You’re not dealing with sewage pooling under your house. You’re not scrambling to find emergency plumbers at 2 AM when a pipe finally bursts. You’re not filing insurance claims that get denied because the damage was “gradual.”
You’ve got new PVC lines that won’t corrode. Your drains actually drain. Your water bills drop because you’re not losing gallons through pinhole leaks you can’t even see.
Most homes in Aurantia built before 1975 are sitting on cast iron sewer pipes that Florida’s humidity has been eating away for decades. The salt air speeds it up even more. These pipes don’t give you much warning—they go from “fine” to “flooding your bathroom” in a matter of weeks once the corrosion breaks through.
Replacing them isn’t about upgrading. It’s about not losing $100,000 to water damage and mold remediation because you waited too long.
We’ve been handling residential sewer line replacement across Brevard County for nearly 20 years. We’re not a franchise. We’re a family-owned shop based in Cocoa, and we’ve pulled out thousands of feet of corroded cast iron from homes just like yours in Aurantia.
Our crew has over 40 years of combined plumbing experience and more than two decades of military service between us. That means we show up on time, we do the work right the first time, and we don’t upsell you on things you don’t need. We’re state-certified, BBB A+ rated, and we’ve built our reputation on being straight with people about what’s actually wrong and what it’ll actually cost.
Aurantia homeowners deal with the same aging infrastructure issues as the rest of the Space Coast. If your house was built in the ’60s or ’70s, your cast iron pipes are already past their expected lifespan in Florida’s climate.
We start with a camera inspection so you can see what we’re seeing. No guessing. You’ll watch the footage of your pipes—the corrosion, the buildup, the cracks. Then we give you a written estimate that breaks down labor, materials, and timeline.
Once you approve, we map out the new PVC route. In most cases, we run new lines up through walls or into the attic to avoid tearing up your entire foundation. We cut off the old cast iron system, cap what needs capping, and reroute everything through the new PVC. If we need to go under the slab, we use trenchless sewer repair methods when possible to minimize the mess.
The job usually takes one to three days depending on how much pipe we’re replacing and how accessible everything is. We handle all the permitting and make sure everything meets Florida plumbing code. When we’re done, you’ve got a system that’ll outlast the house.
We also document everything for insurance purposes. If you’re filing a claim, you’ll have professional photos, inspection reports, and a detailed scope of work that shows exactly what failed and why.
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You’re getting a full camera inspection before we touch anything. You’re getting new PVC drain and sewer lines installed to current Florida code. You’re getting the old cast iron safely removed and disposed of—not just abandoned in your walls where it keeps corroding.
We handle the entire run from your house to the street if that’s what’s needed. We pull permits, we coordinate inspections, and we make sure the county signs off on everything. If your cast iron water lines are also shot, we replace those too—usually with PEX or copper depending on what makes sense for your setup.
In Aurantia, a lot of homes have cast iron under the slab and in the walls. Florida’s groundwater and humidity create the perfect environment for corrosion, especially in older neighborhoods near the coast. We’ve seen pipes that look fine on the outside but are completely rusted through on the inside. That’s why pipe descaling only buys you a little time—it doesn’t fix the structural damage that’s already there.
Most residential sewer line replacement jobs in Aurantia run between $8,000 and $18,000 depending on how much pipe we’re replacing and how accessible it is. That’s a fraction of what you’d spend fixing a flooded house or repairing foundation damage from a collapsed sewer line.
You’ll see slow drains that don’t respond to normal clearing methods. You’ll smell sewage in your yard or near your foundation. Your water bill might spike because of hidden leaks. You might notice cracks in your foundation or damp spots on your floors.
But here’s the thing—a lot of the damage happens where you can’t see it. Cast iron corrodes from the inside out, so by the time you notice a problem, the pipe’s already in bad shape. If your house was built before 1975 and you’ve still got the original plumbing, you’re on borrowed time. Florida’s climate cuts the lifespan of cast iron pipes down to 25-30 years, and most of those pipes are already 50+ years old.
