Based in Sand Creek, Gustum Trenchless serves Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls and all surrounding communities. The housing stock in both cities has aging clay and cast iron sewer lines that are at or past their expected service life. We fix them without tearing up your property.
Homes built in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls through the 1940s, 50s, and 60s were plumbed with clay or cast iron sewer laterals running from the house to the street. Those pipes are now 60 to 80 years old. Clay gets brittle and cracks. Roots find their way into the joints. Cast iron eventually corrodes through. When these lines fail, the standard contractor answer is a backhoe and a trench from your foundation to the street.
Chippewa Falls was settled in the 1850s. Its core neighborhoods have homes from the 1890s through the 1940s with sewer laterals pushing 80 to 130 years old. Eau Claire's older neighborhoods along the river and west side have similar housing stock with clay pipes that were never designed to outlast their current age.
We fix these without digging a trench. Pipe bursting replaces the entire lateral through two small access points. CIPP lining rehabilitates it from the inside when the pipe still has structural integrity. Directional rodding installs new utility runs without excavation. Camera inspection first, always.
Gustum is based in Sand Creek, Wisconsin, roughly 20 minutes from Chippewa Falls and 45 minutes from Eau Claire. We can respond to both areas quickly, which matters when sewer problems are active. When you call, Melvin answers.
| Eau Claire | Chippewa Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| City founded | 1872 | 1856 |
| Core housing era | 1940s through 1960s | 1890s through 1940s |
| Typical lateral material | Clay, cast iron | Clay (80 to 130 years old) |
| Expected service life | Clay: 50-75 years. Many are past it. | Many well past expected life |
Full sewer lateral replacement through two small access pits. The right fix for Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls clay pipes that are cracked, collapsed, or root-damaged past the point of clearing. New HDPE pipe, 50-year whole-job warranty.
When the pipe has enough structural integrity remaining, we line it from the inside. Seamless resin liner cured in place. No excavation, lower cost than full replacement when the pipe qualifies.
New utility runs without trenching. Sewer laterals, water service, gas lines, electrical conduit. Push rod goes through the soil, new pipe or conduit follows. Your lawn and driveway stay intact.
Camera inspection first. We show you the footage and explain what is causing the problem before recommending any repair. Mechanical clearing and hydro-jetting to resolve blockages.
Buying a home in Eau Claire or Chippewa Falls? A camera inspection before closing can tell you the condition of the sewer lateral and whether you are inheriting a repair. Call before you commit.
Melvin warranties the entire job, not just the pipe material. That covers the work, the connections, and the finished result. Most contractors only warranty the material itself. We back the whole thing.
"Melvin has a solid approach for a repair that can be a nightmare for a homeowner. My elderly father kept having recurring backups due to root invasion of the line under the house. He completed the job in two days and the bill was just as he claimed it would be. Very professional."
"Melvin repaired 95 feet of pipe, much of it under my basement floor. Without this technology I would have had to tear up the floor and remove a lot of landscape outside. He showed me the problems on camera and then showed the finished product."
Homes from the 1930s through early 1960s in this area almost certainly have clay sewer laterals from the house to the street. Homes from the 1950s and 1960s may also have cast iron inside the house. Both materials are at or past their expected service life in a home of that age.
Yes. That is one of the main reasons homeowners in older Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls neighborhoods choose this method. We access the pipe from each end. Nothing in your basement gets touched. No concrete gets broken.
We are based in Sand Creek, about 45 minutes from Eau Claire and 20 minutes from Chippewa Falls. For active backups, call immediately at (715) 658-6070. For non-emergency inspections, we typically schedule within a few days.
Yes. We cover the full Eau Claire and Chippewa County area including Altoona, Lake Hallie, Fall Creek, Elk Mound, Boyd, Stanley, Cornell, and surrounding communities. Call (715) 658-6070 to confirm we reach your address.
Call Melvin at (715) 658-6070. Based in Sand Creek, serving both cities and all surrounding communities. Free estimate, transparent pricing.