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CCTV Drain Surveys in Shropshire
Camera surveys of drains and private sewers with a recorded video and written report, for repeat blockages, home purchases and pre-works checks.
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.
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.
Every survey comes with recorded footage and a written report identifying the pipe runs, their condition and any defects, with locations and depths, so any repair work can be priced precisely rather than speculatively, by whoever you choose to carry it out.
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
Buying a rural home? Survey the whole system
For an off-mains property, the drains are only half the story. A camera survey combined with an inspection of the tank and its records tells you whether the system complies with the General Binding Rules, and compliance costs are properly a negotiation point before purchase, not a surprise after it.
A survey turns a guess into a price
Without a survey, a drainage repair quote is an estimate wrapped around an assumption. With one, the defect, its position and its depth are known, so the quote is for the actual job. Surveys routinely pay for themselves this way.
What a survey finds
These are the faults a camera is looking for, and why guessing at a drainage repair usually costs more than surveying it first.
CCTV Drain Surveys near you
Enquiries for CCTV drain surveys are covered throughout Shropshire. Find the detail for your area:
Frequently asked 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. Both are normally done in the same visit.
Will the report be accepted by my solicitor or lender?
Generally yes. A proper CCTV survey report is a written survey backed by recorded footage, which is what conveyancers, insurers and lenders want to see, and there should be no objection to sharing it with the other side’s professionals.
Need CCTV drain surveys?
Describe the problem and we will tell you what you are most likely dealing with, and put you in touch with a local specialist where one covers your area. No charge for that, and no obligation.