Reline 01 7 min read Guide
What pipe relining costs in Sydney in 2026, from a published rate card
The real numbers: setup plus a per metre rate, junction pricing, worked examples at 5m, 10m and 15m, and the market band a fair quote lands in.
Short answer: setup $2,500 plus $450 per metre at 100mm. A typical 10 metre Sydney house sewer is $7,000 on our card, inside the market band of $5,500 to $7,500. Junctions are $650 each. Patches start at $2,500. All ex GST, confirmed against a CCTV survey.
The shape of the price
Every honest relining quote has the same anatomy. A setup cost covers the crew, the rig, the survey and the cure equipment. A per metre rate covers the structural liner itself. Each branch junction is its own fixed line, because each one has to be robotically reopened and sealed after the liner cures. That is the whole model.
Our card puts those numbers in the open: $2,500 setup plus $450 per metre at 100mm, $2,600 plus $550 per metre at 150mm, junctions at $650 and $750, patches from $2,500. Most of the industry treats these figures as secrets. They are not. They are arithmetic.
$4,750
a 5m reline at 100mm, no junctions
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$7,000
a 10m reline, the typical house sewer
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$9,250
a 15m reline, a longer suburban run
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The worked examples. The calculator on the cost page reproduces every one of them exactly.
Check any quote against the band
Sydney market data puts a typical 10 metre job between $5,500 and $7,500. A quote far under that band is usually missing scope: junctions uncounted, no post cure camera pass, or a liner that is a coating rather than a structural pipe. A quote far above it should be able to point at the footage and show you why. Depth, access and junction count are real reasons. "That is just what it costs" is not.
Do this with every quote you get
- Ask for the split: setup, rate per metre, and a line per junction.
- Multiply it out yourself against the surveyed metres.
- Ask what the post cure proof is. The answer should be footage, not a promise.
The $13,000 verdict
The pattern that keeps appearing in buyer stories: a few hundred dollars for a jet and a camera run, then a five figure quote with no footage attached. Real buyers report paying $900 for the visit and being handed a $13,000 number to approve on trust. Never approve relining money without watching the recording.
Patch money and full line money
One localised fault is patch territory: $2,500 to $5,000, targeted at the cracked joint the camera found. A line failing along its length is a full reline: $5,000 to $15,000 and beyond for long, junction heavy or 150mm runs. The camera decides which job yours is, not the salesperson. If the footage shows one fault, do not buy fifteen metres of liner.
The mystery quote
The rate card quote
One round number, produced on the driveway.
Setup, metres and junctions, each priced on its own line.
Metres estimated, junctions discovered later.
Metres and junctions measured on survey footage you keep.
The price moves when the crew arrives.
The figure is fixed in writing before work starts.
Where GST and the fine print sit
Trade rate cards, ours included, quote ex GST. Your written quote should show the GST inclusive total before you sign anything. The other line worth reading is the warranty: a structural liner should carry a written 50 year warranty, not a verbal assurance. If the warranty is missing from the paperwork, the price is not the problem.
Common questions
What does a typical 10 metre reline cost in Sydney?
Across the Sydney market, between $5,500 and $7,500. Our rate card prices it at exactly $7,000: setup $2,500 plus 10 metres at $450. The number is printed on our cost page so you can check the maths.
Why is there a setup cost before the per metre rate?
The rig, the crew, the CCTV survey and the cure equipment cost the same whether the line is 5 metres or 25. Splitting setup from the per metre rate is the honest shape of the job. A flat per metre price with no setup line is usually hiding it inside an inflated rate.
What pushes a relining quote above the worked examples?
Four things: harder access (under slabs), greater depth, more junctions, and a 150mm bore instead of 100mm. Each is visible on the survey footage before it appears on the quote. Anything else moving the number deserves a direct question.