Pitch Fibre Pipework
Does your property have pitch fibre pipework?
If the drains for your property were installed 40-50 years ago, there is a good chance pitch fibre pipework was used. If this is the case and the pipework hasn’t failed already there is a high chance that it will fail soon potentially causing a major problem.
If you feel your property maybe affected please get in touch and we can come and let you know if pitch fibre pipework is present and if necessary CCTV the line to examine the condition.
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Replacement of degraded pitch fibre pipework.
Pitch fibre pipework was introduced in the 1950s and widely used through to the 1970s as a cheaper alternative to clay pipes for residential and commercial construction projects.
What wasn’t appreciated at the time however was that 40 – 50 years later the pipework would have degraded substantially to the point of blistering, mis-shaping or complete collapse.
Early signs of a problem may be repeated blockages where waste material is getting snagged on the blistered and flaking inner surface, preventing a clear and smooth flow. Whilst it may be possible initially to clear blockages by rodding or high pressure jetting, overtime this will become impossible as the pipework continues to blister and compress.
For domestic properties occupied by senior citizens we offer a 10% seniors discount.
Examples of our pitch fibre pipework repairs
Pitch fibre pipework replacement – Emmbrook, January 2025.
After attempting to clear a blockage and getting drain rods stuck in the pipework, the customer called A1 UK Drains to investigate.
It was apparent that the property was served by pitch fibre pipework which had compressed and blistered very severely. As per picture 3 below the pipework was no longer round by any stretch.
In total, 17 metres of 110mm PVC pipework was installed in place of the existing pitch fibre pipework and a new manhole added as the pipework was re-directed..
The following photos detail the works recently carried out at the residential property in Emmbrook to replace the existing pipework.
Hungerford pitch fibre pipework replacement – works completed 1st March 2024.
We carried out a homebuyer CCTV Survey of the foul lines in December and this showed the pipework to be clear of blockages. However, the survey revealed that there were three sections of pitch fibre pipework which was in poor condition and nearing the end of its useful life. The old pitch fibre pipework that was in place had started to fail, blistering and compressing out of shape and needed to be replaced. It was our recommendation that these sections of pitch fibre pipework be replaced in the very near future with 110mm PVC pipework.
The gallery below details the works recently carried out at the residential property in Hungerford to replace the existing pipework.
