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title: "Sewer relining | Smooth Flow Plumbing"
description: "We reline private sewer laterals when the pipe is cracked, root-damaged, or leaking but still in place. A liner is an option after we camera the line, not a substitute for a collapse that has to come out. Licensed plumber serving Chicagoland. Call (630) 251-5184."
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
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# Sewer relining

We reline private sewer laterals when the pipe is cracked, root-damaged, or leaking but still in place. A liner is an option after we camera the line, not a substitute for a collapse that has to come out.

Sewer relining is a liner pulled or inverted into an existing private lateral so the old pipe stays in the ground. It is for clay, Orangeburg, and other laterals that leak or take roots but still hold a round shape. A fully collapsed, offset, or missing section still needs an open repair.

We [camera](/services/sewer-camera) the line first. If the run can take a liner, we tell you that. If it cannot, we say so and talk about [water and sewer](/services/water-sewer) repair instead of selling a liner into a pipe that will not hold it.

Relining is private-side work, the same as a lateral replacement: house to the village main. Street mains stay with the village.

Call [(630) 251-5184](tel:+16302515184) if a camera already showed cracks or roots and you want to know whether a liner fits that run.

## Communities we serve

We handle this work across Chicagoland, and you can call if your community is nearby.

- [Wood Dale](/service-area/wood-dale.md)
- [Elmhurst](/service-area/elmhurst.md)
- [Schaumburg](/service-area/schaumburg.md)
- [Addison](/service-area/addison.md)

Call [(630) 251-5184](tel:+16302515184).

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