CCTV Drain Inspections New Farm
A CCTV drain inspection in New Farm puts a camera inside the pipe and shows you the problem, and New Farm Plumbing Co backs every job with $0 call-out fees and flat-rate pricing.
If we're late, $100 comes off your bill
- $0 Call-Out FeesNo extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays
- Available 24/77 days a week, and same-day where we can
- Lifetime Labour WarrantyBacked by our Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee (T&Cs apply)
- Licensed and InsuredEvery job done by a licensed plumber. QBCC No: 15024607
See Inside New Farm Drains
Drain cameras end the guessing. From the shop rows near Merthyr Village to the towers on the water, New Farm drains get filmed, marked and reported, so the next decision is based on footage, not theory.
Drainage Eras Under the Peninsula
Three eras of pipe under one suburb
Council drained parts of the peninsula in the late 1880s, the stormwater network was completed by the 1909 works, and the sewer followed by the mid-1930s. One camera run can cross a century of pipe standards in a single street.
Trees that hunt old joints
South of Brunswick Street the verges carry very large trees, and their fine roots work into every gap where cement has let go of a joint. The camera shows which joint before anyone lifts a paver.
Towers on new lines
The riverside towers built since 2000 run modern plastics, so their problems look different on screen: offsets and silt rather than woven roots.
What a Drain Inspection Covers
A camera inspection suits any drain question you can't answer from above ground, and these are the jobs we film most:
Root Mapping
We trace fine roots to the exact joint they've entered, which shows whether cutting and clearing will hold for now, or whether that one section of drain needs replacing eventually.
Shared Lateral Reports
Where a single lateral feeds all the flats in a block, the footage pinpoints which section is at fault, giving body corporates clear facts they can act on and share.
After Flood Checks
Once flood water has receded from the low streets, the camera shows silt, debris and shifted joints left behind, so the clean-up can target real damage instead of sheer guesswork.
Stormwater Line Checks
Where stormwater pits and pipes back up after rain, the camera confirms whether silt, a crushed pipe or a root mass is holding the line, so the fix lands in the right spot.
What the Camera Finds
Four findings cover most of the footage we record on this peninsula:
A Waterlogged Line
A pipe holding water blocks the view, usually because a downstream blockage is backing things up; we clear enough flow first, then film, so the footage shows the pipe wall.
A Parted Clay Joint
The camera stops at an offset where two clay sections have parted, after ground movement near the river; knowing the depth and spot turns a big dig into a targeted one.
Roots Woven Through Joints
Fine roots lace through cement joints on camera, which explains a drain that blocks again and again; the footage shows whether clearing will last or replacement is the smarter spend.
A Collapsed Section
Collapsed sections stop the camera short, and the run-back distance tells us where the break sits under the garden or slab; we mark it, so excavation opens the right spot.
What Floods Leave in the Pipe
Silt packed into old lines
Council's maps show the river-edge streets at the low end went under water in all three modern floods, 1974, 2011 and 2022, and each event drove silt into clay branches and gully traps that the camera locates within minutes.
Groundwater on the screen
The river-edge blocks rest on silty deposits, so after storms the footage often shows standing water in lines that test clear once the ground dries out.
Ridge streets read differently
Up on the ridge the same camera finds aged pipe but less flood silt, which changes what the report recommends for the same symptoms.
Why Filming the Drain Matters
Guesswork is the expensive part of drain work, and footage removes it in three ways:
You stop paying for repeat clear-outs
A drain cleared blind will often block again, because the cause stayed in the ground. The camera shows whether blocked drains need a one-off clear or a section repair, and that difference is money.
Body corporates get evidence, not opinions
In a block where flats and apartments dominate the housing, one shared blocked sewer line affects every owner. Footage with depths and distances lets a committee decide on facts.
Hidden leaks get separated from damp
A persistently wet ground-floor flat can be a leak in the supply, a faulty drain or groundwater. Filming the drain rules one cause in or out before anyone starts opening walls.
The Drain Camera Process
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Call and tell us
Ring (07) 3067 4272 and tell us what's happening in New Farm. A few quick questions up front means the right parts come on the first visit.
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A flat-rate quote first
You get flat-rate pricing with no hidden fees before any work starts. Approve it and we get going.
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Film, mark and report
The camera travels the line while we watch the live footage, marking roots, offsets and silt as we go, and you see exactly what the drain looks like on screen.
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Pay on the day or later
Pay by card or EFTPOS on site when the job's done, or ask us about Fix now, pay later.
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Why Choose New Farm Plumbing Co
Camera work is quoted the same flat way as everything else we do, and the footage is yours to keep for the next owner, insurer or committee meeting.
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Zero Call-Out Fees, Any Time
There are no call-out fees for New Farm jobs, and no added charge for nights, weekends or public holidays.
Fix It or It's Free
Every repair sits under our Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee (T&Cs apply). If we're late, $100 comes off your bill.
Lifetime Labour Warranty
Each job is done by a licensed plumber under QBCC No: 15024607, and a lifetime labour warranty covers the labour.
Licensed and Insured
Licensed and insured, locally owned and operated, with flat-rate pricing.
Drain Camera Service Areas
The camera goes wherever the drains are: Teneriffe and Hawthorne across the water, Norman Park, East Brisbane and Kangaroo Point south of the river, and every pocket of the peninsula itself, from the ridge to the river edge.
CCTV Inspection Questions Answered
Call (07) 3067 4272Do I need a CCTV inspection before renovating an older New Farm house?
Yes, because renovations lock up floor space and slab edges, and filming the earthenware branches first shows their condition while the access is still open and the fix still small.
Who pays if the camera finds a fault past my boundary?
Urban Utilities maintains the public sewer and water mains in the street, while the pipes on the property side of the connection are yours, so the footage tells you which side.
Can the camera tell whether roots can be cleared for good?
It shows the size of the root mass and the state of the joint it entered, so small intrusions clear and hold, while split pipe sections usually point toward replacement.
Why do New Farm drains block often enough to need camera checks?
Because sewering only finished here in the mid-1930s, the older buildings send wastewater down clay lines whose cemented joints have worked loose over ninety years, and roots find every gap.
Does a CCTV inspection in New Farm come with a written report?
Yes, you get the footage plus a plain-word summary of what was found and exactly where, which body corporates and insurers can read and act on without any plumbing background.
How do I book a CCTV drain inspection in New Farm?
Call (07) 3067 4272 any hour, give us your street and what you have noticed, and we'll bring the camera, with no call-out fees and a fixed quote before any work starts.
Book a CCTV Inspection in New FarmLet's sort it today.
Give us a ring on (07) 3067 4272 and explain the problem. We're available 24/7, every New Farm job has zero call-out fees and flat-rate pricing, and we work under QBCC No: 15024607, with same-day when we can.
For the wider drainage picture, including sewers and stormwater, see everything on our drainage page.
To claim your $0 call-out fee, call (07) 3067 4272 today.