Residential · Drains and sewer lines

Sewer camera inspection across Oakville

Our scope is a lit, waterproof lens on the end of a stiff push rod with a footage counter on the reel.

Typical stay: about one to two hours
On the dolly: push camera, locator, monitor, cleanout keys
You keep: a video file and written summary
Common finds: roots, offset joints, low spots, debris

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Body of water can be seen through the tunnel — On the job: sewer camera inspection work in Oakville.

Licensed plumbers · ask for details on the call
Cause found and explained before work starts
Oakville & Halton coverage

What this job involves

Our scope is a lit, waterproof lens on the end of a stiff push rod with a footage counter on the reel. It goes in through a cleanout and we watch the pipe’s interior roll past on a screen, logging each joint, root, crack and low spot along with its distance from the foundation. A sonde in the camera head then lets a handheld locator pin the spot from above, so we can paint a mark on the lawn or the slab exactly over the trouble.

How the job goes

Open the line first if necessary so the lens is not swimming.
Enter at the main cleanout and advance slowly, pausing at every joint.
Note the counter reading for each defect.
Locate the head from the surface and mark it with paint or a flag.
Hand over the recording with a short written summary.

Warning signs on your pipes

An offer on an older house is pending and the lateral is a mystery.
Backups have happened more than once in twelve months.
A soft hollow or sinkhole has opened along the sewer route.
The basement is about to be finished and you want the drains vetted.
Roots were cut recently and you want to see what remains.

From the job notes

For buyers in Oakville, a scope is one of the smallest bills in the purchase with one of the biggest payoffs.

For buyers in Oakville, a scope is one of the smallest bills in the purchase with one of the biggest payoffs. Lateral repairs are costly and invisible to a standard home inspection. A few minutes of video can show whether that 1960s clay line is sound or full of roots before the papers are signed.

We describe what is on screen in everyday words: offset joint, root mass, belly holding water, crack along the crown, or clean pipe. The recording is yours, so another contractor or your insurer can review the same footage.

What comes off the truck

Tools for drains and sewer lines
Tool or part	What it does on the job
Closet auger	Reaches through the toilet bowl and around the first bend without scratching the porcelain
Sectional machine, 3/4" cable	Main building drain and lateral, root cutter on the end

Questions we hear

Can the scope reach the municipal sewer?

Often it travels as far as the tie-in at the main, which helps show which side of the property line a defect sits on.

Is digging needed for an inspection?

No. The rod enters through cleanouts, a roof vent or a lifted toilet.

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Not sure which job fits your pipe? Call (365) 517-8536 and describe it.