If your 4-point inspection flagged cast iron, your insurer is already on a clock. We tell you what it actually means for your pipes - repair or replace, honestly - before they decide for you.
Upload your inspection report or a photo of the pipe. We tell you which it is - honestly, no site visit needed.
Send your 4-point reportFifty years of Florida water and salt air eats the floor of the pipe first - a process called channeling. By the time it backs up, most of the run is already gone. Here is what is actually happening under your slab.
Water runs along the floor of the pipe and erodes a trough. The top looks fine on camera. The bottom is paper-thin.
Iron oxidizes, swells, and sheds scale that snags waste and builds blockages. This is what your inspector photographs.
The report says "cast iron, pre-1975." That single line starts a non-renewal clock most homeowners don't know is running.
Every other shop sells one answer. Lining companies line everything. Repipe crews tear out everything. Neither is always right.
We run the camera first, then tell you which your pipe actually needs - and quote both.
Lining vs replacement, explainedStructurally intact run, isolated damage. No floor demolition. Around $17k vs $30-50k dig-up on a 2,000 sq ft home.
Channeled or collapsed run. Under-slab access, new PVC. The right call when lining would just wrap a dead pipe.
Always. We don't quote a job we haven't seen. You get the footage.
No. A 4-point tells your insurer the plumbing is old cast iron. It does not tell anyone whether the pipe is actually failing. Plenty of flagged lines are tired but still intact, and some only have one bad stretch. We camera the line before anyone talks about tearing up a floor.
Sometimes, and it is the first thing we check. Trenchless lining works when the pipe is intact enough to hold a new liner inside the old one, with no floor demolition. It does not work when the pipe is channeled through or collapsed, because the liner has nothing solid to grip. The camera tells us which case you are in.
Most SW Florida homes land between $8,000 and $18,000. Lining runs around $17,000 for a typical run with no floor work, and a full under-slab replacement runs $30,000 to $50,000 once you count opening and restoring the floor. Our cost guide breaks down what drives the number up or down.
A 4-point that names pre-1975 cast iron starts a non-renewal clock with a lot of Florida insurers. That is the panic most people feel. Fixing or lining the line and documenting it is usually what gets you back in good standing, but timing matters, so do not sit on the report.
The camera. Channeling shows up as the bottom of the pipe eroded away and thin. Spalling shows up as rust scale built up on the walls. You watch the footage with us, so you are not taking our word for a problem you cannot see.
Send us your 4-point report first and we will tell you where you stand before anything is scheduled. When we do run the camera, you get the footage and an honest read on both fix options. We would rather show you the pipe is fine than sell you a job you do not need.
Lining a line is usually a day or two with no floor to rebuild. A full replacement takes longer because half the work is opening the slab and putting your floor back, and that stretch depends on your finishes. We give you a real timeline once the camera shows us what the job actually is.
Yes. We cover the Cape Coral and Fort Myers area, across Lee County and Charlotte County, including Port Charlotte. We keep our service area tight on purpose so we know the ground and the homes down here cold.
Upload the report or a photo of the pipe. We will read it and tell you what it actually means for your pipes - repair or replace, honestly, no site visit needed. We respond within one business day.