Trenchless Sewer Repair Services in Lake Zurich, IL

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Lake Zurich’s Trenchless & CIPP Services

A New Age Of Pipe Repair

Before CIPP, replacing or repairing pipes was slow, expensive, and caused a lot of disruption. But now, things have gotten much better! The finished result is stronger, lasts longer, and is more durable. Plus, it's better for the environment. Perma-liner™ Industries offers a proven solution, and we're proud to provide some of the best products and services in the industry. Since 1999, we've been using a unique method that almost completely avoids the old dig-and-replace way. Our patented CIPP Lining System truly offers everything you need in one simple process.

Here's how it works: CIPP stands for Cured-in-Place Pipelining, and it's exactly what the name suggests. The repair happens inside the existing damaged pipe, creating a new pipe within the old one. First, we use high-definition closed-circuit cameras to inspect the pipe and determine the best way to fix it. Then, the pipe is carefully measured so we can cut a liner to fit perfectly. This liner is soaked in a special resin that will harden to form the new pipe inside the old one. Using air pressure, the liner is pushed into place. After some additional steps with specialized tools, the curing process starts — and it only takes a few hours, not days. Finally, we inspect the pipe again with the camera to make sure everything looks great and meets our quality standards. And that's it! One job, done right the first time.

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Perma-Lateral Systems

The Perma-Lateral™ small diameter inversion system is the best-selling system in North America designed to rehabilitate pipes ranging in diameter from 2 inch to 8 inch. Perma-Lateral™ liners can be installed through clean-outs or open cut pipes, with only a single access point required and can rehabilitate up to 150 feet in a single installation. The liner itself can be cured ambiently in 3 hours or heat cured in as little as 20 minutes! The Perma-Lateral™ ambient cure resin can be custom formulated to meet any installer's needs and for all working temperatures for a 3 hour cure time. Heat, through the use of Perma-Liner's Stinger steam unit, can also be added ensuring a speedy cure.

Perma-Lateral Tear Away

As the name… Cured-In-Place-Pipe implies, this is a process that takes place within the actual pipes themselves, and in the vast majority of cases, requires little or no extensive and costly excavation.

Here's how the CIPP (Cured-In-Place-Pipe) or Pipe Within A Pipe process works:

The pipeline designated for repair is investigated with closed circuit high definition cameras to assess the damage and determine the condition of the pipe for the best method of rehabilitation.
Before CIPP technology, this type of repair could only be performed by excavating the area above the pipe. This is a highly disruptive process, which thanks to Perma-Liner's C-I-P-P Patented Lining systems, dig and replace has been virtually eliminated.
Measurements are taken with a sewer camera of the cleanout stack pipe, desired liner starting point and desired liner stopping point.
Our patented Scrim liner material and calibration tube is then marked and cut job site specific.
The liner material is inserted into the calibration tube to the desired pre-marked spot where the liner will be bonded to the calibration tubing using a special plastic bonding adhesive.
The liner material is then saturated with a proprietary blend of 100% solids epoxy resin that will ultimately form the new pipe inside of the damaged pipe.
Next, the calibration tube and saturated liner are loaded into the Perma-Lateral™ Inversion drum and the drum is positioned over the cleanout. The calibration tube and liner material are then introduced into the damaged pipe by using air pressure to invert both materials down the length of the repair.
Once the liner and calibration tube have completely inverted, the calibration tube is inflated to its desired holding pressure and will act as a bladder pressing the resin saturated liner against the host pipe for a designated amount of time. During this period, the chemical reaction will take place causing the liner to cure to its hardened state.
The calibration tube is removed by winding the material directly back into the inversion machine, leaving no mess, or waste. A post video is then taken for final inspection.
The result is a permanent, C-I-P-P lined repair that is stronger, longer lasting and more durable than the damaged and deteriorated pipe prior to being lined.

And all of this is achieved in a fraction of the time it would take to run a traditional dig and replace operation making Cured-In-Place-Pipe lining truly a time and money saving, as well as environmentally-friendly repair process.