The smart move is to get a camera inspection before you have an emergency. We can show you exactly what condition your pipes are in and give you a realistic timeline for when they’ll need replacing. That way you’re planning for it instead of scrambling when sewage backs up into your shower.
We can, but it usually doesn’t make sense. If one section of your cast iron pipe has corroded through, the rest of it isn’t far behind. Patching one spot just means you’ll be calling us back in six months when another section fails.
Cast iron doesn’t fail evenly. Once corrosion starts, it spreads. The pipe might look okay from the outside, but the inside could be paper-thin in multiple spots. Repairing one leak doesn’t stop the corrosion process—it just delays the inevitable.
The exception is if you’ve got a small, isolated issue caused by something other than age—like a tree root that cracked a pipe. But if we’re talking about corrosion and your pipes are 40+ years old, replacement is the only real fix. Otherwise you’re just throwing money at temporary patches while the rest of your system continues to deteriorate.
Traditional replacement means we dig up your yard or cut through your foundation to access the old pipes. We physically remove the cast iron and install new PVC in the same location. It’s more invasive, but sometimes it’s the only option depending on how your plumbing is laid out.
Trenchless sewer repair means we create a new pipe inside the old one using a liner, or we use pipe bursting to break apart the old pipe while simultaneously pulling new pipe through. It’s less disruptive and usually faster, but it doesn’t work in every situation. If your cast iron has already collapsed or if there are too many bends in the line, trenchless won’t work.
We assess your specific setup and tell you which method makes sense. In Aurantia, we often end up running new PVC through the attic or up through walls to avoid tearing up your foundation entirely. That’s technically a hybrid approach—we’re not digging up everything, but we’re also not trying to salvage pipes that are too far gone.
Most residential jobs take one to three days. Smaller replacements—like just the main drain line under your house—might be done in a day. Whole-house replacements where we’re running new lines from every fixture to the street can take three days or more.
The timeline depends on how much pipe we’re replacing, how accessible it is, and whether we run into any surprises once we open things up. If your cast iron is under a concrete slab, that adds time. If we’re rerouting everything through your attic, that’s usually faster.
We give you a realistic timeline upfront based on what we see during the inspection. We’re not going to tell you two days if we know it’ll take four. And we don’t leave your plumbing torn apart overnight—we make sure you’ve got working toilets and drains at the end of each day even if the full job isn’t finished yet.
Sometimes, but it’s complicated. Most policies will cover sudden, accidental damage—like if a pipe bursts and floods your house. They usually won’t cover gradual deterioration or maintenance issues, which is how insurance companies classify aging cast iron pipes.
If you’ve got an active leak that’s causing damage, file a claim immediately and document everything. Take photos, save our inspection reports, and get everything in writing. Insurance companies in Florida have gotten more restrictive about covering older plumbing systems, and they’ll look for any reason to deny a claim.
We’ve worked with enough homeowners on insurance claims to know what documentation helps. We provide detailed inspection footage, written assessments, and clear explanations of what failed and why. That doesn’t guarantee your claim gets approved, but it gives you the best shot. And even if insurance doesn’t cover the replacement itself, they might cover the water damage and mold remediation if the pipe failure caused secondary damage to your home.
We remove and dispose of them properly. Cast iron is heavy and it’s considered construction debris, so it goes to a facility that handles that type of material. We don’t just abandon old pipes in your walls or under your foundation—that’s asking for future problems as they continue to corrode and potentially contaminate your soil.
In some cases, if the old cast iron is buried deep under your slab and it’s not causing active issues, we might cap it off and leave it in place rather than tearing up your entire foundation. But we only do that if it makes sense structurally and if it won’t interfere with the new system.
When we run new PVC lines, we’re usually routing them in a way that avoids the old cast iron entirely. That means going up through walls, through the attic, or around the perimeter of your foundation. You end up with a completely separate system that doesn’t rely on any part of the old corroded pipes.
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