Sewer camera inspection
Simpsonville SC —
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No. The camera is inserted through your existing cleanout — a capped pipe access point in your yard or near the foundation — or through a toilet if no cleanout is accessible. No digging, no excavation, no disruption to your yard or landscaping whatsoever. The camera is a waterproof HD device on a flexible push rod that navigates from the access point to the street main.

Many older Simpsonville homes, particularly those built before 1985, don’t have an accessible exterior cleanout. We can access the line through a toilet, a floor drain, or by removing a cleanout plug in the basement or crawl space. The inspection is slightly more complex but completely achievable. If you know you don’t have a cleanout, just mention it when you call — we’ll bring the right equipment. We also recommend adding a cleanout as part of any repair on homes that don’t have one.

A standard Simpsonville lateral camera inspection takes 30–60 minutes from the time we arrive. Shorter for shorter laterals with no major findings; longer if we encounter multiple issues requiring documentation. We allow 90 minutes on our schedule to avoid rushing. You’ll have the written report and footage the same day.

Yes — this is one of the most valuable things the camera does. The push rod has a footage counter. Every finding is documented with its distance from your cleanout in feet. So instead of “you have root intrusion somewhere in your sewer line,” you get “root mass at 31 feet from your cleanout, approximately under the driveway apron, at the joint between pipe segments 7 and 8.” That precision is what allows a spot repair instead of a full replacement.

If the clog is partial (slow drain), yes — the camera can usually navigate past the blockage to document the cause. If the clog is complete (no flow), we may need to clear a path first with a small-diameter snake before the camera can pass. In active backup situations we often do a rapid mechanical clear first, then the full camera inspection, so you have both immediate relief and accurate diagnosis. We always do the camera even after snaking — the snake doesn’t tell you why it blocked.

Yes. Our written report is formatted for real estate use — it documents inspection date, property address, inspector name, pipe material, all findings with footage timestamps and distances, and a summary condition rating. We provide footage as a shareable link. Buyers use our reports for repair credit negotiations. Sellers use them to disclose and demonstrate lateral condition. Report turnaround is same-day for most inspections.

We rate every finding in one of three categories: Urgent (act within days — imminent backup risk or Orangeburg collapse risk), Developing (act within 3–12 months — problem is progressing but not in failure mode), or Monitor (re-camera in 1–3 years — early damage, not progressing rapidly). We’re honest about this. We don’t classify developing issues as urgent to generate emergency calls. If you have time, we tell you so.

No. Same rate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A Saturday morning camera inspection costs the same as a Tuesday afternoon one. We built the business around homeowners who can’t take weekdays off. No surcharge, no emergency premium for calling outside business hours.

Minimal. Avoid running large water loads (dishwasher, washing machine) for 1–2 hours before the inspection so the pipe interior is as clear as possible for camera visibility. Locate your exterior cleanout if you know where it is — typically a 4-inch diameter capped pipe in your yard, often near where the lateral exits the foundation. If you can’t find it, don’t worry — we locate it when we arrive.

All of Simpsonville 29680/29681, Mauldin 29662, Fountain Inn 29644, Taylors 29687, Greer 29650/29651, and surrounding Greenville County communities. No trip charge within our primary service area. Same pricing as Simpsonville for all nearby communities.