Pipe Relining Toronto

Pipe relining in Toronto seals a cracked or root-riddled sewer from inside, curing a resin tube within the old line so the garden and driveway stay untouched. We camera-check the line first, quote at a fixed price, and the work carries a 365-day warranty on all work. Ring today to book a camera pass with the plumber in Toronto.

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Last updated September 2026

What Kind of Damage Can Relining Fix?

A reline suits a pipe that is structurally sound in shape but failing at the joints and cracks. The usual culprits:

Fine roots threading through old earthenware and clay joints, matting into a blockage that returns every season
Cracked sections where ground movement has stressed a brittle line
Leaking joints letting waste water seep into the soil around the pipe
A line narrowed by scale and build-up that keeps closing up after every jet

If the pipe has collapsed flat or dropped well out of alignment, a liner cannot follow it, and excavation becomes the honest answer. The camera footage makes that call before you spend anything.

How We Reline a Drain

01
Camera pass first
We run the drain camera through the line and record what we find, so the reline is quoted against real footage rather than a guess.
02
Clean the pipe
The line is jetted clear of roots, silt and debris, because resin won't grip a dirty wall. That clean is the same scour described under drain jetting.
03
Measure and insert the liner
A flexible liner soaked in resin is winched through the pipe, then inflated to press against the old walls.
04
Cure and re-check
Once the resin hardens, a final camera run checks the lining for wrinkles and gaps end to end.

Most relines go in through an opening already on the line. Nothing gets dug up unless the footage has already ruled the reline out.

The Old Pipes That Make Relining Worth It

The town's early housing is the reason this service exists here

Toronto was first subdivided in the late 1800s, and the Toronto Hotel went up in 1887 during that original subdivision. Many of those early Excelsior-era cottages still send their waste out through the earthenware laid back then. That pipe was never meant to see a century of service.

Brittle joints are the weak point

Earthenware cracks at the joints as reactive clay soil around the foreshore shifts with wet and dry seasons, and every crack is a doorway for the fine roots that mature gardens push out each summer. Clearing punches a hole through the root mat but leaves the doorway open, which is why the same drain blocks on a yearly cycle. A reline closes those doorways, which is why we raise it whenever the drain camera footage shows a line worth saving rather than replacing.

How Is a Reline Priced?

We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.

"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." Sarah

That matters on a reline, because the price comes from what the camera recorded, not from surprises once work starts. The drivers:

Run length Since every metre of liner is measured, cut and cured in place
Access Because a tidy existing inspection opening is a quicker job than cutting a new entry point
Pipe condition Since a line caked in scale needs a heavier clean first
Depth and position Because deep lines under paving cost more to reach than a shallow backyard run

Sarah ran into exactly this trade-off:

When We're Not the Right Call

A collapsed pipe or a line dropped well out of shape needs excavation and replacement, not a liner, and the footage will show that plainly. If the crack is in the public sewer out past the lot line, Hunter Water owns that repair, so you report it to them with our footage in hand, and it stays out of our price.

Roots only? If the pipe is intact and roots are all that's wrong, tree root removal alone may buy you years without the reline.

Relining Questions, Answered Straight

How long does a relined drain last in an older Toronto home?

The lining cures into a seamless tube within the old pipe, sealing the cracked joints that roots were entering through. It carries our 365-day warranty on all work, and you keep footage of the old pipe and the lined one side by side.

Can every drain line in Toronto be relined?

No. A line that has collapsed or shifted badly out of shape cannot take a liner, and those sections need excavating and replacing. A camera pass first tells us which situation your drain is in, and we show you the footage before recommending either path.

Do you have to dig up my garden or driveway to reline?

Usually not. The resin tube is fed in through an opening that's already there, so lawns, driveways and paving stay in place. One small entry point is all the job needs, which is why relining suits leafy established blocks where trenching would wreck the garden.

Does relining cost less than digging up the sewer?

On most older Toronto blocks, yes, because you are not paying for excavators, concrete cutting and reinstatement. The price still depends on run length and access, and we quote it fixed before any work starts so you can compare both options with real figures.

If the sewer is blocking right now rather than failing quietly, start with the blocked sewer page, and the full list of drain work sits on the drains hub.

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