Charlotte SewerCameraInspection
See the inside of your sewer line before you buy the house or pay for a repair.
Sewer Camera Inspection at a glance
- Service
- Sewer Camera Inspection in Charlotte, NC
- Service area
- Charlotte and 18 nearby towns
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Phone
- (980) 408-1705
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Warranty
- 1 year on labor for repairs and installations
- Credentials
- Licensed and insured in North Carolina
- Company
- Alpha Drain, owner-operated by Spyro Vassiliou
Last updated November 2026
Sewer Camera Inspection in Charlotte, NC
See exactly what is happening in the pipe
A sewer line is the most expensive part of a plumbing system and the one part nobody can see. A camera inspection, also called a sewer scope or drain camera inspection, fixes that. We feed a waterproof camera on a flexible cable through the line, from the house to the connection at the street, and watch the footage live with you.
Home buyers and real-estate agents in Charlotte use it before closing, because a standard home inspection does not look inside the sewer. Owners use it when a drain keeps clogging and they want an answer instead of another cable job. If the camera finds a problem, it also tells us where it is and how deep, which keeps any sewer line repair as small as possible.
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The inspection a home inspector skips
A general home inspection checks that drains run. It does not look inside the sewer line. On an older Charlotte home, the clay or cast iron lateral can be the largest hidden cost on the property. A camera inspection during due diligence tells you what you are buying while there is still time to negotiate.
Know where it is and how deep
The camera head carries a transmitter. When we find a break, a root mass or a low spot, we locate it from above ground and mark the spot. A repair crew then digs in one place instead of exploring the yard.
You watch the screen with us
We do not ask you to take our word for it. You see the footage as it happens and we explain what you are looking at: a healthy joint, a root intrusion, scale, a crack. If the line is fine, we tell you it is fine.
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Why agents, buyers and owners choose our camera inspections
An inspection is only worth paying for if the person reading the screen is honest about what it shows. Alpha Drain makes its living fixing drains, and our reviews mention the same thing again and again: clear explanations and no upselling. A sound line gets a clean bill of health.
We work to real-estate timelines. Tell us your due diligence deadline and we will schedule around it, with same-day appointments available in Charlotte when the calendar is tight.
Get a Fast QuoteWhen to schedule a sewer camera inspection
- You are buying a home built before the 1980s, or any home with large trees near the sewer line
- A drain has clogged more than once in the past year
- Several fixtures are slow at the same time
- There is a wet or sunken patch in the yard along the path of the sewer line
- You smell sewage outside or in the crawlspace
- You are planning a remodel or addition that ties into the existing drain line
What a sewer camera inspection costs
A camera inspection is a fixed, modest cost compared with what it can save. The price varies with how the line is accessed and whether it has to be cleared before the camera can pass. A line full of standing water or debris needs drain cleaning first.
Call (980) 408-1705 for a price. If you are an agent or property manager who needs inspections regularly, ask about setting up a standing arrangement.
How a camera inspection works
- We find the best entry point, usually an outside cleanout. If there is none, we can go through a roof vent or a pulled toilet.
- The camera is fed through the line toward the street while we watch the monitor with you.
- We note the pipe material, each joint, and anything out of place: roots, cracks, offsets, bellies, grease or scale.
- Problem spots are located from the surface and marked.
- We go over what we found and what, if anything, should be done about it.
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Camera Inspection in Charlotte, backed in writing
1-Year LaborWarranty
Covers labor on repairs and installations. Drain cleaning is excluded.
Camera Inspection Across Greater Charlotte
We bring sewer camera inspection to Charlotte and the towns around it. Pick your town for local details.
Camera Inspection In Just Three Easy Steps
An Easy Call
Call, text, or send the quote form. Tell us what is happening and we will tell you when we can be there, often the same day.
Step 1Choose Your Fix
We find the cause, show you what we see, and walk you through your options and the price before any work starts.
Step 2Problem Solved
We do the repair, test it, clean up, and file any paperwork. Labor on repairs and installations is covered for a year.
Step 3
Camera Inspection Questions, Answered
It is a smart step for any home with an older sewer line or mature trees, which describes much of Charlotte inside the I-485 loop. Standard home inspections do not look inside the sewer. A camera inspection during due diligence can reveal root intrusion, cracked clay pipe or a sagging line before the problem becomes yours.
It shows tree roots, cracks and breaks, separated or offset joints, bellies where the pipe has sagged and holds water, grease and scale buildup, and collapsed sections. It also identifies the pipe material, such as cast iron, clay, PVC or the tar-paper pipe called Orangeburg that was used in some mid-century homes.
Most residential inspections take about an hour, a little longer if access is difficult or the line needs clearing first. We go over the findings with you on the spot.
In general, the property owner is responsible for the sewer lateral that runs from the house across the property, and the utility is responsible for the public main. The exact handoff point depends on your water and sewer provider, so check with them. A camera inspection shows where a problem sits, which answers the question for your address.
Yes. Smaller cameras can go through branch lines to find a blockage or a break in a kitchen, bath or laundry drain. It is part of how we track down hidden leaks during leak detection.
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