CCTV Drain Inspection in Wahroonga

1. The camera goes in. A waterproof drain camera is fed through the pipe from the nearest access point.
2. We locate the exact fault. The footage pinpoints where a blockage, crack or root intrusion actually sits, not roughly where we think it is.
3. You see what we see. The footage is available to view, so nothing about the diagnosis is taken on faith.
4. We measure the distance and depth. Knowing exactly how far down and how deep the fault sits shapes any repair quote that follows.
5. A written report follows. What the camera found, and what it means for next steps, is set out plainly.
6. We recommend the next step honestly. Clearing, repair or no action needed, whichever the footage actually supports.
7. We keep diagnosis and repair separate. A line that's clear, one that needs repair and one that's fine to leave and monitor are three different outcomes, and the footage tells us which applies before a second visit gets booked.

Wahroonga's drain runs cover a genuinely wide age range, from pre-1940 homes through to the newer unit blocks that have gone up near Wahroonga railway station, and each era of pipe fails differently on camera.

Older clay sections tend to show cracked joints and root intrusion, while newer PVC runs near the station are more likely to reveal a blockage from grease or a foreign object than any structural fault. Knowing which one you're dealing with changes the whole conversation about what to book next.

That's the real value of the camera. It tells us which kind of job we're actually looking at before any quote gets written, rather than assuming based on the property's age alone.

Most standard inspections are finished within an hour of the plumber arriving, camera footage included. A longer run, or one feeding several fixtures, can take a little more time, which we'll flag before starting rather than mid-job.

Original clay pipework whose joints have had decades to degrade and crack often needs the camera to travel further and more carefully to fully map the damage, and we build that into the time we allow rather than rushing the pass.

A camera confirms what's sitting inside the pipe, not what's happening in the ground around it. Signs of a collapse or serious ground movement on the footage call for further investigation, not a verdict read straight off the screen.

An honest answer, not an upsell, is the whole point of running the camera first. If nothing needs fixing, we say so plainly rather than talk you into a job you don't need.

You also get to see the footage yourself, so the diagnosis is never just our word for it.

A copy of the footage and the written report are yours to keep, whether that's for your own records or to hand to a buyer, a strata manager or an insurer.

Diagnosis and repair stay two separate jobs in how we quote. The camera pass tells you what's wrong, and deciding how to fix it is a second conversation, priced and agreed before any tool goes near the ground.