A sewer camera inspection shows what is inside your sewer line without digging. Midtown Plumbing runs a camera through the line and gives you a graded report using NASSCO BSDI codes. Midtown offers a free camera scope, a $225 value. Call (805) 765-3995 to book.
A camera on a flexible cable travels through your sewer line from a cleanout. It records the pipe wall as it goes. A plumber watches the screen and marks every defect.
The camera finds:
You see the footage. You do not guess which part of the line failed.
Midtown offers a free sewer camera scope. A normal inspection runs $225. Call (805) 765-3995 and ask for your free scope.
Midtown grades each defect using NASSCO BSDI codes. BSDI is the Building Sewer Defect Inspection standard from NASSCO. The codes give every crack, root mass and offset a consistent label and grade.
A graded report helps you in three ways.
Service | Price |
|---|---|
Camera scope | Free, a $225 value |
Drain cleaning with camera inspection | From about $395 |
Minimum service call | $95 |
If the camera finds a failed line, Midtown quotes the repair. Trenchless sewer line replacement uses pipe bursting or pipe splitting and avoids a trench across your yard. Pricing for any repair depends on line length, depth and access.
A plumber finds your cleanout or another access point to the sewer line.
The camera travels down the line and records video the whole way.
The plumber notes every defect and where it sits along the line.
You watch the footage with the plumber and see each problem on screen.
You receive a written report with graded defects.
Each defect in your report has a code and a grade. The code names the problem, such as a crack, a root mass or an offset joint. The grade ranks how serious it is. Fix the highest grades first. Low grades often wait and get watched.
The report also lists where each defect sits along the line. That location tells a plumber exactly where to dig, bore or split the pipe. It helps plan trenchless gas line work and keeps a repair as small as the problem.
Drain cleaning clears a clog. A camera inspection shows why the clog formed. If roots, a crack or a sag keeps causing blockages, cleaning fixes the symptom for a short time. The camera finds the cause. Midtown offers drain cleaning with a camera inspection and slab leak detection from about $395.
A sewer line failure costs more than most repairs. Many homes in Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Paula and Fillmore date from the 1920s to the 1960s. Their sewer lines are old clay or cast iron.
Sewer lines in Ventura County fail for local reasons.
Midtown inspects sewer lines in Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Ojai, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Simi Valley and Carpinteria.
Call (805) 765-3995 to book your free camera scope.
Midtown offers a free camera scope, a $225 value. Drain cleaning with a camera inspection starts from about $395. The minimum service call is $95.
The camera finds tree roots, cracks, offset joints, bellies, grease buildup, blockages and collapsed sections. It also shows the pipe material and its condition.
BSDI stands for Building Sewer Defect Inspection. It is a NASSCO standard that labels and grades every defect the camera finds. You get a written report you use to compare repair quotes or share with a buyer, a seller or an insurer.
Yes, for most homes. Many Ventura, Oxnard and Santa Paula homes have clay or cast iron sewer lines from the 1920s to the 1960s. A camera shows the condition of a line before you close.
Yes. Ficus, eucalyptus and jacaranda roots push into sewer joints and grow inside the pipe. Repeat clogs after drain cleaning point to roots. A camera confirms where they enter.
Midtown walks you through the footage and quotes the repair. Trenchless sewer line replacement uses pipe bursting or pipe splitting and avoids a trench across your yard.
No. A sewer camera looks inside drain lines. A slab leak happens in a pressurized water line under your floor. Midtown finds slab leaks with leak detection. Call (805) 765-3995 if you hear running water with every fixture off.
Inspect before you buy a home, after repeat clogs and before a remodel that adds plumbing. Inspect again if a large tree grows near the line or if you see wet spots in your yard.
