Look beyond the surface so you can buy, sell, or negotiate with total confidence.
A sewer scope inspection sends a waterproof video camera down your home’s side sewer line. The camera travels from the house toward the city main. You see the pipe’s real condition on video. It catches cracks, root intrusion, low spots, and blockages that a visual home inspection cannot reach.
Pure View Property Inspections performs sewer scope inspections across Seattle, King County, and Snohomish County. Book it as a standalone visit, or bundle it with your home inspection.
Sewer repairs in Seattle get expensive fast. And in Seattle, the homeowner owns the line. So spending a couple hundred dollars now beats finding a collapsed pipe after closing.
Every sewer scope inspection includes a full camera run of the accessible side sewer plus a written report with video and photos. Here is exactly what you get:
A typical sewer scope takes 30 to 60 minutes. The process is straightforward:
Nothing gets dug up. Nothing gets damaged. A sewer scope is a non-invasive inspection, and your yard looks the same when we leave.
Order a sewer scope any time the cost of a sewer surprise outweighs the cost of looking.
That usually means:
We don’t sell sewer repairs, so nothing rides on what the camera finds. You get the video, an honest read of it, and referrals to contractors who price the fix.
Your report lands within 24 hours, often the same day. That’s fast enough to negotiate a repair, ask for a credit, or walk away before your window closes.
Bundle the scope with your home inspection and one family-owned team covers both in a single trip. Every inspection carries our 200% Guarantee: we refund your fee and pay for another.
Seattle’s housing stock and geography create a specific set of sewer problems, and knowing them is half the job.
You own the side sewer, all of it. In Seattle, the property owner is responsible for the side sewer from the house to the city main, including the portion running under the sidewalk and street. Seattle Public Utilities explains the ownership split in its side sewer maintenance guide. That is why a failed line is a homeowner expense, not a city repair.
Orangeburg pipe is still in the ground. Orangeburg, a tar-impregnated fiber pipe, was installed in many postwar homes. It softens, deforms, and collapses. If a scope shows Orangeburg, replacement is a matter of when.
Clay pipe joints invite roots. Older neighborhoods with big street trees — Ballard, Wallingford, Greenwood, Queen Anne, Beacon Hill, West Seattle — combine clay lines with aggressive root systems.
Wet winters expose bad joints. Months of steady rain load older lines hard. Infiltration and slow drainage become obvious. A scope run in the wet season often reveals what a dry-summer test would hide.
Pure View Property Inspections is licensed and insured in Washington. Lead inspector Elias Pedroza holds Washington home inspector license #25008628 and is an InterNACHI Certified Professional Inspector, a Certified Residential Inspector, and First-Time Home Buyer Friendly certified.
We work to the InterNACHI Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics, and we carry the InterNACHI $25,000 Honor Guarantee.
A sewer scope is an ancillary inspection. It is reported separately from the Washington Standards of Practice home inspection, so your findings stay clear and easy to hand to a contractor.
The pipe material tells you most of what you need to know about risk.
Material | Typical era | What usually goes wrong |
|---|---|---|
Clay (vitrified) | Pre-1950s | Root intrusion at joints, cracks, offsets |
Orangeburg (fiber) | Roughly 1945–1972 | Softens, deforms, collapses |
Cast iron | Pre-1970s | Scale buildup, corrosion, flow restriction |
Concrete | Mid-century | Joint separation, deterioration |
ABS / PVC | 1970s onward | Bellies, bad slope, debris, poor connections |
You get your sewer scope report within 24 hours, and often the same day.
Every report includes:
We stay available after delivery, too. Call us with questions about a finding, a contractor quote, or what a repair should cost.
Bundle any of these with your sewer scope inspection:
Pure View provides home inspections across King and Snohomish County. Looking for your city? Explore our local pages:
You’re investing in clarity, security, and smart decision-making. A sewer scope inspection from Pure View Property Inspections LLC empowers you to move forward with confidence, protecting your home, your budget, and your family’s peace of mind.
Sewer scope pricing depends on whether it’s scheduled as a standalone service or added to a general home inspection. Key factors like property layout and cleanout accessibility affect the final cost, but you will always receive an exact, transparent quote before booking, no hidden fees or surprise add-ons.
No. A sewer scope is a separate, ancillary inspection with its own camera equipment, and it is not part of the Washington Standards of Practice home inspection. You have to request it, so ask for it when you book
Most sewer scopes take 30 to 60 minutes. Hard-to-find cleanouts and heavily blocked lines take longer.
Often, yes. Newer homes can have construction debris, improper slope, or bad connections in the line, and new construction warranties are easier to use when you have documented video. Homes on original pre-1985 pipe are the highest priority.
The buyer normally pays, because the inspection protects the buyer. Sellers sometimes order one before listing to get ahead of surprises. Either way, a documented repair need becomes a negotiating point.
You get video and photos of the defect. You get a plain-English explanation of what it means. And you get guidance on whether it needs repair now or just monitoring. We refer you to licensed sewer contractors for estimates. We do not perform sewer repairs, so our findings stay unbiased.
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