Sewer Camera Inspection in Lockhart, TX

Abundant Plumbing runs sewer camera inspections in Lockhart, including the old clay laterals under the historic streets.

On clay pipe the inspection is about the joints

Clay is laid in short sections. We are looking at the seams between them for separation, root entry and soil getting in, rather than at the pipe body.

Root intrusion looks like a mass of fine roots hanging into the pipe at a joint. Where it enters is the detail that matters, because that is what has to be dealt with for a repair to hold.

What the camera shows

• Pipe material, which settles whether you have clay
• Joint separation and root entry points
• Cracks, breaks and collapsed sections
• Loss of grade along the run
• Position and depth of the fault, marked on the ground

Before you buy, and after a clearing

On housing this old an inspection is one of the more useful things you can have done before purchase. A standard home inspection does not include it, and sewer replacement is a large cost to find out about afterwards.

If a line has been cleared but not inspected, you still do not know why it blocked. Where the camera cannot get through, that is a finding too: the distance and depth at which it stops tells us how much has to be opened up.

Call (512) 201-9978 or request a plumbing estimate. Abundant Plumbing is based in Austin and serves Lockhart.

Where the camera stops is also a finding

A camera cannot pass a collapsed section. That is not a failed inspection.

The distance and depth at which it stops tells us how much has to be opened up, even though the pipe beyond it cannot be seen.

Lockhart Sewer Camera Inspection FAQ

What does root intrusion look like on camera?

A mass of fine roots entering at a joint, often described as looking like a beard hanging into the pipe. Where it enters is what has to be dealt with.

How does the camera know where the problem is?

A transmitter in the camera head is tracked from the surface, so the position and depth get marked on the ground. That allows a targeted dig.

Should I inspect before buying an older house here?

On this housing stock it is one of the more useful inspections available, and standard home inspections do not usually include it.

The line was cleared but not inspected. Is that a problem?

It leaves the question of why it blocked unanswered. Clearing restores flow. It does not distinguish a one-off blockage from roots at a failing joint.

Can a camera go through a collapsed section?

No, and that limitation is a finding. Where it stops, and at what depth, tells us the extent of what has to be opened up.