Ellesmere · SY12
CCTV Drain Surveys in Ellesmere
Camera surveys of drains and private sewers with a recorded video and written report, for repeat blockages, home purchases and pre-works checks. Serving Ellesmere and the surrounding villages, including Cockshutt, Welshampton, Dudleston Heath, Tetchill.
A CCTV survey puts a camera through your drains and takes the guesswork out of what is happening underground. Instead of paying to clear the same blockage twice a year, you see the displaced joint, the root mass or the collapsed section causing it, exactly where it is and how bad it is.
The farms and village properties around Ellesmere are predominantly on private drainage, from long-serving septic tanks to newer treatment plants on converted farm buildings. Mere-side and canal-side properties add cases where space and water table leave little room for conventional answers.
Surveys have become a standard part of buying a house, and for rural properties they pair naturally with a septic system inspection. Drainage faults are invisible at a viewing, can cost thousands, and are entirely findable with a camera before you exchange. A pre-purchase survey is cheap insurance on any property, and near essential on an older one.
Buying or selling around Ellesmere
Ellesmere’s waterside setting supports a lively market in period cottages, smallholdings and rural homes, including second homes and holiday lets. Lettings put extra load on drainage systems, and we advise holiday-let owners on servicing schedules that match real occupancy rather than the brochure.
What the service includes
- Full CCTV surveys of foul and surface water systems
- Pre-purchase drainage surveys, with septic system inspections available alongside
- Investigation of repeat blockages, odours and slow drains
- Locating buried runs, connections and defects with position and depth
- Recorded footage plus a plain-English written report
- Condition surveys before extensions or landscaping, so you do not build over a defect
Where we go around Ellesmere
As well as Ellesmere itself, we cover the surrounding villages and farms, including Cockshutt, Welshampton, Dudleston Heath, Tetchill, Lyneal, Colemere, Criftins. If you are somewhere smaller or somewhere between, call anyway: if the lane goes there, so do we.
CCTV Drain Surveys: common questions
How long does a CCTV survey take?
A typical domestic survey takes one to two hours on site. The written report and footage follow shortly afterwards.
Do the drains need to be cleared first?
A camera cannot see through a blockage, so a blocked or heavily silted line is jetted clean first. We can do both in one visit.
Will the report be accepted by my solicitor or lender?
Yes. Our reports are written surveys with recorded evidence, suitable for conveyancing, insurance claims and negotiations, and we are happy for them to be shared with the other side’s professionals.
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