44 ft of near-collapse cast iron sewer lined instead of tearing out the porch and driveway in Lafayette

The situation

The downstairs guest bathroom had been backing up so often the family had stopped using it. The only quote they had was for a conventional excavation that meant removing the front porch and part of the driveway, a figure the owner simply was not prepared to spend on a house he had bought eight years earlier.

The fix

The inspection showed a severely deteriorated cast iron line, in the technician's judgment close to collapse, but with enough structure left to hold a liner. That made timing important, and the repair was scheduled for the next morning. The crew installed the resin-saturated liner over the full 44 feet, inflated the bladder to press it against the failing iron, and let it cure into a new pipe. A closing camera pass confirmed a clean, working line, at a fraction of the excavation price and with the porch and driveway untouched.