Projects

Glen Rock Pipe Burst

Glen Rock Pipe Burst

We replaced the sewer line of a Glen Rock resident where we went through the foundation wall. The video shows the new 4 inch HDPE pipe passing through the foundation wall out to the middle of the road. Minimal damage.

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Underground Boring Under Route 17

Underground Boring Under Route 17

A customer called about a sewer force main on the Route 17 Northbound side in Hasbrouck Heights about a sewer leak. The building had a pump which had a pipe that went under 17 to the Southbound side then went South approximately 2000 feet then to a manhole on Ottawa Avenue. The sewer line was…

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Hawthorne Trenchless Sewer Repair

Hawthorne Trenchless Sewer Repair

Our costumer was having frequent back ups, we performed a camera inspection and the sewer line was compromised by root infiltration into the clay sewer line. Roots sense the water and grow towards the clay pipe. Once the roots get inside, they grow and expand which then cracks the clay pipe which can become an…

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Mahwah Emergency Sewer Installation

Mahwah Emergency Sewer Installation

Dutra was called because another contractor was installing a new lateral to a new building lot. The problem was that he was installing it unsafely. The contractor had dug over 10 feet deep in sandy soil, the banks were compromised and the site became unsafe. The inspector was the supervisor of Mahwah DPW. He had…

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Trenchless Sewer Repair

Trenchless Sewer Repair

In Englewood, we had a costumer with a failing sewer line. The problem was the sewer line cross by the driveway, there was a telephone pole on top and major utilities in the way. The existing 4″ cast iron became deteriorated, while the inside diameter was shrinking from rust barnacle buildup. Dutra had to replace…

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