Why Every Pittsburgh Homebuyer Should Consider a Sewer Line Inspection
It’s what you don’t see that can cost you the most. At Keystone Castle Inspections, we’ve performed countless home inspections across the Greater Pittsburgh area—and time and time again, it’s the sewer scope that reveals the biggest hidden issues. While a general home inspection might come back clean or list only minor cosmetic concerns, a sewer line inspection can expose serious, expensive problems underground—like broken pipes, collapsed lines, or major obstructions. What Is a Sewer Line Inspection? A sewer line inspection (also called a sewer scope) involves inserting a specialized camera into the home’s main drain to visually inspect the condition of the sewer line all the way to the street or public connection point. This quick, non-invasive test gives us a direct view of: Cracks or breaks in the sewer line Root intrusion from trees Obstructions or foreign materials Offset or misaligned pipe joints Standing water or bellied pipe sections Corrosion or scaling in cast ir...