A camera down the line tells you whether you have a blockage, a crack, a collapse or a root mass — and exactly how far along it sits. Nobody should quote a drain repair without one.
Or speak to a relining specialist now — (03) 9059 2707We push a self-levelling camera head through the pipe from an existing access point and watch it on a monitor as it goes. A sonde in the head lets us mark the depth and position of the fault on the surface above, so if excavation ever is the answer, it is a one-metre hole rather than a trench.
Most inspections take thirty to sixty minutes. A full property survey — sewer, stormwater and the branches off both — runs to about ninety. You get the recording either way, and it is yours to send to a plumber, an insurer, a buyer or a body corporate.
Not sure which of our services you need? Start with a CCTV drain inspection — it is free with any quote and it decides everything else.
Three depots — Oakleigh, Essendon and Ivanhoe — covering 130+ Melbourne suburbs. These are the ones we are in most weeks.
It is free when it is part of a relining or repair quote — we are not going to price work we have not seen. As a standalone survey, for a pre-purchase inspection or a strata report, we charge a flat fee and tell you what it is on the phone.
Thirty to sixty minutes for a single line. Up to ninety for a whole property, including stormwater and the branches. If access is difficult or the line is badly blocked we may need to jet it first so the camera can get through.
Yes, and we would rather do both. Stormwater is the line people ignore until it undermines a slab or floods a garage, and it is cheaper to look at while we are already on site.
Always. You get the complete recording plus a written report with the metre marks. It is your property and your evidence — useful for insurance, for a vendor statement, or for arguing with a neighbour about a tree.
Yes. The camera head carries a sonde that we track from the surface, so we can mark the line and its depth in paint or chalk on your driveway without breaking anything.
On any property built before about 1980, yes. Replacing a sewer line is a five-figure job and a building inspection will not look at it. An hour with a camera is cheap insurance.
No. The head is small, flexible and designed to be pushed through aged, fragile lines. If a pipe is so far gone that the camera cannot pass safely, that in itself is the answer.
Tell us what the drain is doing and we will book a CCTV inspection, usually same day. No charge, no obligation, and you keep the footage either way.