Drainage Survey

The team at Gem Land Surveying offers a broad range of conveyancing and surveying services including drainage surveys.

Drainage surveys are available to residents of Melbourne and the greater Victorian region including regional areas such as the central gold fields, Gippsland, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Wimmera and more.

What is a Drainage Survey?

A drainage survey depicts and tracks the flow of water.

If you are finding the water isn’t draining adequately from your property then you may require a drainage survey to assist in rectifying the issue.

A drainage survey is where a surveying inspect the drainage systems of the area including the pipes and drains in your home. The surveyor then identifies if there are any potential issues with them that could be damaging both now and in the future.

A drainage survey is particularly useful if you are looking to buy a property and want to ensure your plumbing received a health check prior to signing the contracts.

What can a drainage survey identify?

A high quality drainage survey completed by a licensed and registered survey can identify the following:

Tree roots that can be blocking or potentially blocking drains

Debris and sediment in waste and stormwater pipes

Physical damage to pipe work and drains including cracks

What does a drainage survey involve?

Using state of the art drainage cameras and CCTV, cameras are fed down into your pipes and drainage systems and the images are sent back to the surveyor.

The surveyor then records the images and creates a visual plan of your piping systems.

A locator is used in unison with the cameras to help identify exactly where potential problems and issues can be found.

Who can complete my drainage survey for me?

There are a small number of licensed professional who can complete drainage surveys including:

– Drainage specialists
– Plumbers
– Surveyors

Each of these professionals have been highly trained in drainage and understand how to effectively use the necessary technical equipment to allow them to complete it accurately and efficiently and display the findings in a meaningful way.

The final drainage survey is also accompanied by a written report which spells out the findings, potential issues and recommended remedies.