Water & Sewer Line Repair, Trenchless Sewer Lining, Pipe Bursting and Light Excavation Company

2025’s revenues were 1.42M with 607K in earnings. That is a 42% profit margin which is almost unheard of for a service company. The sales price is 1,590,000 which is only 2.6 times the 2025 earnings. They also started 2026 with a 208K backlog which is about 1 ½ months of work.

They do 80% residential work which is primarily sewer line replacements. This includes after a failed inspection during a home sale; failure after repeated drain cleaning; lack of homeowner maintenance; age-related. This means that most of their work comes from a need which is important to keep in mind compared to a lot of other companies. The company has a great location, long-term employees, remodeled cool/functional building, is very profitable recurring work for the new owner. Additionally, the company has found a profitable income stream with advanced trenchless epoxy sewer pipe lining. Every year the number of liners installed increases, currently 125 installs in the last 15 months. Affordability, lack of property destruction, no street cut fees, no utility crossings, ability to go under existing structures, and a long warranty has made this an attractive and lucrative option.

With their system, they decide which jobs to say yes to that the company is already being asked to bid. The new owner will not need to create, change, or invest capital or time in improving the marketing, just to say yes to more work. They do not solicit reviews but still have dozens of letters from happy customers, a 4.9-star Google rating.

The owner states “There’s a reason that the majority of our business is referral-based, we have high standards, so we do things the right way, the first time. Our customers are happy and refer most of our work to us. We are a full-service, fully insured, and bonded, privately owned small business with many years of sewer and water line experience, and the highest rated in our market. We accomplish this by offering an efficient, reliable, and quality service for both residential and commercial projects.

The company provides a full range of services including trenchless excavating, when possible, to preserve gardens, trees, and landscaping along with occasional sewer inspections and cleanouts, sewer repair and replacement including street cuts, sewer liners, and occasional video sewer inspections. They also provide grease trap installation/replacements, gas line installation/repairs, grading/regrading, underground boring, backwater valve installation, and drainage remediation.

The buyer will get 239K in current value large assets made up of two Ford E 450 box trucks, 4 mini excavators, 2 trailers, a skid steer, and an international dump truck. In addition, there are a lot of small tools/equipment, supplies, etc. worth at least another 50K. There is also approximately 3K in inventory.

In 2003, the owners started the business to focus on high margin and fun work to become more profitable. It also allowed them to only bid higher margin work that they could schedule on their terms allowing the owners to work less hours and make more money. The company operates with a lean team of two owners who work 30 hours a week each and two employees and an independent crew that does the noninvasive pipe bursting. The two employees are a full-time foreman at 36/hour who was hired 4/2022. He arrives early to jobs, calls in utility locates, holds a CDL, orders materials, hauls equipment, coordinates inspections, and serves as the primary point of contact for customers in the field. He oversees all aspects of job execution from start to finish. The 2nd employee usually works with the foreman and is also full time. He is a skilled technician with 8 years of sewer repair experience.

The owners don’t do any hands-on field work.