CCTV Drain Inspections in Kirribilli
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A CCTV drain inspection puts a waterproof camera inside your drainage line, recording footage that shows exactly what is happening underground before a single shovel touches the soil around Kirribilli. We run the camera, read the footage with you on site and price whatever the recording shows before any repair begins.
- $0 Call Out Fee
- Lifetime Labour Warranty
- Licensed & Insured
- Lic #275278C
- Licensed & Insured
- $0 Call Out Fee
- Lifetime Labour Warranty
- On-Site Fast, 24/7
- 1000+ five-star reviews
- Real Humans Answer, Day or Night
- Lic #275278C
- Licensed & Insured
- $0 Call Out Fee
- Lifetime Labour Warranty
- On-Site Fast, 24/7
- 1000+ five-star reviews
- Real Humans Answer, Day or Night
- Lic #275278CNSW plumbing licence, fully insured, water and gas
- $0 Call Out FeeIt costs nothing to get us to your door
- Lifetime Labour WarrantyIf it's not right, we come back. No questions. No cost.
- 1000+ five-star reviewsSydney homeowners have rated us five stars over a thousand times
A real person answers, day or night
See inside the pipe before anyone lifts a shovel on your property
Guesswork is the most expensive tool in drainage work. A camera inspection replaces it with recorded evidence, so the repair you approve is the repair the pipe actually needs, sized and located with certainty rather than optimism. Every run is recorded and every fault is logged against distance and depth.
Rock, slope and century-old clay keep drain faults out of sight
The peninsula falls steeply toward the harbour, and beneath the Victorian terraces and interwar walk-ups that line its tight streets run earthenware drainage lines laid more than a hundred years ago.
Why blind digging fails here
Slope adds its own stress
Drain inspection services we cover
Every inspection is recorded, explained and priced before any follow-up work begins:
Complete drain surveys
A full survey runs a waterproof camera along every accessible metre of your drainage, recording footage that shows joint offsets, cracks, root entry and silt build-up, so the whole line's condition is documented rather than guessed at from outside.
Pinpointing blockages
When a drain blocks repeatedly, the camera locates the exact fault and its depth below ground, which means the clearing or repair targets the true cause instead of poking blindly at whatever happens to sit nearest the opening above ground.
Pre-purchase drain reports
Buying into an older apartment block deserves proof the drainage actually works, so we record a complete inspection and hand over footage plus a written summary you can take to a strata committee, solicitor or bank well before settlement day.
Condition and root mapping
Root intrusion through century-old earthenware joints is common beneath the peninsula's fig and jacaranda streets, and a camera run maps every entry point along the line so pipe relining or targeted repair can be planned with real, recorded evidence behind it.
Footage that answers strata, landlord and buyer questions
Census figures show roughly 87 per cent of dwellings here are flats or apartments, most of them tenanted, which changes who needs to see the evidence.
- A landlord Wants documentation before approving spend, and footage of the fault does that better than any written description.
- An owners' corporation Wants a shared line fault recorded so costs can be allocated fairly between lots, especially in interwar walk-ups where long shared runs beneath the building serve many households at once.
- A buyer Wants the report attached to the contract, with a fixed price for any repair it points to.
A camera inspection produces all three: recorded footage, a written summary of every fault found, and fixed pricing for the work it recommends.
Common problems a camera run solves
Footage settles the arguments that guesswork starts:
Repeat blockages
Repeat blockages point to something structural, most often a displaced clay joint or a root mass regrowing through a crack, and camera footage shows which fault sits under your property so clearing and repair stop being separate mysteries.
Damp and odours
A persistent sewer smell or damp patch with no visible leak often traces to a buried line weeping below floors or garden beds, and a camera inspection finds the failing section without tearing up finishes on a hunch.
Storm surcharge confusion
Water backing up during heavy rain leaves owners unsure whether the fault sits in the sewer or the stormwater line, and a camera run separates the two systems clearly so the right repair is quoted and no money is wasted.
