Pipe Relining Shortland
Pipe relining in Shortland fixes a sewer with split joints or root entry by setting a resin-filled sleeve hard inside the existing pipe, and nobody has to trench the yard. We price it from camera footage, the figure is set before work begins, and booking takes one call or the online form.
Relining is one of the drain repairs our plumber in Shortland team offers.
Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C
Last updated October 2026
Which Pipes Can Take a Liner?
Footage settles it. A CCTV drain inspection shows the pipe wall and every joint, and a sewer that has cracked at the collars but kept its round shape is a good fit for a liner.
Under the fibro and brick Housing Commission houses of the 1950s and 60s, that means earthenware. Its joints were packed with rigid mortar, and decades in wet, shifting soil have opened them.
- Collars that have cracked or slipped sideways, letting in roots and groundwater
- Fine roots that grow back along the pipe after each clear
- Whether the bore has kept its shape, because a flattened or caved-in section cannot hold a sleeve
If roots are the only issue and the pipe is sound, tree root removal may be all you need.
How We Reline a Sewer
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Ring or send the form
Call (02) 4063 1093 or use the form to explain the fault. We ask enough to bring the right equipment the first time.
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A fixed price first
A plumber inspects the job and names a fixed figure up front. Nothing gets started until you give the go-ahead.
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Sleeve, cure, film
The resin-filled sleeve is drawn into the clean pipe, pressed out against the old wall until it sets hard, and then filmed end to end.
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Covered for a year
Every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work. If something we did isn't right, ring the same number.
Where a pipe has gone past saving, digging out and replacing that section is the honest answer, and that is what you will be quoted.
What Drives the Price of a Reline?
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.
Length is the starting point: each metre of pipe needs its own share of sleeve and resin.
The rest of the price comes from:
- Bends and junctions, which make the sleeve harder to draw through
- Openings, because a run with no inspection point needs one cut in
- Preparation, since roots and scale have to be cut out with a drain jetting pass first
Why This Ground Pushes Old Sewers to Fail
Saturated floodplain soil
Roots that follow water
What it means for the pipe
What Customers Say
They were very understanding of my situation, with a work around for my pipe issues, which ended up being a fraction of the cost than previous quotes from another company.
When We're Not the Right Call
Where the camera finds a length that has fallen in or sunk well below grade, a liner will not hold, and an excavated repair is the way forward. Breaks in the shared main past your connection belong to Hunter Water, and their faults line handles them.
Questions People Ask About Relining
Does relining suit the earthenware sewers under Shortland's postwar homes?
In many cases, yes. Clay pipe that is cracked at its collars but still round and on grade takes a liner well. The resin sleeve bridges each failed joint, and the old earthenware stays in place as the host pipe around it.
How long does a reline last compared with digging the pipe up?
Once set, the sleeve is one unbroken tube, so the open collars roots once used are gone. Like every job we do, it carries our 365-day warranty on all work, and the closing camera run gives you a record of the finished line.
Will the yard be dug up?
Not for a reline. We feed the sleeve in at an existing inspection point, or cut one small access hole if there is none, and the lawn, driveway and garden beds stay intact.
Can a sewer that has collapsed be relined instead of excavated?
No. A liner needs a host pipe to cure against, and a caved-in or badly dropped section has none. The footage shows whether that is your situation before any option is priced.
Need a plumber? Call or send the form
Call (02) 4063 1093 or send the form below. Available 24/7, you see a fixed figure ahead of any work, and every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work.
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