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Tip: Profit Margin

Remember that the farther you travel to execute a job, you lower your profit margin. We forget that we make the most money on a job the closer to base we are. No one ever recaptures revenue lost for travel. For more information contact Pipe Lining Supply at +1-888-354-6464 or email us at info@pipeliningsupply.com.

Tip: Cleaning

Whether pipe coating or pipe lining, the level of cleaning will determine what the final surface will look like. A poorly cleaned pipe will be obvious when looking at a finished job. For more information contact Pipe Lining Supply at +1-888-354-6464 or email us at info@pipeliningsupply.com.

Tip: Pipe Diameter

Pipe diameters on laterals usually make a transition in sizes somewhere between the building and the sewer main. For CIPP projects, you can select one of two methods from a variety of liners. You can buy pre-made transition bags sewed to transition from one diameter to another in various lengths, or you can buy liner […]

Pipe Rehabilitation Still Not In The Mainstream

“I am a pipe rehabilitation contractor in the Midwest and continue to run across plumbing malpractice by licensed plumbers who know about fixing aging pipe with a whole host of non-invasive rehabilitation methods yet sell customers on busting up floors, walls, and ceilings in perfectly habitable spaces that displace occupants for days, weeks and sometimes […]

Confused Between Lining & Coating?

“We lined several vent stacks and have had a few of them leak. We used the CIPP method sold to us using a “gapping method” that they told me would work well for fixing in plumbing stacks. We thought that the lining process would seal the old pipe and prevent leaking. Now I read that […]

Coating Do’s and Don’ts

“I bought your Quik-Coating equipment a year ago and everything was working great until this past week. I applied 6 layers of resin and 2 days later I got a call that the sewer line was plugged. I returned to the job and stuck my camera into the pipe. What looked perfect when I left […]

Planning a Project

When you look at a project that requires lining, do you know what to do to give you and the customer the best job you can provide that solves the problem? Here is a list that needs to be planned out before you can pick out the right material and resin to solve it. Host […]

Digging Up Or Tearing Out Old Pipe And Replacing It With New Is The Only Answer For Sewer Lines

“I’ve followed some of your blogs and I just can’t see all this rehab of an old pipe when I can replace it. I’ve got a seasoned crew and don’t see how rehabilitation methods are going to last very long. Convince me I’m wrong!” First, let’s start out with your first statement that you’ve read […]

Lining In The Winter Cold

“I’ve held up my lining jobs until warmer weather but I am getting too many jobs to get them all done in the spring. What’s the rule on winter lining? Can I do it?” I understand why you are trying to put off till spring any lining jobs, but the reasons revolve around your comfort […]

Ripping Out A CIPP Liner

“I installed a CIPP liner and followed the ASTM’s I read about in your earlier blogs. I used your resin but a sales guy sold me some liner he sold was as good as yours but cheaper. After completing the job the inspector asked me for my documentation and I showed him the resin buckets […]