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Pipe Relining Sydney
Specialist relining with Brawoliner: CCTV first, a fixed price, a 35-year guarantee and a 50-year liner life.
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THE SHORT ANSWER
In short
Proximity Plumbing is a Sydney pipe relining specialist. We repair cracked, root-damaged and leaking drains from the inside with Brawoliner, a German-developed liner that is WaterMark certified in Australia, with a 35-year installation guarantee and a 50-year life expectancy. Every job starts and ends with a CCTV inspection and a written report. Plumbers call us for difficult relining jobs, we train other reliners, and we have been awarded council and government contracts.
OUR RELINING STORY
The Proximity Plumbing pipe relining story
We got into pipe relining because we kept seeing the same problem: damaged drains were being treated as if digging them up was the only answer.
We knew there had to be a better way. Pipe relining can repair a damaged pipe from the inside, helping avoid unnecessary excavation, disruption and damage to surrounding areas. But the result depends on the skill of the people doing the work. A poor installation can create new problems instead of solving the original one.
That is why we invested in the right equipment, developed our expertise and built a team that takes the time to do the job properly. We use Brawoliner systems, drawing on German-developed technology and the specialist training required to install them correctly.
Today, our relining work supports both property owners and other plumbing companies. Plumbers call on us when they need a relining specialist, including when an existing repair has failed or defects need to be investigated and corrected. We also train other reliners, sharing the practical knowledge and installation skills that help them deliver better work.
We are proud to have been awarded council and government contracts, where the work must meet demanding standards and be delivered reliably. That trust reflects the care we bring to every project, from inspecting the pipe and selecting the right repair method to completing the installation and documenting the result.
For us, pipe relining is about more than installing a liner. It is about solving difficult drainage problems with care, building capability across the industry and giving customers confidence that the repair has been done properly.
Proximity Plumbing. Specialist pipe relining, done with care.
WHY PLUMBERS AND COUNCILS CALL US
More than a relining company
Council and government contractor
We have been awarded council and government relining contracts, delivered to their standards and documented in full. Council and government work
Trade relining partner
Plumbing companies call us in when a job needs a relining specialist, including failed repairs. Relining for plumbers
Reliner training
We train other reliners in the practical skills of installing liners properly. Relining training
Brawoliner systems
German-developed liners, a 35-year installation guarantee and a 50-year life expectancy, with a written report on every job.
THE SYSTEM WE USE
Brawoliner, and why we chose it
Brawoliner is made by BRAWO SYSTEMS in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and approved there for underground wastewater pipes (DIBt). In Australia it is WaterMark certified under WaterMark certificate 022646 (ABCB WaterMark register), to the WaterMark specification for cured-in-place pipe, which tests liners to ISO 11296-4 (WMTS-518). Its Australian scope is pipes from DN50 to DN225, the sizes found in homes and most strata buildings.
It goes around bends of up to 90 degrees and through changes in pipe size, so one liner can run from the house to the boundary (BRAWO SYSTEMS)
It forms one jointless pipe inside the old one, so roots have no join to get into
It can be cured with air, water, steam or light, so we match the method to the job, including vertical stacks
The maker states a working life of over 50 years, and every liner we install carries our 35-year installation guarantee
The liner matters, but the installation matters more. That is why our team is trained in the Brawoliner method, and why every job is recorded on camera before and after.
HOW WE RELINE A PIPE
Our relining process, step by step
Every relining job follows the same six steps. If we find something the quote didn’t cover, we stop and give you a revised fixed price before continuing.
1
CCTV inspection
A camera goes down the pipe to find every crack, root entry point, sag and junction, and measure the length to be relined. You see the footage.
2
Cleaning
Roots and build-up are cleared with a high-pressure water jetter and, where needed, a robotic cutter, so the liner sits against clean pipe.
3
Liner selection
We choose the liner, its diameter and length, and whether a full-length liner or a patch is the right repair for that pipe.
4
Installation
The resin-saturated Brawoliner is put into place through an existing access point, with no digging along the pipe.
5
Curing
The liner is cured in place to the maker’s method, forming a new jointless pipe inside the old one.
6
Post-install CCTV and written report
A second camera run shows the finished liner and the reopened junctions. You get the footage and a written report.
ON THE JOB
What the steps look like
Photos from our own relining jobs in Sydney.
Step 2 · Cleaning
Tree roots cleared from a drain before lining, so the liner sits against clean pipe.
Step 4 · Installation
The liner drum fixed to an existing drain opening. The liner goes in from here, with no digging along the pipe.
Step 4 · Installation
The liner going into the drain under a garden courtyard, with the paving left in place.
Before and after, on camera
Before
After
CCTV stills from one of our relining jobs, 28 October 2026. Before (step 1): the old pipe with a cracked joint and loose debris. After (step 6): the finished liner, smooth and jointless, 3.84 metres in. You get footage like this, and a written report, on every job.
OUR GUARANTEE
A 35-year guarantee and a 50-year life expectancy
Every Brawoliner we install carries our 35-year installation guarantee, and the liner has a 50-year life expectancy.
Our labour also carries a lifetime labour warranty, transferable to the next owner of the property. Your written report and the CCTV footage before and after are your record of the work.
WILL RELINING FIX IT?
