CCTV Drain Inspection for Kensington Homes
1000+ five-star reviews
Treating a drain problem on a hunch tends to fix the wrong thing.
Send a camera down the actual pipe and you're not guessing anymore, you're looking at it.
The survey's price is fixed upfront, the footage is yours to see, and there's no fee just to get us there.
- Lic #275278C
- Fully Insured ($20M)
- $0 Call-Out
- Lifetime Labour Warranty
- On-Site in 30 Minutes Guaranteed
- 1000+ Five-Star Reviews
- 11+ Years Family Business
- 35+ Years Combined Experience
- Trusted by 15,000 Sydney Families
- Lic #275278C
- Fully Insured ($20M)
- $0 Call-Out
- Lifetime Labour Warranty
- On-Site in 30 Minutes Guaranteed
- 1000+ Five-Star Reviews
- 11+ Years Family Business
- 35+ Years Combined Experience
- Trusted by 15,000 Sydney Families
Diagnosis Before Any Quote
What the camera finds is what shapes the number, never the other way round.
Exact Depth and Position
Locating gear marks a fault's location precisely, so nothing gets dug up on a guess.
A Three-Time Award Winner
Best & Brightest in 2019, 2024 and 2025, and a 2025 People's Choice win too.
We Support Local Causes
Ronald McDonald House Sydney, Beyond Blue, Wayside Chapel and Pink Ribbon Day.
Inside a Typical CCTV Drain Inspection Job
A survey answers the one question a clear on its own can't: why it keeps happening.
Chasing down repeat blockages. Roots, a partial collapse, built-up grease, whatever's really behind a drain that won't stay clear gets identified rather than cleared blind again.
Checking a property before you buy it. An older sewer line's condition is invisible until somebody looks, and we do that looking before contracts are signed, not after.
Pinpointing where a fault actually sits. The footage shows what's wrong, and the locator shows exactly where it is under the yard, depth included.
Confirming the fix worked. When clearing or repair work follows a survey, we run the camera through again rather than taking it on faith.
Reports where they're needed. Strata, sale settlements or insurance claims sometimes call for findings in writing, and we can put that together properly.
Locating stormwater and ag lines too. Camera work isn't limited to sewer pipe; stormwater lines and ag drains get the same treatment when the cause of a surface problem isn't obvious.
Signs You Need CCTV Drain Inspection
A few situations point straight to a survey instead of yet another clear.
- The same section of pipe playing up again soon after a previous clear
- Flow getting slower over months with nothing obvious causing it
- Buying into the suburb's older housing and wanting the sewer line checked first
- A smell that won't shift even without a visible blockage anywhere
- Ground above where a pipe likely runs sitting damp or sunken
- A previous fix that hasn't held and you want to know why
More than one of these together usually makes a survey the cheaper option, next to paying for the same clear on repeat.
Why Kensington Properties Call For This
Kensington's housing runs through several distinct eras, Federation cottages and California bungalows, mid-century walk-ups, and newer apartment blocks, and each generation left a different kind of pipe underground.
That spread means the actual cause of a drain problem shifts from property to property. Old earthenware joints giving way on one street, a completely different issue a few doors down in a newer build. A camera is how that gets confirmed rather than assumed.
It matters most before buying into the older stock, where nobody can tell you the sewer's real condition just by looking at the house above it.
The density of the suburb adds another layer. Units and flats sharing a stack mean a fault further down can affect several homes at once, so a survey sometimes settles a dispute over whose line is actually to blame.
The Factors Behind a CCTV Drain Inspection Quote
A few things decide what a camera survey costs.
- How much of the line needs surveying and how many access points there are
- Whether locating gear is needed to mark exact depth and position
- Whether findings need to be documented for a sale, strata or insurer
- How straightforward access to the line actually is
- Whether clearing work happens in the same visit as the survey
The quote costs nothing to get, and you'll have a confirmed number before we book the camera in at all.
The Process, and What It Typically Takes
Step 1: Get in without digging. Through a fixture or existing access point, straight into the line.
Step 2: Record the whole run. The camera captures the pipe's condition end to end as it travels.
Step 3: Mark the fault. Locating gear fixes the depth and position of anything the footage shows.
Step 4: Explain it in plain terms. No jargon, and a document to keep if the situation calls for one.
The Rules That Apply in NSW
Camera work sits under the same licensing as the rest of the trade, and if the survey turns up something needing a clear or repair, that follow-up work has to be done by a licensed plumber, not handed to whoever's cheapest and unlicensed.
A drain survey isn't a substitute for a building and pest inspection before buying, but it does settle something those reports usually can't: what state the pipe underground is actually in.
Why This Is a Job for Our Team
Three Best & Brightest wins, the most recent pair back to back in 2024 and 2025, plus a 2025 People's Choice award, come from work that stands up when someone actually looks closely, which is exactly what a survey does.
We back local causes too: Ronald McDonald House Sydney, Beyond Blue, Wayside Chapel and Pink Ribbon Day. Same team, same standard, whether it's a full repair or just a look with the camera.
Servicing Kensington and the Suburbs Around It
Camera surveys are a regular part of the week for us across Kensington and the surrounding Randwick area, not something we only reach for once things have already gone wrong.
Kingsford and Eastlakes fall inside the same run, so pre-purchase checks and diagnostic work across that stretch happen just as often.
Call Us Today About CCTV Drain Inspection
A drain that keeps causing grief deserves an actual answer, not another guess.
Ring (02) 9072 0710 and we'll get a camera into the line, price fixed before anything starts.
Common questions
Common CCTV Drain Inspection FAQs
What Kensington homeowners usually ask before booking a camera survey.
What equipment do you use for CCTV drain inspection?
A push or crawler camera with its own lighting, run alongside an electronic locator that reads exact depth and position from above ground rather than leaving us to estimate.
What warranty comes with CCTV drain inspection?
The survey gives you an accurate read on what's actually there. Should any clearing or repair grow out of it, that part of the job carries our usual lifetime labour cover.
Do you offer CCTV drain inspection in Kensington on weekends?
We do, weekends and public holidays too. Most bookings are planned rather than urgent, but if you need one sooner, the same round-the-clock availability still applies.
Can CCTV drain inspection be done without digging up the yard?
That's the whole idea behind it. The camera enters through an existing fixture or access point and travels the pipe from the inside, so there's nothing to dig just to take a look.
Can you do CCTV drain inspection in older homes with clay pipes?
This is where a survey earns its money most. Cracks and root damage in earthenware pipe stay invisible from the surface, and the footage puts the question to rest either way.
What are the signs I need CCTV drain inspection?
The same drain blocking more than once, flow that's slowed for no clear reason, or wanting certainty about an older sewer line before signing on a property all lead people to book one.