Sewer Camera Inspection in Troy

A sewer camera inspection Troy NY homeowners book sends a waterproof camera down the sewer line to show roots, cracks, sags and old clay joints. You see the problem on screen and get the video. It is the smart step before buying an older home or paying for sewer repair.

Our Troy plumbers scope lines for homeowners, landlords, buyers and their agents. It often follows drain cleaning in Troy, since a clear line gives the camera the best view.

• A camera run to the city main. The push camera goes in through the basement cleanout, or through the toilet flange if there is no cleanout.
• Locating from the yard. A sonde in the camera head lets the plumber mark the depth and spot of each problem on the ground above.
• Recorded video. You get a sewer line video inspection file to keep, share or send to a seller.
• Simple written notes. Pipe type, length, depth and condition, in plain words, with the spots worth watching.
• Repair options when needed. When the footage shows real damage, you get prices for a spot repair, lining or a new line. When it shows a healthy pipe, you hear that too.

• Laterals as old as the house. About 55% of homes in the city were built before 1940, and many still drain through the original clay or cast iron pipe.
• Street trees and clay joints. Roots from big street trees work into clay joints and fill the pipe a little more every year.
• Two family homes for sale. Buyers of century old duplexes are often told by agents to scope the sewer before closing.
• Guessing costs money. Digging up a yard without knowing where the problem sits can mean opening the wrong spot.
• Old repairs hide surprises. Many laterals have been patched over the decades with mixed materials, and the camera shows where old and new pipe meet.

• Roots in sewer line Troy pipes, usually at clay joints near trees.
• Cracked or broken pipe that leaks into the soil and lets dirt in.
• Offset joints where one pipe section has shifted and catches paper.
• Bellies, low spots that hold water and waste.
• Scaled or rotted cast iron that is thinning from the inside.
• Heavy grease buildup from kitchen lines, which jetting can clear.
• Mixed pipe materials where a past repair joined clay to cast iron or PVC with a rubber coupling.
• Wrong connections, like a gutter or sump pump tied into the sewer.

These are the camera calls that come up most across the city.

• Repeat basement backups in a two family home, traced to one cracked clay joint.
• A pre purchase scope on an older home, where the buyer used the video to ask the seller for a credit.
• A sewer smell in a finished basement, traced to a broken cast iron fitting under the floor.

A sewer scope before buying house closings is a small cost that can save a big one.

• Standard home inspections often skip the sewer. The inspector checks drains inside, but not the pipe under the yard.
• Laterals are expensive. A full replacement can cost several thousand dollars, so knowing early matters.
• Use the video in talks. If the camera finds a problem, many buyers ask the seller for a credit or a repair.
• Book early. Sewer line inspection for home buyers Troy agents set up works best inside the inspection window of the contract.