Standard home inspections do not look inside underground drainage lines. A specialized sewer scope uncovers high-liability defects buried beneath finished basements, landscaped yards, and concrete driveways.
Avoid $10,000+ Excavations
Older Neighborhood Risks
Strong Closing Leverage
Replacing a collapsed residential sewer lateral requires major excavation through landscaping and driveways. Finding defects beforehand protects your savings.
Homes in mature Edmonton communities often still rely on aging clay tile, cast iron, or fragile bituminous fiber pipes vulnerable to sudden failure.
Timestamped video documentation provides undeniable evidence to request seller repairs or price adjustments before title transfer conditions are removed.
Critical Defects We Detect Underground
Freeze-thaw ground shifting and mature boulevard trees across Alberta frequently cause severe lateral pipe damage that remains invisible until drains back up.
Tree Root Intrusion
Cracked & Crushed Pipes
Offsets and Bellies
Thirsty roots from mature spruce, birch, and elm trees exploit tiny joint gaps, expanding over seasons until they choke wastewater flow and crack pipe walls.
Frost heave, heavy soil compaction, and shifting foundations fracture brittle clay or corroded iron pipes, letting groundwater in and raw sewage leak out.
Soil subsidence creates low sagging valleys that trap solid waste and standing water, while misaligned pipe joints snag debris and cause recurring backups.
How Our Sewer Scope Works
Access Main Cleanout
Full-Length Run to City Main
Sonde Depth & Location Mapping
HD Video & Same-Day Report
We locate your primary interior plumbing cleanout or stack to introduce the self-leveling fiber-optic push camera safely without disrupting plumbing fixtures.
Our specialized flexible camera travels the entire lateral run up to 100 feet, recording continuous high-resolution video of joints, turns, and connection collars.
If an obstruction or collapsed section is spotted, built-in radio transmitters pinpoint the exact yard location and underground depth from above ground.
You receive the full recorded color video alongside an itemized written report detailing pipe material, exact defect footage markers, and recommended actions.
Add comprehensive sewer diagnostics to your standard home inspection or schedule a standalone drain assessment before closing on your property.