CCTV Drain Inspection Auckland

Most drain problems happen out of sight, under lawns, driveways and floors. Without a camera, a plumber is guessing at what is wrong and where. A CCTV drain inspection sends a waterproof camera on a flexible rod through the pipe so we can see cracks, root intrusion, sagging sections, displaced joints and old repairs, and record exactly where each one sits.

You get the recording, a short written summary and, where needed, the fault marked on the ground with a locator so any repair digs in the right place the first time.

Pricing: quotes are free, and every job gets a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises on the invoice.

CCTV Drain Inspection Jobs We Handle Across Auckland

• Drain CCTV
• Pre-purchase drain inspection
• Drain camera inspection
• Locating drain lines
• Root and crack reports
• Insurance drain reports

When a camera inspection is worth doing

Camera work is not only for emergencies. The most useful inspections are often the ones done before money is spent:

• Before buying a house, especially a villa, bungalow or 1960s to 1970s home with original drains
• When a drain has blocked more than once and you want to know why
• Before a renovation, extension or new driveway goes over an existing line
• To get accurate quotes for repair or relining, rather than estimates
• When an insurer or body corporate wants evidence of the drain's condition
• After a new build, to confirm the line was left clean and undamaged

What the camera picks up

A good inspection shows more than whether a pipe is blocked. We look for root intrusion at joints, cracked or broken pipe, sections that have sagged and hold water (called bellies), joints that have shifted out of line, collapsed sections, pipe material changes, and illegal or unexpected connections.

The pipe material matters in Auckland. Earthenware with mortar joints is common in pre-1960s housing and is prone to root entry. Some mid-century homes have pitch fibre or asbestos cement drains. Newer homes are almost all PVC. Knowing what you have changes which drain repairs or pipe relining options are on the table.

How It Works

Pre-purchase drain inspections

A standard pre-purchase building report looks at what an inspector can see. Drains are underground, so they are often left out or only noted as 'not inspected'. Yet a broken sewer line under a driveway can be one of the more expensive surprises a new owner inherits.

If you are buying an older property, particularly one with large trees, a sloping section or obvious earlier drain work, a camera inspection before you go unconditional gives you real information. If there is a problem you can negotiate on price, ask the vendor to fix it, or walk away. If the drains are fine, you have footage on file for the future.

Cost of a CCTV drain inspection

The price depends on the length of the line, how many branches need inspecting, whether the drain must be cleared first so the camera can pass, and whether you want the fault located and marked on the ground.

If the line is blocked when we arrive, we clear it with a drain machine or hydro jetting before inspecting and tell you the combined price before we start. For pre-purchase inspections we work to your settlement timeframes.

Reading the results

Footage on its own can be hard to interpret. We talk you through what we saw, in plain language, and separate faults that need action now from ones to keep an eye on. A small hairline crack in an otherwise sound PVC pipe is a very different thing from a joint packed with roots in an old clay line.

Where the fault is on Watercare's side of the connection, the footage is your evidence. Watercare is responsible for the public network upstream of the joint where your pipe meets theirs, so a recording showing the fault location saves an argument.

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