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Lead Water Pipe Replacement Preston: Trench-less Lead Pipe Replacement with JCS Drainage!

  • Writer: JCS Drainage Preston
    JCS Drainage Preston
  • Nov 13, 2025
  • 3 min read

Are you a homeowner in Preston or the surrounding areas with a older property? There's a good chance you might still have lead water pipes, a common issue in many older, historical homes throughout Preston. While these water pipes have served their purpose for decades, lead contamination in drinking water is a serious health concern that should not be ignored.


The good news? Replacing your lead water pipes in Preston is a lot easier and less disruptive than you might think, thanks to JCS Drainage and our innovative trencless "moling" technique!


Why Replace Lead Pipes in Your Preston Home? The Health Imperative

The difference between a lead water pipe in Preston, to a new water service pipe in Preston.

Lead exposure from water supply pipes. even at levels, can have significant health consequences, particularly for children and pregnant women. It can lead to developmental problems, learning difficulties and other long-term health issues. Replacing your lead water pipes ensures you and your family has access to clean, safe drinking water, free from thishidden danger of lead contamination.


The Traditional Digging Up Your Garden Headache of Replacing Your Lead Water Pipes Preston

Historically, reoplacing incoming lead water pipes meant extensive, expensive and a messy job of excavation. Imagine your beautiful garden dug up or your drivway hacked up to create a trench right through. This traditional method is not only messy and very time consuming but can also be quite costly due to the extensive re-instatement work required afterwards.


Entering The Method of Trenchless Moling

At JCS Drainage Preston, we specialise in the modern, efficient, environmentally and far less intrusive method of lead pipe replacement known as moling. This trenchless technology allows us to replace your old lead water pipes with new MDPE pipes without the need for large unsightly trenches through your home or garden.

Here's how it works:

  1. Minimal Disruption: We excavate small, entry and exit points ( Launch & retrieval pits) typically no larger than 800mm x 600mm

  2. The "Mole" Does The Rest: The pneumatic "mole" is then launched from the launch pit using soil displacement this creates a smooth bore tunnel underground for the new water service pipe to be installed.

  3. New Water Service Pipe Installation: As the progresses, it pulls the new pipe along directly through the recently formed bore, Simple!

Quick & Clean Lead Pipe Replacement Preston: Once the new pipe is in place the entry and exit pipes are backfilled and reinstated on a like for like basis, leaving your home or garden intact and you wouldnt even be aware that the lead pipe has been replaced.


The Benefits of Using JCS Drainage Preston for Lead Pipe Replacement

  • Minimal Disruption: Say goodbye to extensive open trenching and digging up the garden, driveway or even your home.

  • Cost-Effective: Less labour time, re-instatement

    materials and a whole lot less man power, labour to which significantly reduces the costs of traditional lead pipe replacement.

  • Faster Installation Process: Using the moling method alot of lead pipe replacements can bve completed within just one day!

  • Safe & Durable MDPE Water Pipe: We replace your old lead water pipe with high quality MDPE pipes, ensuring a leak free water service pipe we also fuse weld any required connections, this makes a leak free water pipe installation.

  • Find Out More Details on Lead Pipe Replacement Preston

Experienced Local, Water Safe Experts: JCS Drainage Preston has many, many years experience in lead pipe replacement, moling & drilling new water service pipes for the Preston community. Our skilled, experienced and certified engineers are experts in trenchless technoldgy, providing a safe, proffesional, friendly and reliable lead water pipe replacement service throughout Preston.


Don't Wait- Contact Us For Free, Friendly Advice on Lead Water Pipe Replacement Throughout Preston

If you suspect you have lead water pipes in your Preston home, don't delay. Contact JCS Drainage Preston today for a free no-obligation consultation. We offer lead water pipe surveys for new home buyers requirements and offer free, friendly advice along with help to claim the current available grant for replacing your lead pipes in Preston,

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