Coreline Pipes, LLC

There are few pipe lining companies as dedicated to advancing the industry as Coreline Pipes. Their team extends trenchless pipe lining service throughout South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

Owner Trenton Wollman is passionate about being one of the best in pipe restoration. One of his favorite scenarios is taking pipes deemed “unfixable” and rehabilitating them via innovative plumbing technologies.

A Hospital In Critical Condition

A service call from a South Dakota hospital/nursing home proved to be an especially rewarding case. Wollman explains, “They were told the pipes weren’t able to be lined, basically, they couldn’t be saved and the building would have to undergo significant demolition and downtime for pipe replacement and repairs.”

With all situations, Coreline’s goal is to get the pipes restored with minimal disruption to the building but with elderly and health-compromised residents, it was imperative for this facility to remain operational as much as possible. When there’s an immediate need like that, some people act from their expertise along with their human goodness. Trent and team were up for the challenge and set out to get the hospital the very best results.

“The first step is always a thorough video camera inspection of the lines,” Wollman clarifies. “We inspect at every stage to monitor the conditions of the pipes.”

The initial inspection showed a two-foot hole in one of the building’s original cast iron pipe lines. In addition, they detected an obstruction caused by a foreign object. Within the hospital’s lines, Coreline’s technicians used robotic and mechanical equipment to remove a previous plumber’s cables that were lost during an attempt to clear a blockage. 

Wollman reports that it’s not uncommon to find plumbing instruments lodged inside both residential and commercial pipe lines. It’s yet another reason to contact a qualified contractor beginning any plumbing project.

Once the cables were removed and the lines were cleared of additional debris and buildup, a repeat video inspection revealed that the hospital’s pipes were indeed candidates for pipe lining.