CCTV Drain Inspection Gateshead

For a CCTV drain inspection in Gateshead, our camera goes into the pipe and shows the exact fault before a shovel comes out. Use it for a drain that keeps blocking, a sewer that needs a repair price, or any time you want proof instead of a guess.

Booking a camera run. We quote it up front and book it like any other visit. Our plumber in Gateshead crew also films each pipe it clears, both before and after, on on the blocked drains side of the work, so the fix rests on what the pipe really looks like.

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Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C

Last updated September 2026

What the Footage Shows

The camera records the run from the opening to the street main, and the picture answers three questions together:

What is blocking it

Roots, grease, a broken section and a dropped toy all call for different fixes, and the picture shows which is in your pipe.

The pipe material

Earthenware, galvanised, PVC or polybutylene each fail in their own way, and the repair follows the material.

Where the damage sits

The cable is marked in metres, so any repair lands on the right spot.

How Do You Know It's Needed?

Not every slow drain needs a camera, but these signs make it the sensible next step instead of another clear:

The same drain has choked up twice inside a year, so clearing is only treating a symptom.
Several fixtures back up together, pointing to the shared line.
A dig or pipe relining is on the table and you want that quote backed by footage.
You are buying a house and want to see the sewer before you own it.

Plumber running a drain camera from beside the car

How the Camera Run Works

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Ring or send the form
Call (02) 4063 3469 or use the form to explain the fault. We ask enough to bring the right equipment the first time.
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A fixed price first
A plumber inspects the job and names a fixed figure up front. Nothing gets started until you give the go-ahead.
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The camera goes in
It travels from the gully or inspection opening while we watch the screen and note how far along each fault sits.
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Covered for a year
Every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work. If something we did isn't right, ring the same number.

A pipe that is blocked but not broken gets cleared by drain jetting, and sewage coming up through a gully is a blocked sewer job.

What Moves a Camera Run Price?

We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.

Metres of cable Filming a long line to a back fence takes more camera time than a short run near the house.
Getting the camera in An open inspection point is quick, and a buried or cemented one has to be uncovered first.
Paired with a clear Filming straight after we clear a drain is the affordable way to get footage, because the gear is already out and the line is flowing.
Out-of-hours bookings A camera run outside normal hours carries the after-hours rate, quoted before it starts.

Reading the Footage Under the Estate

Reactive clay moves the pipe

The ground here is reactive clay over shale, and the whole Gateshead West estate was sewered in one mid-1960s job. The earthenware connections under its fibro cottages share one age and the same brittle joints, and seasonal swelling pushes them out of line.

What the screen picks up

A sag shows as a pool of water the camera drives through, and a shifted joint shows as a lip the lens bumps past. On a clay run this old, one cracked junction may not be the only one, so the footage tells you whether the rest of the pipe has years left. That decides between a small dig, a reline or leaving it for now.

When We're Not the Right Call

A camera on its own fixes nothing, so if the fault is plain to see and the repair is small, we quote the repair and skip the filming. A break the camera follows into the public sewer main is for Hunter Water to fix, so we pass on their details along with the footage.

What Customers Say

Our blocked toilet morphed into a huge plumbing earthworks project due to extreme pipe damage from tree roots.

Lauren

Camera Run Questions

Do I need a camera inspection before buying an older house in Gateshead?

It is money well spent on any house built before the 1980s. Filming the sewer before exchange shows cracked earthenware, root entry and sagging sections, and you get the footage with a plain explanation so you can price repairs into your offer.

Can the camera show exactly where tree roots get into the line?

Yes. The footage picks out the joint or crack each root mass comes through and how far from the opening it is. That saves digging up half a yard to find one bad junction.

Do I get to see the footage myself?

You do. We sit with you at the screen and explain each fault in plain terms, so you understand why we recommend the fix we do.

Does the camera work when the drain is fully blocked?

A fully blocked line gets cleared first with the jetter or eel, then the camera goes down to look at the wall and joints. Where water is still sitting in the pipe, the camera can push through it to find where the run changes.

Need a plumber? Call or send the form

Call (02) 4063 3469 or send the form below. Available 24/7, you see a fixed figure ahead of any work, and every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work.

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