Roots, at the joints, in the market's own recurring finding: clay laterals were standard here for decades, their joints are not sealed the way modern pipe is, and tree roots find the moisture at every joint and grow into the line. The camera grades what the snake cannot: a root mass in sound clay is a cleaning and maintenance rhythm, while cracked, offset, or bellied sections are a repair or replacement scope. That distinction, cleaning at $200 to $500 against lateral work priced by the foot, is exactly why the inspection at $125 to $500 is sold as its own step in this city. Ask for the recording; in a house you may sell, it is a document with value beyond the visit.
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