CCTV Drain Surveys

A survey is evidence of visible internal condition; it is not an unblocking, watertightness test or repair.

The agreed scope can include camera inspection of accessible runs, route references, footage and a written condition report. The agreed scope names surveyed runs, footage limits and repair decisions and states what will be supplied or tested at completion. Additional repairs, specialist design, testing or replacement are separate unless expressly included.

At completion, the owner or agent receives surveyed runs, footage limits and repair decisions; any access limitation and the next job decision are stated.

Compare visible drain condition with the decision the survey must support. Relate this choice to the property condition, access arrangement and owner or agent’s next instruction.

Before arranging the work, provide drainage plans, previous footage, blockage history, access chambers and the decision the report must support. For a managed or shared property, identify the owner, occupier, managing agent and person authorised to approve access or additional work.

Provide plans, previous footage, blockage history, the access chambers and the question the report must answer. Confirm permissions for shared routes before the survey.

Agree the question and runs, confirm access, inspect accessible sections, record limitations and link findings to next actions. At handover, the owner or agent can use surveyed runs, footage limits and repair decisions to decide whether cleaning, repair or a further survey is needed.

Scope and price are affected by run length, chamber access, cleaning or tracing needed and the required report detail. For a property job, provide the access arrangement, occupier or agent contact and any restriction on use relevant to CCTV drain surveys.

Owners, landlords, managing agents and occupiers may need CCTV drain surveys scoped around access chambers, route references and the intended use of the report. The sector directory provides the wider property context.

We cover Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley, including Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick, Morpeth, Hexham, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland. For a property job, send the address with surveyed runs, footage limits and repair decisions and the access or responsibility contact. View all locations.

Not usually. A blockage can stop the camera and hide the pipe; cleaning or access work may be needed first, and the report should identify any section that remains unexamined. For a property job, confirm surveyed runs, footage limits and repair decisions with the owner or agent before work is arranged.

No. CCTV records visible internal condition. It does not by itself prove watertightness, so an appropriate separate test must be specified if that is the question. Access through occupied rooms, shared areas or neighbouring land should be agreed with the occupier or agent before the visit.

It can locate a visible defect by linking the footage to the run, direction and recorded position. Tracing or additional access may be needed where the route is unclear. The job decision should distinguish immediate making-safe work from a later repair, replacement or improvement instruction.

No. The survey supplies evidence for a repair decision. Repair, relining or replacement is separately scoped and authorised from the findings. At handover, give the owner or agent the property-specific record, outstanding action and any restriction on use.

Read what CCTV drain surveying involves and what causes recurring drain blockages to compare visible drain condition with the decision the survey must support. Use the service assessment to apply that guidance to the property or site. For a property job, use this guidance alongside condition, access and the owner or agent approval route.

For CCTV drain surveys, use Drainage and Wastewater, Drain Cleaning and Maintenance, Planned Preventative Maintenance. Browse all services, maintenance, projects, sectors and locations.

Contact Black & White Property Services with the property address, owner or agent contact, surveyed runs, footage limits and repair decisions, access information and desired result. We can then define the job scope without assuming a response time or outcome.