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  • Where We Work
    • Nottingham
    • Mansfield
    • Edwalton
    • Kimberley
    • Newark
    • Worksop
    • Beeston
    • Blidworth
    • Southwell
    • Ollerton
    • Rainworth
    • Sutton in Ashfield
    • Eastwood
    • Hucknall
    • Bingham
    • Carlton
    • Arnold
  • All Services
    • Foul Smell?
    • Blocked Toilet
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    • Internal Drains
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    • Ravenshead
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    • Drain Installations
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CCTV Drainage survey options

Buying a House? - Home buyers drain survey.

If you are in the process of buying a house, we strongly recommend that you get a drainage survey. Your building surveyor might even have requested that you do this. A drainage survey could save you thousands of pounds! 

Drain Mapping, planning for the future.

We provide a drainage map with our surveys so you can understand the layout or plan for a future extension. 

CCTV Survey for a Build over agreement.

Already planning an extension on your property? Get in touch, we can provide you with a WRC-approved Drainage Survey for your agreement. If you have already built your extension we can also provide you with a Post build-over survey. 

CCTV Drain Survey

We offer CCTV drain surveys to identify any issues with your drainage system and provide a detailed report. Our advanced technology allows us to detect even the smallest of problems.

CCTV Drainage Inspections.

Don't need a full Survey? - A CCTV Drainage Inspection is cost cost-saving way to get your drains checked,  an inspection doesn't come with any documentation it is what we call in this industry "A look and see"

Foul smell or Rats.

A CCTV Inspection can identify where a foul smell might be coming from, or if you have a rodent issue we can find where they are entering the property. 

Questions and answers

Do I need a Survey or Inspection?

Do I need a Survey or Inspection?

Do I need a Survey or Inspection?

If you are buying a house, need a legal document or claiming on your insurance then you will definitely need a Survey. If you just need to know what's wrong or just find an issue then an inspection might be the better option. 

Typical Costs?

Do I need a Survey or Inspection?

Do I need a Survey or Inspection?

Drainage Survey costs range between £185.00 and £295.00. Drainage inspection typically cost around £120.00. 

Costs vary on the location and size of properties.

Foul Smell in the House?

Do I need a Survey or Inspection?

How do Rats get in the house?

Foul smells often come from an air gap in a pipe, an air admittance valve or blockages. Sometimes after getting a new bathroom smells start to appear from poor plumbing installations. 

How do Rats get in the house?

Do I need a Build Over Survey?

How do Rats get in the house?

The most common way we have found that rats get into properties is from pipes that haven't been blocked off properly after having an extension built! Did you move your kitchen?!

Damp issues?

Do I need a Build Over Survey?

Do I need a Build Over Survey?

Failed Drainage is the leading cause of damp issues in a property. The most common issue is a broken gully near a corner or side wall. most often it's a drain gully taking a downpipe. 

Do I need a Build Over Survey?

Do I need a Build Over Survey?

Do I need a Build Over Survey?

The simple answer here is yes if you are building over a shared sewer drain. What is a shared Sewer? - A sewer is a system that links two or more properties together. 

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Cracks

Open/ Displaced Joints

Fractures

Cracks are common in clay/pot drains but they are usually the start of every problem, a crack leads to fractures, and so on.. 

If a crack is near a joint it is a bit more serious and might need remedial work.

Fractures

Open/ Displaced Joints

Fractures

Fractures in the drain are more serious than cracks because water can get through them and cause subsidence. We can use a patch liner to fix these issues with our no-dig tech solutions.

Open/ Displaced Joints

Open/ Displaced Joints

Open/ Displaced Joints

Open Joints and Joint displacements vary in severity. Large Open joints and large Joint displacements will need remedial work but medium ones can often be left unless they can cause blockages or they are clearly leaking.

Holes

Collapsed

Open/ Displaced Joints

Holes in the drain are very serious especially if they are on the bottom of the pipe. Water can easily escape and wash the ground away. They are often places rats use for tunneling. 

Breaks

Collapsed

Collapsed

A break is a piece of pipe that is hinged but not yet come away from the pipe. Remedial work will often be needed and depending on the severity it might be possible to patch line it.

Collapsed

Collapsed

Collapsed

When a drain has collapsed, unfortunately, it's time to get the spade out and repair or replace the pipe. The pipe will unserviceable. 

It is recommended that the pipe be fixed as soon as possible to stop sewage leaking. 

Drain Survey - Home buyers survey

Buying a House or have a collapsed pipe?

When looking at getting a CCTV inspection or a Survey on a property?

We offer a "look-see" service or in-depth survey. Contact us today 


What are we looking for when we do a Home Buyers Survey?

- Breaks 

- Holes 

- Fractures

- Collapsed Pipes

- Mis-connections

- Evidence of previous Blockages

- Open Joints or Joints Displaced

- Manhole/Inspection Chamber condition



We are CCTV Certified by WRC - Build Over Surveys

Need a Build-over survey?

Get in touch today.


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