Plumbing service
Sewer and drain camera inspection
Before anyone digs up a front lawn, someone should look inside the pipe. A camera shows the material, the joints, any roots, and exactly how far from the cleanout the trouble sits.
- What it shows: Material, joints, roots, cracks, sags, offsets
- Locating: Transmitter in the camera head marks depth and position from above
- Typical run: Front cleanout to the city connection
- Useful before: Buying a house, landscaping, repeated backups
- Licensed, insured trade work (details confirmed when you call)
- Diagnosis before anything is cut
- Emergency calls taken
- Etobicoke and the west end
At a glance
- What it shows
- Material, joints, roots, cracks, sags, offsets
- Locating
- Transmitter in the camera head marks depth and position from above
- Typical run
- Front cleanout to the city connection
- Useful before
- Buying a house, landscaping, repeated backups
Why look first
Many Etobicoke homes built before the mid-1970s still have clay tile or cast iron under the basement and front yard. These pipes fail in predictable ways: roots at clay joints, scale and holes in cast iron, sagging sections where the soil settled. A camera tells which one you have.
- That information changes the job.
- A single root intrusion near the house can often be cleared and monitored, while an offset joint under a mature tree might need a section repair.
How the inspection runs
We clear any standing water first so the lens can see. The camera goes in through the cleanout and is pushed down the line slowly, and we stop at each joint. The head carries a small transmitter, so we can stand on the lawn and mark the exact spot and depth of a fault.
- You can watch on the screen as we go.
- We save the recording and note distances, which is what a contractor or the city will ask for.
Buying an older house
If you are buying in Etobicoke, a sewer scope belongs on the list alongside the home inspection. It is a short visit, and a broken main is one of the costliest shocks that come with a new find.
- We report what we see in plain language and do not try to sell a replacement off the back of an inspection.
Signs to watch for
- Backups that return after clearing
- Big trees on the front lawn or boulevard
- Planning to finish the basement
- Buying a pre-1975 home
- Cracks or settling in the basement floor near the drain
How the job runs
Clear and flush
Standing water is drained so the lens sees the pipe.
Push and record
The camera travels the line with distance shown on screen.
Locate from above
Faults are marked on the surface with depth readings.
Explain the footage
You get the recording and a plain summary of findings.