Sewer Camera Inspections. See The Truth For Yourself.
Did another plumber quote you $15,000 for a "collapsed" pipe? Don't sign anything until you look at the monitor with us. We'll show you what's actually down there. No blurry screens, no sales pitches. Just the truth.
You Can Only Snake a Drain So Many Times.
It starts with a slow drain. You rent a snake from the hardware store, or you hire a guy to run a cable down the cleanout. It works for a month. Then the toilet gurgles, the shower backs up, and you're right back where you started.
You're tired of treating the symptom. You need to know if the pipe is actually broken, or if there's just a massive root ball sitting thirty feet out toward the city main. Guessing is expensive. Running a cable blind over and over again is a waste of your money. The only way to permanently solve a recurring backup is to put eyes inside the line and find the exact location and cause of the blockage.
The "Free Camera Inspection" is Usually a Trap.
Bottom Line Up Front: You've seen the billboards and the online ads offering "Free Sewer Camera Inspections" or $29 drain clearing specials. Here is the mechanical truth about how that business model works.
Sending a licensed plumber and a $10,000 high-definition camera system to your house costs real money. If a company is doing it for "free," they aren't offering drain and sewer diagnostics. They are running a sales tactic. The goal is to get the camera into your pipe, find a minor imperfection—like a harmless root hair or a standard PVC joint—and use it to scare you into a massive, unnecessary yard excavation.
We charge a fair diagnostic fee to run our camera. Why? Because we are selling you an objective, honest diagnosis. We don't need to invent a $10,000 problem to cover the cost of coming to your house.
Pull Up a Chair. We Want You to Watch the Screen With Us.
We do not believe in keeping you in the dark. When we arrive at your home, we find the cleanout, set up the monitor, and invite you to watch exactly what we see in real-time.
As we push the rigid fiberglass rod down the lateral line, we'll explain what's happening. You will see the condition of the pipe walls. You will see where the cast iron transitions to PVC. If there is a problem, we will point it out on the screen and explain exactly what it means. We do not use pre-recorded footage. We do not use blurry, outdated equipment. You get the unedited truth, right there in your yard.
"I would highly recommend Ultimate Plumbing. The technician they sent to my address was extremely knowledgeable and took the time to answer all my questions. I had a camera inspection done for my washer drain line, and the line was cleaned. The prices are very reasonable and I will definitely use them again in the future!"
Roots, Bellies, and Offsets: What We're Actually Looking For.
A blocked pipe isn't just a blocked pipe. The camera tells us exactly what kind of failure we are dealing with.
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Root Intrusions
Trees are thirsty. They seek out the moisture inside your sewer line and force hair-like roots through the tiny joints in older clay or cast-iron pipes. Over years, those roots grow into a dense net that catches paper and waste. If we see roots, we don't automatically condemn the pipe. Many root intrusions can be completely destroyed with high-pressure hydro jetting and treated chemically to prevent return.
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Bellies (Sags)
Ground shifting in Oklahoma is brutal. Sometimes, a section of the pipe settles, creating a "belly" or a sag. Water pools in this low spot, causing solids to drop out and create a recurring sludge blockage. We use the camera's self-leveling head to determine exactly how deep the belly is and whether it requires a spot repair or if it can be managed.
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Offsets and Separations
When the ground shifts violently, pipe joints can pull apart or shift out of alignment. This creates a hard lip that catches waste every time you flush. Depending on the severity of the offset, this is where targeted sewer line repair becomes necessary.
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Channeling and Collapse
Older cast-iron pipes eventually rust out along the bottom, creating a jagged trench called "channeling." If the structural integrity of the pipe is completely gone, or if the pipe has physically caved in under the weight of the soil, we will show you the exact spot. Only then do we discuss replacement options.
Why We Never Run a Hydro Jetter Blind.
Bottom Line Up Front: Hydro jetting uses 4,000 PSI of water pressure to obliterate roots and scour pipe walls clean. It is incredibly effective. But it is also incredibly powerful.
If a pipe is heavily degraded, completely collapsed, or made of thin, rotting Orangeburg material, hitting it with 4,000 PSI of water can destroy it entirely. We will never run a hydro jetter blindly into a line. We always send the camera down first to verify the structural integrity of the pipe. If the pipe is strong enough to handle the pressure, we jet it. If it isn't, we show you why and discuss safer alternatives. Diagnostics must always precede action.
"Repeated quality work in addition to always offering the fairest price; whether the job consisted of a simple water heater replacement or having to scope out a slab leak followed up with repairing it, Gage has always been prompt in responding, honest, & stood behind all his work."
Straight Answers to Common Questions.
Typically between 45 minutes and an hour. We take our time to push the camera all the way to the city main tap (if accessible) and slowly pull it back to examine every single joint and connection.
Full breakdown → why the length varies
No. Sewer cameras are designed for large diameter drain lines (usually 3 inches to 6 inches). They do not find pressurized water leaks in your copper or PEX supply lines. If you have a water leak, we use different acoustic and thermal leak detection equipment.
Full breakdown → what a camera can and can't find
Yes. If you need the footage for your records, for an insurance claim, or to show a spouse, we can provide the digital recording of the inspection.
You don't have to be, but we strongly encourage it. The entire point of our service is transparency. We want you looking at the monitor with us so you have total confidence in the diagnosis — and we break down exactly what goes into the cost of a camera inspection, and why "free" usually means a trap, right here on this page.