The main sewer line is buried, expensive to replace and excluded from a standard property inspection. A camera run through it takes an hour and can save you five figures.
Older Baltimore neighborhoods are full of clay and cast iron laterals with decades of root intrusion. Replacement means excavating the yard, the sidewalk, sometimes the street, and the bill lands on the owner, not the city.
Three reasons a scope is worth adding to the inspection.
A full lateral replacement commonly runs well into five figures, and it is excluded from a standard inspection.
Any established tree near the line is a candidate for root intrusion at the joints.
Found during the contingency period, it becomes a seller problem instead of yours.
Rowhomes, older suburbs and rural septic properties across our coverage area.
Drainage problems rarely travel alone.
A full evaluation of the structure and every major system, for buyers and sellers.
Supply, drains, water heater and the signs of past leaks.
Tank, baffles and drain field condition before you buy.
Water entry, foundation movement and finished-space concerns.
Find the source, the moisture path and the hidden damage.
Cracking, settlement and drainage around the structure.
Qualifying inspections carry SewerGard® Plus protection on the line we scope, with the 125 day property warranty.
Call Doug and the team on (410) 925-2088 or email clientcare@mdhi.com with anything else.
On any property more than about forty years old, or any property with mature trees near the line, yes. It is one of the few defects that is both invisible and extremely expensive.
Roughly an hour, depending on access and the length of the line. We run it during the same visit as the property inspection.
You get the video and report showing the location and severity. Plumbers can quote from that footage, and you can take it to the seller before your contingency expires.
Add a sewer scope to your inspection and rule out the repair nobody budgets for.
