Drain camera inspections
A drain camera inspection can help locate a problem inside a pipe.
Ask in the form whether an inspection would suit your drain. It is a separate service, not part of every job.
What the camera picks up
- Roots and where they get in
- Cracks and broken sections
- Built-up fat and sand
- Something stuck in the line
A separate inspection when needed
The free Drain Check starts with your description or a photo link. It is initial guidance, not a camera inspection.
Guide only, inc GST where a charge applies. Other work is priced separately in your written quote.
If a camera inspection would help, its scope and price are discussed separately before you decide.
Price guide
Free Drain Check
Free
Guide only. Initial guidance from your description or a photo link. Inspections and work are priced separately.
Standalone drain camera inspection
Quoted after a look
Guide only, inc GST. Your fixed written price comes after we take a look.
From first message to job done
- Describe your drain problem in about 2 minutes
- Expect our reply within 30 minutes
- A fast, clear written price, often from photos rather than a visit
- Pick a booking time that works for you
- Drain job finished. Sorted.
What changes the cost
- Length of pipe to inspect
- How many access points are available
- Whether the line needs clearing first
Guide only. Your fixed written price comes after we take a look.
Questions people ask us
What does a camera check show?
A camera inspection can help locate roots, cracks, built-up fat or something stuck inside a pipe.
For an older home in Newport with a clay sewer pipe, it may help assess possible cracks or roots.
It is a separate service to discuss when needed, not a free check included with every job.
Is it my pipe or Sydney Water's?
Sydney Water maintains its wastewater network. You look after the private pipes from your property up to where they join that network.
It may be on their side if the overflow is beyond your boundary, your neighbours have the same problem, or it keeps overflowing when no water is being used.
If unsure, check with Sydney Water whether the blockage could be in its network.
Do you have to dig up the garden?
Usually not. Relining is a no-dig fix that goes inside your existing pipe.
Many older beach homes still have clay sewer pipes. For a home in Avalon or Newport, we check the pipe before deciding what needs to come up.
The condition and position of the pipe help determine the repair. We explain the proposed work before you decide.
How much does it cost?
Pipe relining is from around $3,000 inc GST. Blocked drains and our other services are quoted after a look.
Guide only. Your fixed written price comes before any repair starts.
Why do roots keep coming back?
Roots enter through cracks in the pipe. Cutting them out clears the drain, but the crack is still there, so they grow back in.
Many older beach homes still have terracotta sewer pipes that roots can crack into.
Gums and figs around Frenchs Forest, Belrose, Avalon and Newport send roots looking for water.
Sealing the pipe closes the way in. When planting, avoid trees within 6 metres of wastewater pipes.
Get a fast quote
A few details is all we need. We'll be in touch within 30 minutes.