VITEK are experts in pipe renewal and rehabilitate thousands of metres of pipework every year. Here is an overview of why we work so hard to encourage more people to choose trenchless methods when rehabilitating water and sewerage pipes.
Pipe rehabilitation involves refurbishing water and sewerage pipes without replacing them. This offers many benefits, with the aim of contributing to Norway’s infrastructure in a smarter, more economical and more sustainable way.
Here are the reasons why we are so passionate about no-dig methods:
- It saves time
- By avoiding the whole process of digging up pipes and filling in the holes afterwards, you will save a considerable number of working hours.
- It’s more economical
- Time is money. Pipe rehabilitation is far more cost-effective than traditional methods of replacing pipes. Experience shows that the cost is between 20 and 80 per cent lower when trenchless methods are used.
- Just as good as traditional pipe replacement
- A refurbished pipe has the same service life as a new pipe. The liner used in the work has properties and quality equivalent to those of new pipes.
- Fewer environmental impacts
- Less impact on the natural environment in terms of pollution, erosion and the like
- Reduced greenhouse gas emissions from construction machinery and other vehicles
- Reduces emissions caused by traffic jams and detours on smaller, often more dangerous, roadsContact us about pipe renewal
- No digging required!
- Replacing pipes that run beneath several properties and cross under roads and railway lines will require the closure of large areas and the suspension of all traffic. Imagine roadworks on the E6 that would result in diversions lasting for months – motorists certainly wouldn’t appreciate that
- Residents in the building and the surrounding areas will be affected to a much lesser extent by noise, dust, road closures and interruptions to the water and sewerage supply
- Pipelines running beneath landscaped green spaces will mean that the garden will have to be dug up and, in the worst case, the landscaped garden will be destroyed.
- The law states that you must
- The Public Procurement Act stipulates that the option which takes the greatest account of life-cycle costs, universal design and the environmental impact of the procurement must be chosen.
- The Neighbourhood Act states that it is unlawful to cause a nuisance to a neighbouring property if it is possible to avoid doing so. In many cases, pipelines run across other people’s property, and this Act must therefore be taken into account.
- Residents of houses and flats do not need to move out
- A quicker process that does not require breaking up floors or knocking down walls means that, in the vast majority of cases, residents of houses and housing co-operatives do not need to move out whilst the work is being carried out.
To summarise, it is important to emphasise that no two projects are the same. The time taken, the cost and the disruption caused by a pipe renewal project will vary. Factors such as the condition of the existing pipes, the number of connections and the location will all have an impact on the work.
Please get in touch to arrange a site visit and receive a no-obligation quote for pipe renewal.