Sewer & Drain Inspections for Realtors and Home Buyers in Southeast Louisiana

When your client is buying a home, some of the most expensive potential problems may be the ones nobody can see.

Louisiana Leak Detection works with Realtors, home buyers and real estate professionals throughout Southeast Louisiana to provide pre-purchase sewer and drain video inspections before closing.

Using professional sewer camera equipment, we inspect accessible drain and sewer lines for visible deterioration, damage and other conditions that may warrant further investigation.

Our goal is simple:

Help your buyer know more about the property before they own it.

Realtors: Call Louisiana Leak Detection at 225-320-5566 to schedule an inspection for your client.

Give Your Buyer One More Layer of Due Diligence

A home can look excellent above ground while aging drain and sewer piping remains hidden beneath the slab or underground.

A sewer and drain video inspection gives buyers an opportunity to see portions of that piping before the transaction is complete.

This can be particularly valuable when representing buyers purchasing:

• Older homes
• Slab-foundation homes
• Renovated older properties
• Homes with cast iron drain piping
• Properties with recurring drainage problems
• Homes with mature trees
• Properties with previous sewer repairs
• Homes where the age or condition of underground plumbing is unknown

A sewer camera inspection does not replace a home inspection. It provides additional information about an area of the property that may otherwise remain largely out of sight.

Why Cast Iron Plumbing Matters in Older Homes

Many older properties throughout South Louisiana may contain cast iron drain piping, including piping located beneath concrete slab foundations.

While a home may have been remodeled or updated above ground, portions of the original underground plumbing may still remain.

As cast iron ages, it may develop corrosion, scaling, deterioration and other conditions that can affect drainage and pipe integrity.

A sewer camera inspection can help visually evaluate accessible portions of this piping and identify areas that may deserve additional investigation.

What Do We Look For?

Depending on accessibility and pipe conditions, our sewer and drain video inspections may identify:

• Cast iron corrosion
• Heavy scaling
• Cracked or damaged piping
• Standing water
• Bellies or low areas in drain lines
• Offset connections
• Separated joints
• Root intrusion
• Blockages or restrictions
• Deteriorated pipe surfaces
• Changes in pipe material
• Evidence of previous repairs
• Areas requiring additional diagnostic testing

When something concerning is discovered, the buyer can decide whether additional evaluation or repair estimates are appropriate before moving forward.

A Simple Service to Recommend During the Inspection Period

For Realtors, this does not need to complicate the transaction.

When representing a buyer, simply let them know that sewer and drain video inspection is available as an additional inspection option.

A conversation might be as simple as:

"Because this is an older home, you may want to consider having the sewer and drain lines inspected with a camera while you're still in your inspection period."

Louisiana Leak Detection can then work directly with the buyer or coordinate scheduling around other inspections whenever possible.

Especially Valuable for Older and Renovated Homes

A newly renovated home can still contain older underground plumbing.

New flooring, cabinets, bathrooms, paint and fixtures do not necessarily mean the drain lines beneath the foundation have been replaced.

For that reason, a sewer camera inspection can be particularly useful when a buyer is considering an older home that has undergone substantial cosmetic renovation.

The goal is not to create unnecessary concern.

The goal is to help the buyer understand more about the property before making a major investment.

What Happens If We Find Something?

Finding deterioration does not automatically mean the entire sewer or drain system needs replacement.

Our role is to identify and document visible conditions.

Depending on what is found, the buyer may choose to pursue:

• Additional sewer leak detection
• Drain line location
• Further diagnostic testing
• Evaluation by a plumber
• Repair estimates
• Additional inspection of a specific section of piping

Better information allows the buyer, Realtor and other professionals involved in the transaction to make more informed decisions.

Sewer Camera Inspection and Leak Detection Are Different

A sewer camera inspection allows us to visually evaluate accessible portions of the inside of a drain or sewer line.

However, a video alone does not always determine whether a pipe is actively leaking.

When there is evidence or suspicion of a sewer or drain-line leak, Louisiana Leak Detection can perform additional diagnostic services to help locate and identify the problem.

This is one of the advantages of working with a company focused specifically on leak detection and plumbing diagnostics.

Pre-Purchase Sewer Inspections for Your Clients

Louisiana Leak Detection offers Pre-Purchase Sewer & Drain Video Inspections for home buyers throughout Southeast Louisiana.

These inspections can provide valuable additional information during the buyer's inspection and due-diligence period.

For Realtors, it is another service you can make your clients aware of when the property's age, plumbing material or drain-line condition raises questions.

Serving Realtors Throughout Southeast Louisiana

Louisiana Leak Detection works with Realtors and home buyers across the region.

Greater Baton Rouge

Including Baton Rouge, Prairieville, Gonzales, Denham Springs, Central, Zachary and surrounding communities.

Greater New Orleans

Including New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, LaPlace and surrounding communities.

Northshore

Including Mandeville, Covington, Madisonville, Slidell and surrounding communities.

We also serve many other areas throughout Southeast Louisiana.

Make Louisiana Leak Detection Part of Your Buyer Inspection Process

If you regularly represent buyers purchasing older homes, slab-foundation homes or properties with unknown underground plumbing, Louisiana Leak Detection can be a valuable inspection resource for you and your clients.

We can help evaluate accessible sewer and drain piping, document visible conditions and identify areas that may require additional investigation.

Realtors and home buyers: Call Louisiana Leak Detection at 225-320-5566 to schedule a Pre-Purchase Sewer & Drain Video Inspection.

Realtor Referral Resource

If you are a Realtor who regularly works with buyers throughout Southeast Louisiana, contact Louisiana Leak Detection and ask about becoming a Realtor referral partner.

We can provide information you can share with clients about sewer camera inspections, aging cast iron drain lines and when a pre-purchase sewer inspection may be worth considering.

Call 225-320-5566 to learn more.

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