The cheapest repair is the one you actually need. A camera tells you which one that is.
In the county's second oldest city, the sewer lines have seniority. Many have been underground since the neighborhoods went in, serving houses, then serving them again through every renovation since, and when one starts acting up, the stakes are practical. An owner needs to know what the real fix costs. A landlord needs to know before the tenant's problem becomes a habit. A buyer needs to know before escrow closes. All three need the same thing. The truth about what's down there.
The camera delivers it. A sewer inspection runs a small camera through the line from cleanout to street, live video the whole way, and the line tells on itself. Roots at the joints, grease from years of kitchens, a settled section holding water, a crack, or a line that's old but honestly serviceable. The footage gets saved, which matters here more than most places, because in a rental situation or a sale, saved video is the document everybody can agree on. Opinions argue. Footage doesn't.
The visit ends with plain English. What the camera found, what it means, what the options are, and what can wait. No scare talk, no pressure, just the evidence and the honest read. The decision after that belongs to whoever's making it, owner, buyer, or manager, and it gets made on facts.
"They ran the camera and we watched the roots on screen together. No pressure, just the facts. We finally knew what we were dealing with."
