When looking at a new property you may have organised all your searches and surveys but have you forgotten an important one?
The compulsory drain inspection only requires that the manhole be lifted and nothing more.
This means that there could be any number of problems with your drain system that will go undetected until it becomes a serious problem that could cost thousand. Replacing collapsed drains is costly, disruptive and to be avoided if at all possible. More seriously a drain seeping into the ground can affect foundations in extreme cases.
The good news is that you easily check the condition of the drains by having a CCTV drain camera survey of your drains carried out. This can be done by your local drainage contractor for a relatively low cost and will provide you with a video record of the condition of your drains. They will be able to highlight any problems such as displaced joints, cracked pipes and root penetration and will be able to give you a copy of the survey either on DVD or more commonly as an MPEG4 video.
Many of the common problems can be fixed without the disruption and cost of digging up pipes to replace them. Most drain camera systems also measure the distance that the camera has travelled so that it is easier to locate problems more accurately and other systems have a transmitter called a sonde that will allow the contractor to detect the exact location of the camera underground. This means that even if they do have to do some digging it will only be exactly where it is needed. Often repairs can be carried out without any need for digging by making use of "trenchless technology" to mend cracked and damaged pipes.
Compared to the massive cost of damaged foundations or a ruined garden getting your drains surveyed is a small investment that will give you peace of mind and could save you a lot of money and disruption. It is also a great tool if you are trying to sell your house. For the low cost of a survey you can give prospective buyers the peace of mind of having the survey but as a side benefit they will probably feel assured that you are the sort of person who looks after your home well and may feel more comfortable purchasing from you rather than a less conscientious home owner.
Call you local drainage contractor and organise a drain camera survey to make sure you don't get caught by hidden trouble.
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