We film the inside of your drain and give you a written report, from a base a couple of miles away in Smallfield.
A CCTV survey puts a camera inside the pipe so we can see what is wrong with it without digging up the garden. People in Horley book one when a drain keeps blocking, when they are buying or selling a home, or when they need to know where a pipe goes.
Horley’s ground is Weald clay, and clay moves. Over the years that can pull a joint out of line, crack a pipe or let roots in, and none of it shows on the surface. The camera shows how far a fault has gone and whether the pipe needs repair or just a clean.
For homes in the villages around the town, where the drain may run to a septic tank or cesspit, the survey can follow the pipe all the way. You receive the footage and a written report listing each fault and its position.
What’s included
Footage, a written report and a plain explanation of what to do next.
The camera records the whole length of pipe that it can reach, so a fault is never described to you, it is shown.
Each fault is listed with its position, which is what a builder or solicitor wants to see.
Silt, scale and fat hide cracks. Where needed we clean the pipe before the camera goes in.
Do you know where the drain leaves the house? If not, we can trace it and draw the route.
A home buyers’ survey puts the drains in front of you while there is still room to negotiate.
A septic tank survey follows the pipe from the house and checks the tank.
If a drain has been cleared and blocked again, something is stopping it flowing. On clay ground that is often a joint that has dropped or a root that has found a way in.
We can clear the blockage and film the pipe on the same visit if you wish. If it is blocked right now, start with our Horley blocked drains page.
About CCTV drainage surveys
Before you buy, a survey shows what condition the drains are in, so a hidden fault does not turn into your bill. If you are selling, one can answer a buyer’s questions before they are asked.
For a country property on a tank, a septic tank survey is the one to book. See also our Horley page for tanks and treatment plants.
About home buyers’ surveysLocal to you
We survey drains in Horley, Smallfield, Hookwood and Salfords, and in the villages from Charlwood and Outwood to Burstow, Horne and Rusper. Phone with your postcode to confirm. The full Horley area list has the rest.
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Questions answered
An engineer lowers a small camera into the drain through an existing chamber or gully, then moves it along the pipe while it records. Faults are noted with their position as we go.
No. We use the access that is already there, so nothing is dug.
Clay shrinks in dry spells and swells again when it is wet. Over the years that movement can pull joints apart or crack a pipe, and the camera can show whether it has.
For an older home, or one where the drains have blocked before, yes. A fault found before exchange is a point to negotiate on rather than a surprise afterwards.
It can. We film the pipe from the house to the tank and look at the tank itself, and it can often be emptied on the same visit if it is due.
Yes, once it has been cleaned. We jet it first and let you know before we start if we think that will be necessary.
Yes. Tell us about access and when the site is busy and we will plan around it.
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