know how to clean manhole sites, repair them, and then cement the damaged structures together. The end result is a reinforced sewer system that can last for 50 or more years.
Manhole Rehabilitation Cleaning Procedures
The first stage of rehabilitating a manhole is properly cleaning it. A contractor needs to eliminate dirt and buildup from the surface and restore the manhole’s shape so the system can function. Once cleaned and free of debris and water, the contractor can fill in cracks and inverts with the proper grout and/or cement mixtures. Once the manhole is structurally stable, the contractor will stop water infiltration and inflow using a waterproofing product to seal any leakage. Cleaning and repairing the manhole helps diagnose the big picture, such as identifying any problem areas and leaks. CIPP contractors can use special tools and hosing techniques to blast away clingy debris and dirt. Cleaning a manhole is vital to finishing the job without leaving future issues where they can develop.
CIPP Rehabilitation Work
CIPP manhole rehabilitation is a great solution for scenarios involving large amounts of water infiltration, which is usually an emergency situation. Cured in-place pipe repair involves a flexible camera, one that allows an inspection of the damaged area. Using this threaded-in camera, your contractor can determine where repairs need to be made without creating an ungainly entry point or extracting the entire manhole structure. With CIPP, the contractor can expertly cure resin and form tight-fitting, joint-less, and corrosion-resistant replacement pipes and effectively rehab the area.
CIPP involves liners that are delicately inserted into damaged or broken pipes. Once the liner bonds to the existing pipe and properly cures, you won’t have to worry about random odors or water backups. You’re fortunate if you have the CIPP repair option to deal with a sewer system. Most pipes are too small for humans to enter safely, so expert liner insertion saves you lots of hassle. Video cameras can capture all angles within pipes. As a result, these images can be used for insurance purposes.
Advanced Pipe Repair can repair extremely damaged manholes or those that are in the beginning stages of decay. CIPP is a refined solution that allows pipe specialists to stop leaks and cracks from developing further. The attached pipe systems can be filled with a slip-liner without any extensive digging or excavation of the structure.
Epoxy and Resin Coating
Cement/epoxy paste coating is an integral part of the CIPP solution. Technicians can apply this special coating in small amounts, which helps with accuracy. APR’s specialists are detail-oriented when it comes to manhole rehabilitation, resulting in a high-quality finished product. Epoxy coating is resistant to trapped moisture, chemicals, and other corrosive elements. With CIPP resin coating, contractors can repair busted pipe sections right where they are without extensive digging. Epoxy pipe treatment helps improve the quality of your sewer system, along with the force of water flow pressure.
Epoxy coatings can protect against corrosion and erosion for up to 50 years, even in systems that are especially under duress. Designed to withstand a significant amount of bending without any drawbacks, epoxy coating increases elasticity for the doctored pipes, which helps to reduce the risks of static damage. Epoxy coating is a versatile product that improves upon traditional repair methods. Along with CIPP repair, using epoxy coating makes for longer-lasting performance. This technique applies to commercial drains, sewer pipes, and HVAC systems. The epoxy coating seals pipes that curve into multiple 90-degree angles, fortifying joints and junctions with precision. An advantage of CIPP liners is that they are resistant to most corrosive substances when the slip-liner stays fully intact.
Advanced Pipe Repair Manhole Rehab
When it comes to manhole rehabilitation, CIPP does not leave an environmental mark. Advanced Pipe Repair avoids needless construction by using finesse and special tools. Rehabbing a manhole can be a messy procedure when the response is flawed. In turn, a bad job can turn away anyone interested in joining or visiting your properties. Typically, this comes down to flawed techniques, not bad intentions. Companies still use traditional (outdates) sewer repair methods today. Ultimately, there is no fair comparison when you place standard repair methods next to CIPP methods.
With Advanced Pipe Repair and industrial slip lining, we can help you avoid expensive, time-consuming dig jobs. Updated pipe maintenance procedures, like cured-in-place pipe repair (CIPP repair), are becoming the new standard to deal with faulty pipes. Traditional pipe repair methods will not add up to 50 years of pipe life, nor will they protect against the wear and tear that is inevitable as time passes. CIPP repair and epoxy coating prevent leaks and cracks before they occur. No matter what your setup is, these repair methods are versatile enough to fix metal, PVC, concrete, and clay pipes.
CIPP innovations have changed the game. As a property owner or manager, don’t miss out on an annual sewer system inspection. Dodging expensive pipe repair tallies is a lot easier when you’re up to date on pipeline conditions. Our prepared maintenance team can discover the signs of a broken or clogged portion of the sewer line so you can deal with it in a complete way. Waiting only makes the problem worse. Give us a call now if you need manhole rehabilitation, pipe section repairs, or anything involving vertical or horizontal pipes.