Video Camera Inspections

Video Camera Inspections in Escalon, Modesto & the 209 & 350

Plumbing problems are hard to diagnose because they happen inside a pipe you cannot see. For most of the history of the trade, the only way to know what was happening in a buried line was to dig it up and look. A camera on a flexible reel changed that completely.

We feed a high-resolution camera down the drain or sewer lateral and watch the inside of the pipe in real time. You watch with us. Whatever we recommend afterward is based on something you have already seen with your own eyes.

What a Camera Inspection Finds

A single pass usually answers every question worth asking about a line.

• Blockages: grease, sludge, solids and debris, and exactly how far down the line they sit.
• Root intrusion: which joint the roots entered through and how much of the diameter they are taking.
• Cracks and offset joints: structural failures that clearing will never fix.
• Bellied sections: a sag holding standing water, which is why some lines clog again and again.
• Corrosion and scale: how much life is realistically left in cast iron or galvanized pipe.
• Collapse: a crushed section, often under a driveway or a settled area of the yard.

On-Screen Locating: Marking the Spot Above Ground

Our camera carries a sonde transmitter, so as we watch the footage we also track the camera head from the surface. That means we can mark the exact spot and depth of the problem on your driveway or lawn with paint.

This is what keeps excavation small. Instead of trenching a line to search for a failure, we dig one targeted hole where we already know the break is.

Before You Buy, and After We Repair

For homebuyers, a sewer camera is the cheapest insurance in the transaction. A lateral replacement discovered before closing is a negotiating item; discovered after, it is your problem. On any Valley home built before 1980, we consider it essential.

We also camera lines after a repair or a jetting, so you have verification that the work actually accomplished what it was supposed to. And we recover lost valuables from traps and lines more often than you would expect.

Individualized Analysis, Not a Template

The equipment matters, but the interpretation matters more. Miguel has 37+ years in the trade, and knowing what a hairline offset means in clay pipe versus what scale means in cast iron is the part that determines whether you spend money in the right place.

You get the footage to keep. Call 209.838.1000 to schedule an inspection. CA Lic. #953726.