What we surveyed

A CCTV inspection at a residential property in Walsall (WS5), covering 1 separate run, 100 mm bore, foul.

The system is vitrified clay.

Vitrified clay is what most pre-1970s drainage in the Midlands is built from. It is durable but brittle, and its short pipe lengths mean many joints, which is where almost everything goes wrong.

What the camera found

Nothing structurally wrong. The survey recorded 3 observations across the system (junctions, node types, water levels and changes of material) and no defects.

That is a useful result rather than a dull one. For anyone buying the property, a clean survey removes drainage from the list of things to negotiate over or worry about, and the recording is there to prove it.

CCTV view along a sound clay drain, the bore clear and the walls unobstructed — A sound run. A survey that finds nothing wrong is a real result, and worth having in writing.

Outcome

CCTV drain surveys in Walsall · Blocked drains in Walsall

More case studies: Welshpool: displaced and open joints · Wolverhampton: a clean system · Wolverhampton: cracking and fracturing

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