A camera inspection of the main sewer line catches roots, breaks, and blockages no standard inspection can see — the costliest defect Glencoe homes hide best, and one that can run thousands to repair.
Get your free quote and pick a time. A scope is easiest and most affordable when added to your home inspection.
We feed a waterproof, self-leveling camera into the main sewer line through a cleanout or other access point and record its full run from the house to the McLeod County municipal connection. You see the same footage we do — the real condition of a pipe that's otherwise buried and invisible.
It's the one part of the home a standard 120-point inspection physically can't reach, which is exactly why it's worth scoping before you close on a Glencoe home. Learn more about sewer scope inspection or about home inspection in Glencoe, MN.
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Glencoe is the seat of McLeod County, a regional hub along Highway 212 about thirteen and a half miles southeast of Hutchinson. Its housing is the most varied in the area — stately older homes near the historic downtown and courthouse, established mid-century neighborhoods, and newer subdivisions on the edges of town.
Glencoe's older homes near the historic downtown were plumbed with clay and cast-iron sewer lines, and the mature boulevard trees lining its established streets send roots straight into the joints. On newer subdivision lots, settling soil can throw a fresh line out of pitch.
Minnesota frost heave and McLeod County soil settlement shift buried pipe under Glencoe homes, creating low spots that trap waste and joints that no longer line up.
Older Glencoe homes were plumbed with clay and cast iron that cracks, scales, and collapses with age — invisible until the line fails.
Roots growing through joints and cracks — the most common cause of sewer backups in Glencoe's established neighborhoods.
Fractured, scaled, or collapsed sections of clay and cast-iron pipe that restrict or block flow.
Sags in the line where waste and water pool instead of draining, leading to recurring clogs.
Sections shifted out of alignment from frost heave or settlement, snagging debris.
Grease, debris, and foreign objects narrowing the line and signaling poor drainage.
Video and still images of the findings, included with your report so you and your agent can act on it.
Select the sewer scope in the free quote tool above and book it alongside your Glencoe inspection.
We find a cleanout or suitable access point and prepare the line for the camera.
The camera runs the full length to the municipal connection while we record the footage.
Video, images, and plain-language notes delivered with your 24-hour report.
Pair sewer scope with a full home inspection, a radon test, or mold testing, or learn more about home inspection in Glencoe, MN. We serve Glencoe and the surrounding McLeod County communities.