When relining works, and when it doesn’t
| Pipe problem | Can relining fix it? |
|---|---|
| Cracks and holes | Yes. The liner seals them from the inside. |
| Tree roots at joints and cracks | Yes, once the roots are cut out. Roots exploit faults and old joints, not intact pipe (City of Ryde). |
| Leaking or slightly displaced joints | Usually. Badly offset joints are repaired first. |
| Bends and size changes | Usually. Brawoliner handles bends up to 90 degrees and changes in pipe size. |
| A sag (belly) or wrong grade | No. A liner follows the old pipe’s line and grade, so water will still sit in the sag. That section is dug up and relaid. |
| A collapsed pipe | No. Reline only where pipes have not collapsed (City of Ryde); a collapsed section is dug up and replaced. |
| Asbestos cement pipes | Assessed case by case. Asbestos cement sewer pipes were used before 1990 (Asbestos Safety Agency); any work that disturbs them is planned under SafeWork NSW rules. |
A CCTV inspection tells us which of these your pipe has. If relining is not the right fix, we tell you, and quote the repair that is.
RELINE OR DIG?
Relining compared with digging up the pipe
| Relining | Dig and replace | |
|---|---|---|
| Digging | None along the pipe: we work through existing access points | A trench along the whole damaged length |
| Gardens, paths and driveways | Stay as they are | Dug up, then rebuilt |
| Time | Most homes are done in a day | Days, depending on depth and what is on top |
| Sags and collapsed pipe | Cannot fix them | Fixes them |
| The result | A new jointless pipe inside the old one | A new pipe with new joints |
Read pipe relining vs pipe replacement for the full comparison.
WHAT IT COSTS
What pipe relining costs
Half of our priced relining jobs since 2019 cost between $3,875 and $10,505, including GST, with a median of $6,530. The length, the number of junctions, the pipe’s size and condition and access move the price. See pipe relining cost in Sydney for the detail. If we find something the quote didn’t cover, we stop and give you a revised fixed price before continuing.
WHO OWNS WHICH PIPE
Your pipe or Sydney Water’s?
You are responsible for the wastewater pipes from your property up to where they connect to Sydney Water’s network (Sydney Water).
Sydney Water owns the junction, but you are responsible for your connection to it, including clearing roots that enter at the point of connection (Sydney Water).
A joint service, a private pipe serving more than one property, is the shared responsibility of every owner it serves (Sydney Water).
Your sewer service diagram shows where your pipes run. You can get it online through Sydney Water Tap in, and we bring it to every relining job.
If a relining job leaves a live junction closed, Sydney Water sends the relining contractor back to reopen it (Sydney Water). We confirm every live junction before lining, and reopen each one after.
TREE ROOTS
The trees that cause most drain problems
Roots enter small cracks in wastewater pipes looking for water and nutrients, and grow until they block them. Sydney Water advises not planting trees within 6 metres of wastewater pipes, and names the species most likely to cause trouble, including figs, jacarandas, gums, camphor laurels, bottlebrush, lilly pillies, liquidambars, plane trees, willows and bamboo (Sydney Water).
Cutting roots out clears the blockage for a while; relining stops them coming back, because there is no crack or join left for them to get into.
STRATA BUILDINGS
Relining in strata: who pays?
The owners corporation must maintain and repair common property (Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, s 106). Pipes that serve more than one lot are generally common property; pipes serving only one lot, outside common property walls, are usually the lot owner’s, if the by-laws adopt the common property memorandum (NSW Government). Check your registered by-laws.
We reline vertical stacks and shared drains in apartment buildings, using steam curing where pipes run down several floors, and give the strata manager a written report and CCTV footage that show which pipes the work was on.
THE RULES IN NSW
Relining is licensed drainage work
In NSW, plumbing and draining work needs a licence whatever it costs (Building Commission NSW). Our contractor licence, 285594C, holds the Drainer class.
Drainage work in Sydney is notified to Building Commission NSW, and the person who arranged the work gets a copy of the Certificate of Compliance and the sewer service diagram (NSW Government).
The WaterMark specification requires installers to be trained by the liner’s maker or a registered training organisation, and licensed where they work (WMTS-518).
INSURANCE
Will insurance pay for relining?
Usually not for the pipe itself. Many home policies exclude damage caused by tree roots and gradual deterioration. One insurer, for example, says root-damaged pipes are not covered, but resulting water damage may be covered under escape of liquid (Suncorp). Check your own policy.
Our CCTV footage and written report show what failed and why, which is what your insurer will ask for.
FROM OUR JOB RECORDS
What we see on Sydney relining jobs
Since 2019 our licensed plumbers have completed 193 pipe relining jobs. The causes we recorded most often:
Tree roots in the drain line: 14 jobs
Broken or displaced pipe section: 8 jobs
Silt and debris build-up: 2 jobs
Half of our priced relining jobs cost between $3,875 and $10,505, including GST. See pipe relining cost in Sydney for what moves the price.
CASE STUDIES
Relining jobs we have done
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AT A GLANCE
Key facts
Service
Pipe relining
System
Brawoliner
Guarantee
35 years on the installation
Liner life
50 years expected
Labour
Lifetime labour warranty, transferable
Call-out
$0 call-out Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 5:00pm. After hours a call-out fee of $199 to $399 applies, confirmed by text before we dispatch.
Licence
NSW 285594C
Since
2015
QUESTIONS
Pipe relining questions
EXPLORE
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A licensed plumber inspects the pipe with a CCTV camera and gives you a written report and a fixed price before any work starts.
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