CCTV Drain Camera Inspection HD Footage Included

You cannot quote a pipe repair you haven't seen. A CCTV drain inspection is the difference between paying $450 for a targeted relining job and paying $9,000 to dig up the wrong section of yard. Tradetek runs HD push-rod cameras (32 mm to 100 mm pipe) and tracked crawler cameras (100 mm to 300 mm) with on-screen distance and a 512 Hz sonde so we can mark the exact location and depth of any fault on the surface.

Typical Sydney faults we find on camera: tree roots through earthenware joints (very common in Inner West, Lower North Shore and Eastern Suburbs pre-1980s housing), longitudinal cracking in PVC under driveway loads, displaced joints from soil movement on Sydney sandstone shelves, bellies (low spots) in poorly bedded laterals, and partial collapses where contractors have grazed a line during landscaping.

Pre-purchase CCTV inspection is now standard practice on any Sydney property over 30 years old. We deliver a written report with screen captures, depth and distance log, fault severity grading (light, moderate, severe, structural) and a costed remediation quote – exactly what a conveyancer and insurer want to see attached to the contract.

For active blockages we combine a hydro-jet pre-clean with the camera run so the lens isn't fogged by grease or roots. For commercial and strata, we provide a full asset map of the drainage with a colour-coded plan – useful for capital works planning and for Sydney Water Trade Waste compliance.

Standard residential inspection is from $295 (single line, up to 30 m, sonde-located). Add $145 for hydro-jet pre-clean and $95 for a formal pre-purchase report. USB footage and PDF report are emailed and posted on a USB the same day.