by David Wiley | Jan 24, 2020 | Pipe Restoration
Are your building’s potable water plumbing pipes already leaking? If you’re thinking we just installed new pipes or the piping system is only five or 10 years old, you could be in for a shock. Copper water pipes are designed to last around 50 years. However, the life...
by David Wiley | Mar 14, 2019 | CIPP, Corroded Pipes, Epoxy Pipe Lining, Facility Manager, Internal Pipe Coating, Pipe Assessment, Pipe Coating, Pipe Lining, Pipe Restoration, Plumbing Pipe Inspection, Plumbing Pipes, plumbing restoration
When it comes to rehabilitating the plumbing leaks in your Chicago building, you can choose Sprayed-in-Place Piping (SIPP) or Cured-in-Place Piping (CIPP). While both of these options extend the useful life of your plumbing pipes and seals current leaks while...
by Megan Schneider | Nov 21, 2018 | CIPP, Epoxy Pipe Lining, Pipe Assessment, Pipe Coating, Pipe Lining, Pipe lining restoration, Pipe Restoration, PIPP, Trenchless Technology
If you’ve been researching epoxy liners in order to determine if they would work for rehabilitating your aging potable water and drain lines, you’ve probably noticed that some epoxy is blue and some epoxy is red. The primary difference is where the epoxy is placed....
by David Wiley | Jun 14, 2018 | Facility Manager, Pipe Assessment, Pipe Restoration, Plumbing Contractor, plumbing maintenance, Plumbing Pipe Inspection, Plumbing Pipes, Predictive Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Property Management, Property Manager, PVC Pipes
Aging buildings can be a nightmare if you haven’t properly planned for the upgrades. Most building systems are designed to last between 10 and 30 years before major repairs and replacements are needed. For example, most plumbing pipes only last an average of 20 to 50...
by David Wiley | Jan 10, 2018 | CIPP, Epoxy Pipe Lining, Facility Manager, Pipe Assessment, Pipe lining restoration, Plumbing Pipe Inspection, Plumbing Pipes, potable water pipes, Property Management
CIPP rehabilitation is an effective way of restoring most types of potable water and drain lines in Chicago. However, the type of pipe material and the condition of that material must be known prior to installation so that proper preparation procedures can be...