Pinpoint Underground Pipe Defects with Camera Inspection
Your sewer lateral runs several feet below ground beneath foundations, driveways, and mature landscaping. When a toilet gurgles or a drain backs up, traditional plumbing methods involve running a steel cable down the line and guessing what it hits based on tactile feel. This guesswork often misdiagnoses crushed pipes as simple clogs or misses cracked bells until a sinkhole forms.
Our fiber-optic color inspection cameras feature self-leveling heads, ultra-bright LED illumination, and built-in 512 Hz radio transmitters. As the camera glides through your 2-inch to 12-inch sewer lines, it transmits high-definition live video to our monitor, recording footage and displaying exact depth and linear footage down to the inch.
- Full-color high-definition optical inspection displays exact pipe condition in real time.
- Integrated 512 Hz radio sonde pinpoint locates depth and surface position above ground.
- Identifies hidden root intrusions, pipe bellies (sags), joint offsets, and corrosion cracks.
- Complete digital video recording provided to homeowners, real estate buyers, and adjusters.
Our 4-Step Sewer Camera Diagnostic Process
We conduct systematic video evaluations to give property owners clear visual evidence of pipe integrity before recommending repairs.
Cleanout Access Entry
We insert our flexible push-rod camera through your exterior or basement cleanout, avoiding any interior disruption or fixture removal.
Full-Length Lateral Scope
The camera navigates the full distance from your foundation cleanout all the way to the municipal sewer tie-in or septic tank inlet.
Sonde Radio Line Tracing
When an obstruction, break, or belly is spotted, our radio locator pinpoints the exact surface spot and depth on your lawn or driveway.
Digital Report & Video File
You receive a comprehensive video file, high-resolution still photos of defects, and an expert diagnostic report outlining recommended solutions.
Optical Diagnostic Technology & Depth Tracing
We deploy industry-leading digital inspection systems engineered to capture crisp footage even inside wet, hostile sewer environments.
Self-Leveling HD Cameras
Auto-orienting camera heads keep the video horizon perfectly upright regardless of pipe slope or angle, ensuring clear defect views.
512 Hz Locating Sondes
Transmits an electromagnetic signal through concrete slabs, asphalt, and soil up to 25 feet deep to mark exact defect locations.
Digital Footage Counters
Measures precise distance traveled from the cleanout, identifying exactly where root intrusions or pipe collapses occur.
Diagnostic Capabilities Across Pipe Materials
Our cameras easily navigate all common residential, commercial, and municipal drainage materials.
Vitrified Clay Laterals
Inspects every 3-foot bell joint for root intrusion, mortar erosion, sheared hubs, and longitudinal stress cracks.
Cast Iron Sewer Piping
Assesses bottom pipe channel wear (channeling), rust tuberculation scale thickness, and hidden corrosion holes.
PVC & Modern Plastic
Detects ground settlement bellies where standing water pools, improper slope grading, and crushed fittings.
Historical Orangeburg
Verifies whether aged fiber pipe has warped out of round (egging), blistered internally, or begun structural collapse.
Transparent Sewer Camera Inspection Pricing
Affordable diagnostic rates with zero obligation. When paired with hydro jetting, camera inspection is typically included.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sewer Camera Inspections
A sewer camera inspection reveals invasive tree roots, grease and sludge buildup, bellies (pipe sags with standing water), cracked or fractured pipes, separated joints, collapsed sections, foreign objects, and corrosion tuberculation inside cast iron lines.
Yes. Our standard hydro jetting service package includes both a pre-jetting diagnostic camera inspection to check pipe safety and locate blockages, as well as a post-jetting verification camera run to prove that 100 percent of the pipe circumference is clean.
Absolutely. Standard home inspections do not inspect underground sewer pipes. Repairing or replacing a collapsed sewer lateral can cost between $5,000 and $25,000. A pre-purchase sewer camera scope provides buyer leverage and prevents unexpected plumbing disasters.
Our digital 512 Hz radio locators can detect and trace underground sewer lines up to 25 feet below ground through solid concrete foundation slabs, asphalt driveways, and heavy clay soil, marking the exact surface location with pinpoint accuracy.
Yes. We provide clients with a digital copy of the complete high-definition video recording, along with time-stamped defect photographs and a written diagnostic summary for your records or insurance claims.
What Property Owners Say About Our Sewer Camera Inspection
"We scheduled a sewer scope before closing on our 1970s home. The camera revealed a massive belly holding 3 inches of standing water and roots cracking the clay hub. The seller credited us $6,500 at closing. Best $350 we ever spent."
"Our drains kept clogging and two plumbers told us our line was collapsed and quoted $12,000 to replace it. Hydro Jetting Pros ran their camera and showed us the pipe was completely solid, just choked with grease and hair. They jetted it clean for a fraction of that cost."
"The technician walked me through the entire video monitor while the camera was in the pipe. He explained every joint and showed me exactly where the tree roots were getting in. Incredibly thorough diagnostic service."
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