📹 CCTV Drain Survey Edinburgh

What's Included

• HD CCTV camera pushed through all drain types
• Full written report with video footage provided
• Identifies: root intrusion, collapse, cracks, misalignment
• Pre-purchase survey for property buyers
• Insurance survey — report accepted by all major insurers
• Combined survey and repair in one visit where possible

What a CCTV Drain Survey Involves — And Why It Matters

A waterproof camera on a flexible rod is fed through the drain run while our engineer watches a live feed on a handheld monitor, noting the distance and position of every joint, junction and defect as it passes. Nothing is dug up and nothing is guessed at — the footage and the accompanying written report show exactly what condition the pipework is in, from the first metre to wherever the run leads.

We're called on most often for recurring blockages that keep coming back despite repeated drain unblocking visits — a sign that something structural is at play rather than a one-off obstruction. The same survey is standard practice before buying a property with an older or unknown drainage system, and the report is accepted by all major UK insurers when you're making a claim following subsidence, flooding, or storm damage.

What turns up on camera varies: tree root ingress finding its way through a hairline crack, a collapsed or cracked section of pipe, displaced joints letting soil into the run, misconnections where surface water has been wrongly plumbed into the foul drain (common in older Edinburgh conversions), and vermin entry points. Being able to see the fault precisely, rather than working from symptoms alone, is what separates a proper plumbing service Edinburgh homeowners can rely on from guesswork.

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