Important Considerations For Pipe Repair And Replacement

The very nature of a pipe burst is that it is unexpected. Crews jump into action and solve the problem as quickly as possible to mitigate damage. Like any emergency, the speed of resolution is often more important than the cost.  Utilities are prepared to pull personnel off other jobs, rent expensive equipment, pay high couriers fees and so on. In contrast, replacement of aging infrastructure often comes with the gift of time that is used to hire experts to do condition assessment, source the optimal solution and prioritize critical needs first.

While you may not know exactly when and where the next pipe will burst, planning for breaks is possible, and the effort expended on this is a direct benefit to optimizing replacement projects. This article explores some best practices that utilities are using to deal with the historical issues that are clawing at budgets today.