Why it matters: what an unexamined drain costs you
Digging blind, repairing the wrong section and calling us back twice is the expensive version of this job. The camera-first version looks like this:
- You repair the real fault, once Footage identifies the actual cause, so a blocked drain cleared today does not quietly return in three months from the cracked joint nobody checked.
- You protect floors and finishes In rendered double-brick buildings and compact courtyards, avoiding unnecessary excavation saves plaster, tiles and landscaping that cost far more than the inspection itself.
- You get evidence, not opinion A recorded line condition supports insurance claims, strata discussions and leak detection follow-ups with something everyone can actually watch.
How it works
Our inspection process, step by step
- 01
Call and tell us
Ring (02) 9072 0528 and describe what's happening, and a licensed plumber, not an answering machine, will tell you what it likely means, what to stop using, and when we can realistically be there.
- 02
Quote before work
Your plumber inspects the job properly, runs whatever diagnosis it genuinely needs, and hands you a single fixed written price covering the complete fix, with a $0 call out fee and nothing added afterwards.
- 03
Feed and read the camera
The line is reached through an inspection opening, the camera travels through at a steady pace while footage records continuously, and each fault is measured against distance and depth so nothing along the run goes unexamined or unexplained.
- 04
Backed for life
Everything we complete is covered by our Lifetime Labour Warranty, the promise that outlasts the job itself: if it's not right, we come back. No questions. No cost.
Why choose Your Plumber Kirribilli
Fixed prices, kept
Every job is priced upfront in plain writing before any work starts, the invoice always matches that number, and weekend or late-evening timing changes nothing, because overtime rates simply don't exist here.
Licensed and insured
Your Plumber Kirribilli works under licence #275278C with full insurance behind every job, and the compliance certificates that protect your home's paperwork trail arrive with the invoice, without you ever needing to ask for them.
Lifetime Labour Warranty
Workmanship here is guaranteed for life under our Lifetime Labour Warranty rather than for a warranty card's fine-print window, which says more about how the work is done in the first place than any advertisement could.
Genuinely local response
We work these streets constantly rather than commuting in from across Sydney, so the van reaching you has usually just left a job nearby, stocked for the faults the local houses actually develop.
What that means for an inspection job is simple: the camera arrives on the first visit, the footage is walked through with you then and there, and the quote that follows is grounded in what the recording actually shows.
Where we work
Areas we service
From the peninsula's foreshore streets out through Lavender Bay, Milsons Point, Kurraba Point, McMahons Point and Cremorne Point, we bring the same camera equipment and fixed-price approach to every inspection, because drain faults follow slope, soil and housing age, not council boundaries.
Good questions, straight answers
CCTV drain inspection questions Kirribilli locals ask
How long does a CCTV drain inspection take?
Most residential inspections are finished within an hour, though larger apartment buildings with long shared lines can take longer, and we tell you the expected timing upfront before any work begins.
Can a camera inspection find tree roots in old clay pipes?
Yes, and this is one of the most common findings on the peninsula, because fig and jacaranda roots push through cracked earthenware joints that the footage records in fine detail.
Do I need a drain inspection before buying an older apartment?
We recommend one for pre-1940 buildings, where cracked earthenware lines and root intrusion are common, because the footage and written report give you negotiating evidence before settlement is finalised.
Will the camera damage my drains or pipes?
No, the camera head travels through the line on a flexible reel without cutting or scraping, so the inspection itself causes no damage and requires no excavation at any point.
What happens if the inspection finds a problem?
We show you the footage, explain the fault in plain language and provide a fixed written quote for the repair, whether that is relining, excavation or a simple clean, with no obligation attached.
Can you inspect shared drainage lines in apartment blocks?
Yes, we work with owners corporations and strata managers across the peninsula's interwar walk-ups, documenting shared line faults with footage and reports that support fair cost allocation between lot owners.
Unexplained drain faults in Kirribilli? Call now and see inside the pipe
Call (02) 9072 0528 now and speak straight to a licensed plumber, day or night. The call out fee is $0, the price goes on paper before a tool comes off the van, and every repair is backed by our Lifetime Labour Warranty.
The full range of drainage work we do, from CCTV diagnosis through to sewer repairs, starts at home.