What Is A Sewer Scope?

A sewer scope is a video inspection of the lateral sewer line leading from the house at/near the foundation and connecting to the city, HOA tap, or septic tank.

Sewer-scoping a line can reveal blockages, damage to the pipe system, and other problems at your home inspection. Sewer scopes provide vital information for homeowners and home buyers to be aware of. A sewer scope inspection can be critical to identifying and confirming these problems, which must be addressed immediately. Scoping can save you, the homebuyer, thousands of dollars down the road.

Who Does Scopes?

Many local sewer companies do sewer scopes. Our company has a Sewer Scope Technician who performs scopes for our clients. Sewer scoping typically occurs while we are there inspecting the home, although sometimes slightly before or slightly after our inspector is there. Our Tech also has DMAAR supra lockbox access if needed. 

A sewer scope is $230 in addition to your home inspection fee.

You’ll know of any blockage that would necessitate cleaning out of the sewer line, which then can be discussed with your agent and added to the addendum for discussion with the seller. By scheduling a sewer scope, you’ll have the peace of mind of knowing what shape your main sewer line is in. If you’d like to add a sewer scope to your inspection, please reach out to our office. 

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