What Makes TDS Trenchless Different From a General Plumber

A Dedicated Trenchless Focus Since 2011

The Drain Surgeon Inc. has served the Augusta, GA area since 2005 — 21 years now. In 2011, we added trenchless-specific service under the TDS Trenchless name, and it's been a dedicated focus for 15 years since. That distinction matters. A lot of general plumbing companies will quote a trenchless repair occasionally, using it as one more tool in a broad toolbox. For us, trenchless pipe repair — CIPP lining, epoxy coating, pipe descaling — is the specialty, not a side offering picked up when it comes up.

MaxLiner-Certified CIPP Installation

CIPP lining is a technical installation — the liner has to be measured, saturated, positioned, and cured correctly, or the finished repair won't hold up the way it's supposed to. Kevin Coleman holds a MaxLiner USA CIPP Installation Certification, which means the installation follows a manufacturer-backed process rather than a workaround improvised on-site. That's a meaningful difference between a plumber who's done a handful of liner jobs and a company where CIPP installation is a certified, repeatable process from job to job.

A Six-Person Crew With 120+ Trenchless Jobs

Our field crew of 6 works trenchless jobs regularly, and we've completed more than 120 trenchless jobs to date. That's the difference between hiring a company that occasionally handles a liner installation and one where the crew showing up at your property has done this repeatedly — with equipment that's already dialed in for the job, rather than being pulled out of storage for a one-off.

Workmanship Warranty by Repair Method

We warranty our work differently depending on the repair method, because different methods carry different risk profiles:

Free Estimates, Written Quotes, and Financing

Every job starts with a free estimate and a written quote before work begins — no guessing at what a repair will cost. For qualifying trenchless projects, we also offer 12-month same-as-cash financing through Regions Bank, with no monthly payments and no interest for approved customers.

Our Trenchless Service Radius

We work within a 60-mile radius of our Augusta, GA base for trenchless projects (45 miles for basic drain cleaning), serving Augusta GA, North Augusta SC, Evans GA, Martinez GA, Grovetown GA, and Aiken SC. If you're comparing a general plumber against a specialist for a trenchless repair, the credentials, the equipment, and the repetition of the job are usually where the difference shows up.