Pipe Bursting in Bartlett, IL — New Pipe, Barely Any Digging

Pipe bursting is the best of both worlds: you get a completely new sewer line, but without the open trench across your property. A powerful hydraulic unit pulls a bursting head through your old pipe, fracturing it outward, while a brand-new HDPE pipe follows right behind into the same path.

For Bartlett homeowners with failing clay or cast-iron lines, it's often the ideal solution — full replacement-grade results with trenchless-grade disruption. Most pipe bursting jobs finish in a single day.

How pipe bursting works, step by step

We dig small entry and exit pits at each end of the run. The bursting head and new pipe are fed through the old line. Hydraulic power pulls the assembly through — the old pipe fractures outward into the surrounding soil while the new pipe takes its place. We then connect, test, camera-verify, and restore the pits.

What pipe do you get?

High-density polyethylene (HDPE): seamless, fused joints, root-proof, corrosion-proof, and flexible enough to handle minor ground movement. It's rated for 50–100 years of service.

When bursting is the right call — and when it isn't

Bursting excels at replacing deteriorated clay, cast iron, and Orangeburg pipe along its existing alignment. It can't correct a line that's lost its grade (bellies) or navigate severe collapses that block the bursting head's path — those situations need open-trench work. The camera inspection makes the call