What Happens in a Drain Survey
Step-by-step overview of a CCTV drain survey and what you learn from the results.
Curious? Ask DrainageGPT for a quick checklist of what a survey will (and won't) show.
Survey sequence
- Pre-clean if required (jetting/descaling)
- Camera fed into access chamber
- Footage recorded, defects coded
- Tracing/mapping if required
- Report issued with stills/video
What the report shows
- Condition of joints, cracks, displacements
- Presence of roots, fat, scale
- Line/level issues
- Recommendations (e.g. lining or excavation)
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CCTV Drain Surveys