In Garner, a sewer camera inspection shows the inside of the pipe from your house to Raleigh Water's sewer and points out roots, cracks, sags or blockages by distance. About 28% of Garner homes were built before 1980, the highest share among the inner Wake towns, so older lines are a real factor here. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Garner.
Who owns Garner's sewer?
The City of Raleigh owns and operates the water and wastewater systems serving Garner's urban service area, while the town decides when and where new lines go. Garner-area sewer flow was redirected to Raleigh's Neuse River Resource Recovery Facility in 2008, and the old Wrenn Road plant in Garner now handles only water-plant residuals. So for a problem in the public sewer, Raleigh Water is the utility to contact. The building sewer from your house to the public connection is the private part, and that's what a plumber's camera examines.
Why would a Garner house have sewer line trouble?
Partly age. Garner is a bedroom community just south of Raleigh with a small historic downtown, and while its median home dates to 2001, about 28% were built before 1980. That's a much higher share than Cary, Apex or Knightdale. Older building sewers are often clay or cast iron. Clay joints give roots a way in, especially under the mature trees of established neighborhoods, and cast iron can scale up or crack. Newer homes have plastic lines, where the usual problems are a settled low spot, a shifted joint or a blockage at a fitting. The camera tells you which you're dealing with. If the same main-line clog has come back more than once, that's a strong sign of a defect in the pipe rather than bad luck, and it's the point where filming costs less than clearing the line again and again.
What does the plumber do during the inspection?
They find an entry point, usually a cleanout, and clear the line if it's backed up. Then a camera on a push cable travels down the pipe, sending video to a monitor with a distance readout. The plumber notes each problem and can record the footage. If something needs repair, a locator in the camera head lets them mark the spot and depth from above. Cost depends on access, whether clearing is needed first, the length of the run, and whether you want locating and a saved video.
Permits in Garner
Plumbing and building permits for repairs go through the Town of Garner Inspections Department's online Permit and Inspection Portal; it no longer accepts paper applications.
Sewer Camera Inspection questions in Garner
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