Sewer Camera Inspection Before Purchase Ballard House Salish Plumbing

Sewer Camera Inspection Before Purchase Ballard House Salish Plumbing

A couple purchasing their first home in Ballard scheduled a sewer camera inspection through Salish Plumbing Co after their real estate agent strongly recommended it. The house was a 1952 bungalow on a block with mature elms, and the agent had seen enough Ballard sewer issues over her career to consider camera inspection essential for any pre-1970 home in the neighborhood.

The Salish technician ran the camera from the clean-out access near the foundation https://maps.app.goo.gl/gTjL7Uq4j9f7nRpv5 and followed the lateral to the city main connection. Within the first fifteen feet, the camera revealed significant root intrusion at two pipe joints, with root mass sufficient to slow flow noticeably during heavy use. Further along the lateral, a section of pipe had settled slightly, creating a belly where water pooled rather than draining fully. Neither issue would have been detected in a standard home inspection.

With the camera findings in hand, the buyers' agent negotiated a $4,500 repair credit from the seller covering professional root cutting, the lateral repair at the settled section, and a scheduled re-inspection after the work was complete. The buyers closed with a clear understanding of the sewer system's current condition and a plan for keeping it that way.

Salish Plumbing Co | Shoreline, WA | (206) 867-0624For Ballard homebuyers, a pre-purchase sewer camera inspection from Salish Plumbing Co is one of the most useful things a real estate dollar can buy. The information it provides has real financial value in negotiations.Call (206) 867-0624 to schedule a pre-purchase sewer inspection in Ballard WA.

Salish Plumbing Co | Shoreline, WA | (206) 867-0624