Cost Breakdown for CIPP

The cost breakdown for CIPP varies from state to state, and even town to town. The estimates depend on the availability of common materials, and even the local sales tax. It’s not possible to speak to the individual cost breakdown of each CIPP project, without knowing all the details. However, it’s possible to compare the cost breakdown of CIPP to the cost breakdown of traditional pipe repair along the lines of labor, materials, and longevity.

Labor

Labor is a huge percentage of the cost with traditional pipe repair. Digging trenches, physically removing the old pipes, and installing the new pipes is a very difficult process. You’ll have to pay to bring in a large crew for several days. Labor is often the majority of the cost for traditional pipe repair. 

Cost breakdown for CIPP is a bit different. CIPP is less labor intensive than traditional pipe repair. It doesn’t look like it; CIPP still involves experts and a significant labor cost. However, the cost is much less than traditional pipe repair. Additionally, there’s very little labor once the pipe has been installed. Cleanup is a quick process. 

Materials

The price of materials is a large consideration in traditional pipe repair, but it’s where much of the cost of CIPP comes from. The cost breakdown for CIPP is heavily weighted towards acquiring the materials. For example, the flexible cloth sleeves that are coated in resin and inserted into the pipe have to be custom made for your pipes. The resin itself is also a significant cost. 

Traditional pipe materials vary widely. Some are much cheaper than CIPP, and some are only a few dollars per foot cheaper. It depends on what you really need. In almost every case, the material cost favors traditional pipe repair. The question becomes whether it’s enough to offset the greater costs in other areas. 

Longevity

The cost breakdown of CIPP includes longevity. How long something lasts plays greatly into how expensive or inexpensive it really is. Buying a new $10 coffee pot every month isn’t actually cheaper than buying a $100 coffee pot that lasts for ten years. Unfortunately, it feels that way when you’re at the register, costing you more money in long run. CIPP has a projected lifespan of approximately 50 years. Traditional pipe repair length varies with the pipes that you bought. Typically, however, you’re looking at twenty years before you have to replace your pipes. While still a significant amount of time, that 20 years is only half the lifespan of CIPP. You would be on the second set of pipes before your CIPP pipes break down.

The cost breakdown of CIPP shows that most of your money is going straight to your finished pipes. More of your money goes to the hardware that’s going to keep serving you for up to fifty years. With traditional pipe repair, you might save a few dollars per foot on materials, but you have to budget more cash for labor. The lifespan of your pipes also won’t be as long as CIPP installation.