Know what's in the ground before it backs up
Much of Parma was built out in the decades after World War II. Pipe from that era, often clay tile with mortared or compression joints, is now well past middle age. Joints open up, tree roots find them, and the lateral that worked fine for 60 years starts backing up every spring. A sewer camera inspection shows exactly where and why, so you fix the defect instead of paying for repeated clearing.
Who is responsible for what in Parma
The City of Parma refers sanitary sewer house calls to the Cuyahoga County Sanitary Engineer (216-443-8201), and public storm sewer and catch basin problems to the Parma Service Department (440-885-8195). Pipes on private property, including the building lateral, parking-lot storm lines and private catch basin leads, are the owner's to maintain. For apartment owners and condo associations with multiple buildings, that can add up to a lot of buried pipe nobody has seen.
Where a camera inspection pays off
- Apartment and condo buildings with recurring backups in the same units
- HOA reserve studies that need real pipe condition instead of guesses
- Buying a commercial or multi-family property: inspect before closing
- Storm lines under a parking lot before resurfacing
- Rain-related backups, which can point to defects or improper connections letting stormwater into the sanitary line
What the inspection includes
We send a camera through the line from a cleanout, manhole or catch basin and record continuous video. Every defect is coded to the NASSCO PACP standard, located by distance and graded for severity. You receive the video, a photo report and a plain-English summary ranking what to fix first. If debris is blocking the view, we jet the line first so nothing is missed.