Pitch Fibre Pipe Repair Specialists

Up until the 1950’s most drain pipes consisted of short lengths of clay pipe. Each joint was packed with tarred hemp and carefully sealed with sand and cement. Ask Ian Porter one of our directors. He installed pipes using this method!

Then pitch fibre pipe was introduced, at first this consisted of pulped paper or wood fibre impregnated with bitumen and formed into tubes. Later other products were incorporated. The drains were relatively inexpensive to buy and fast to install and became very popular up to the early 1970’s. They have performed very well for their anticipated life span of forty years, however many problems are now occurring as they deform or de-laminate with blisters forming that cause blockages.

Wessex Drainage are Pitch Fibre Specialists

DON’T WORRY most faulty pipes can be fully restored, re-rounded and returned to service for at least another 50yrs (probably much longer) The method does not damage the surface above and causes minimal disruption at a fraction of the cost of excavation and renewal. The full integrity of the drain can then be restored by resin lining. Please see the next section on Resin lining.