Storm Drain Scope and Video Inspection in Denver
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A storm drain scope runs a camera through the buried drainage on a property to establish pipe material, condition, grade, sediment load, and where the run actually discharges. On storm systems that last point matters more than people expect, because a large share of private storm drainage has no documentation at all.
- Camera survey of basins, runs, and discharge points.
- Standing water at rest identified and measured.
- Line path traced and marked on the surface.
- Findings shown to you, not just summarised.
- Residential and commercial storm systems.
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What Does a Storm Drain Scope Find?
Sediment, first. Storm lines fill with grit, sand, decomposed granite, and leaf mass, and the camera measures how deep that layer is and how far it extends. That determines whether the answer is a cleaning or something more.
Structural condition, second. Corrugated plastic drainage crushes under vehicle loads and root pressure. Older clay and concrete storm runs separate at joints. PVC installed by a landscape crew is frequently laid without adequate bedding and settles at random points along its length. Each of those has a distinct appearance on camera.
(720) 935-6221What the scope documents
- Pipe material, diameter, and installation quality.
- Sediment depth and how far it extends.
- Crushed, separated, or collapsed sections.
- Root intrusion at joints and fittings.
- Standing water indicating lost grade.
- The discharge point and whether it is clear.
How We Diagnose It
Why Locating the Discharge Point Matters So Much
On a sanitary lateral, everybody knows where the line goes, because it goes to the main. On private storm drainage, the discharge could be a curb outfall, a dry well, a connection to a public storm main, a swale, or in a surprising number of cases nothing at all, because the line was never finished.
A blocked discharge point makes the entire upstream system fail, and it is the cheapest possible thing to fix once you know where it is. We trace and mark the run on the surface as part of the survey so that the property owner ends up with a record where there was none.
Discharge findings we regularly encounter
- A curb outfall silted shut behind the sidewalk.
- A dry well that has reached the end of its absorption capacity.
- A line that terminates in the ground unconnected.
- An unpermitted connection into the sanitary system.
- A discharge crushed by later driveway or patio construction.
How a Storm Scope Runs
- 1
Open the access points
Basins, grates, and cleanouts opened and the obvious material cleared so the camera can enter.
- 2
Run the camera
Full run from the upstream collection point out to the discharge, recording as we go.
- 3
Trace and mark
The path is traced from the surface and marked, so the property has a record of where its drainage runs.
- 4
Report with the footage
Findings explained with the video, distances, and the options each finding creates.
What Denver Customers Say About Working With Us
“Very direct and to the point. Extremely efficient and professional.”
“They cleared our drain where Roto Rooter couldn't and quoted us to replace the line under our concrete.”
“Prompt service and worked well into the night to restore service due to hard soil. And did their best to prevent large scars to the yard”
What a Storm Scope Involves
Access is the main variable. A system with proper basins and cleanouts is quick. A system where the only entry is a grate packed solid with silt needs cleaning before a camera can go anywhere, and that becomes part of the visit.
It is still the cheapest step in any storm project. Every repair option downstream of it depends on knowing what is actually in the ground.
Call (720) 935-6221 to book a survey.
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Camera, trace, and a marked route. Call (720) 935-6221.