sewer pipe

Big Job Small Space

By: John Heisler How often has it happened to you? You get a chance to shoot a liner from the house to the sewer main in the street some 45 feet out from the house but when you look at the job your lining equipment won’t fit into the space. You have three options, and […]

Approvals & Standards – Are They End Game or Path Markers?

by John Heisler “I’ve been installing liners for a while now and ran into an engineer who insists I provide all documentation showing that the material have approvals from an independent agency for the resin and tube to the thickness specified for his job. Do you have testing samples approved for 3mm as well as […]

Open House at Anaheim, California

Live Demo’s, Free Lunch and Giveaways! On June 9th 2022, Pipe Lining Supply will be offering a FREE demo showcasing all of our existing products, plus featuring the NEXT GENERATION featuring the Quik-Shot with the LightRay Ultraviolet Inversion. This open house will allow you to experience the latest technology in utility rehabilitation, plus how these […]

Casting the Future of Pipe Rehabilitation

When two leaders in a field see an opportunity to combine forces the outcome can become more than the sum of 1 + 1 = 2. In the case of Pipe Lining Supply and Perma-Liner Industries, we saw the potential of combining technologies that would propel the industry to new heights by integrating each other’s […]

Bidding Proposals

This is a different blog post today. I had a discussion with a customer who was at a loss as he received a request for a proposal to fix a drain, waste and vent line without any video or specification for the work to be completed. It brought me back to over 25 years ago […]

Is Pipe Lining Worth It?

“Is lining pipe worth it? I hear all the sales guys tell me I need to line pipe, but I have a backhoe and it will install new sewer pipe regardless of anything else. So my question is: is it worth getting set up to install pipe when I have a proven method that works?” […]

New Career Paths Caused by Pandemic

“I’m at my wits end because of this pandemic. It’s killing any business for the company I work for and I’m afraid of losing my job. I used to be a plumber’s helper years ago and am wondering if that market is any good or just as bad as the one I’m in?” Bill Bill, […]

Tip: Planning

90% of a job’s success is in the planning, and 10% is in the execution. If you fail to plan out your job, you are planning to fail. This applies to Lateral Lining and Pipe coating jobs as well as life. For more information contact Pipe Lining Supply at +1-888-354-6464 or email us at info@pipeliningsupply.com.

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: Selection

Look at all the options before selecting the best one. Often times we try to apply the things we have mastered to a project that would be better suited to another technology. Serve your customer’s needs and you’ll never lack for work. Misapply a technology and you’ll regret it forever. For more information contact Pipe […]