Sewer Camera Inspection
Look at the line before anyone digs, or buys
A camera in the lateral answers three questions no amount of guessing can: what is wrong, where it is, and whether it is worth fixing. In Florissant it also happens to be what the city needs before it will approve a lateral repair.
- Required for the city lateral program
- Pre-purchase inspections on older homes
- Defect located by depth and distance
- Recorded footage is yours to keep
When it is worth it
Three situations that justify a camera
We do not recommend this on a first-time clog. These are the cases where it saves real money.
Repeat backups
One clog is a clog. The third in the same line is a defect, and clearing it again just delays the diagnosis.
Before you buy
On a Florissant house built in the 1960s, a lateral inspection before closing is the cheapest large-risk check available. A failed lateral is a five-figure surprise.
To open a city claim
The City of Florissant needs a televised inspection showing the defect. No footage, no application.
If it turns out you need a repair, our guide to the Florissant sewer lateral program explains what the city covers.
Why it matters
What the footage actually tells you
What the defect is
Roots, offset, collapse, belly or scale. Each has a different fix and a very different price.
Where it is
Depth and distance from the cleanout, which determines whether the dig is in the lawn, under the driveway, or under the street.
Whether the rest is sound
Just as important as finding the defect: seeing that the other fifty feet are fine means a spot repair, not a replacement.
And a record you keep
Useful for a city application, an insurance conversation, or a seller disclosure. We hand it over either way.
Buying in Florissant
The pre-purchase case, specifically
If you are under contract on a house here, this is the inspection most buyers skip and some regret.
A standard home inspection does not include a sewer lateral camera. On a house built in 1963 with mature trees in the yard, that is the single largest hidden risk in the property — lateral replacements can run well into five figures depending on depth and whether the line crosses under a street. A camera inspection before closing either gives you peace of mind or gives you a negotiating position. Either way it costs a fraction of what the repair does, and we will run it on your timeline before the inspection period closes.
How we work
What to expect when you call
- 01
Access the line
Usually through an existing cleanout. If there is no accessible cleanout we will tell you before we come out, not after.
- 02
Run and record
We camera the full run to the main, noting depth and distance at any defect.
- 03
Walk you through it
We show you the footage and explain what you are looking at, in plain language, with an honest read on urgency.
Free estimate
Book a camera inspection
Tell us whether this is a recurring backup, a pre-purchase check, or a city program application — it changes how we schedule it.
Related: sewer lateral repair, the city program, lateral repair cost, clay laterals and roots, drain cleaning
Got a plumbing problem that is not getting better on its own?
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