Homeowners understand the value of their landscaping and how it affects the sale of their home. Recently in Gloucester, England, a homeowner was in the midst of selling his home when a sewer lateral inspection report came back with a failing grade. The camera inspection showed severe root infestation and substantial offset joints. This report threatened the financing of the home to the buyer because it would require at least 20 meters of excavation through a well landscaped yard. The lateral needed to be replaced and with minimal disruption of the landscaping for the mortgage to be approved.

David Green of 3 Counties Drain Services was contacted to install the new lateral service. Prior to the call, David Green had opened up an issue of Drain Trader Magazine, a trade publication in England, and read an article about a new trenchless sewer lateral replacement system from HammerHead®. David immediately saw the potential benefits of using the new PortaBurst® PB30 pipe bursting system and was eager to try it out.

David contacted U-Mole LTD, a distributor of HammerHead® products, for an on-site demonstration and training on the PortaBurst® PB30 system, he also took this opportunity to try out a new threaded HDPE product, supplied by Demco®, that did not require pipe fusion to be assembled.

At 10:00 am on the day of the project, work began on the set up of the burst. Two short hours later, the new pipe was in the ground. Re-connections were made and the job site cleaned up. The home owner, buyer and lending institution were very satisfied with both the successful installation of the new lateral and especially the preservation of the landscaping.

David Green was impressed with the PortaBurst® PB30 pipe bursting system's power and ease of setup and commented on the time and cost savings of the application. David stated, “The equipment was easy to use and by the end of the 20 meter project, we felt comfortable operating the equipment.” He intends to offer councils and home owners this trenchless alternative for replacing lateral lines in the future.