CCTV Drainage Surveys in Edinburgh
Commercial drainage surveys for Edinburgh offices, retail, hospitality, estates and construction sites – with an Edinburgh address and surveyors close by in Falkirk.
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- Graded defect reports & footage
- Drain mapping & CAD drawings
Commercial and construction drainage surveys in Edinburgh
Ambler Group provides CCTV drainage surveys in Edinburgh and across the Lothians for commercial property owners, managing agents, facilities managers and contractors. Our Scottish office is in Edinburgh city centre and our surveyors work from Falkirk and Glasgow, so the capital is well within our day-to-day coverage.
Whether you need evidence for a lease negotiation, mapping for a design team or proof of new drainage before handover, you get a survey report and drawings that stand up to scrutiny.
Find out more about our PAS128 utility surveys, GPR surveys, topographical surveys and drainage surveys across the UK on the main Ambler Group website.
Contact usDrainage surveys on Edinburgh commercial property
Edinburgh’s commercial stock is unusually varied: listed Old Town and New Town buildings with shared and historic drainage, converted warehouses in Leith, large office campuses at Edinburgh Park and South Gyle, and industrial estates at Sighthill, Newbridge and Loanhead. Each brings its own challenges – shared runs between neighbouring properties, limited access chambers, and connections whose route nobody can confirm.
On historic and conservation sites, a CCTV survey lets you understand and plan drainage works with minimal opening up. On business parks and estates, we are usually instructed for planned condition surveys, lease-end dilapidations, or to trace why car parks and service yards hold water after heavy rain.
Typical Edinburgh drainage survey instructions
- Lease-end condition survey of a hospitality unit’s drainage to support a dilapidations claim
- Tracing shared drainage on a New Town office refurbishment before the design is fixed
- Planned condition survey across an office campus as part of an FM maintenance contract
- Proving new foul and surface water drainage on a commercial scheme ahead of Scottish Water vesting
Drainage survey services in Edinburgh
People search for this work in different ways – a CCTV drainage survey, a drain survey, a CCTV drain survey, a drainage inspection, a sewer survey or a drain mapping survey. On commercial and construction sites in Edinburgh they usually mean one of the services below, and we provide all of them.
Pre-construction drainage surveys in Edinburgh
Existing drainage traced, surveyed and drawn before design is fixed or ground is broken.
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Accurate drainage plans with levels and depths, where records are missing or wrong.
Find out moreScottish Water vesting surveys in Edinburgh
CCTV of new sewers and manhole records to support a request to vest with Scottish Water.
Find out morePre-acquisition & dilapidations surveys in Edinburgh
Drainage evidence for buying, letting or handing back commercial property.
Find out moreDrainage condition surveys (FM & PPM) in Edinburgh
Planned condition surveys that turn drainage into a budgeted, prioritised maintenance plan.
Find out moreAs-built drainage surveys in Edinburgh
Measured as-built drainage drawings and CCTV records for handover.
Find out moreDrainage defect & flooding investigations in Edinburgh
Finding the cause of repeat blockages, flooding, odours and misconnections.
Find out moreCCTV drainage surveys for construction projects in Edinburgh
Main contractors, groundworkers, M&E contractors and developers use us at every stage of a build, not just when something goes wrong. In Edinburgh we typically support contractors on constrained city-centre refurbishments, hotel and student schemes, and new commercial buildings around Edinburgh Park, the airport and the waterfront, where access, neighbours and programme all have to be managed.
Pre-construction
Existing drainage traced, surveyed and drawn with levels and depths – combined with a PAS128 utility survey so the design team and groundworkers start from one accurate set of drawings.
During construction
Checks on new runs before backfilling or surfacing, connection surveys into existing sewers, and investigation when existing drainage is damaged or found unrecorded.
Pre-handover & vesting
Full CCTV of new foul and surface water drainage before practical completion, retention release or a request to vest sewers with Scottish Water, with defects listed for remedial works.
As-built records
Drainage as-built drawings in CAD and survey footage for the O&M manual and health and safety file.
What your drainage survey includes
- High-resolution video and still images of every surveyed length
- Written report with every defect graded and located
- Drain layout plan, with optional full drain mapping including levels and depths
- Clear recommendations for repair, lining, cleaning or monitoring
- CAD drawings (DWG/DXF) that drop straight into your design or as-built pack
- Combined drainage and utility drawings when booked alongside a PAS128 survey
In addition, we offer full drain mapping including the levels and depths of your drainage system.
How it works
- 1
Send us the site
Email a site plan or marked-up aerial with the areas and runs you need covering, plus access notes.
- 2
Fixed quote and RAMS
We confirm scope, days on site and any jetting, and issue site-specific RAMS for your induction.
- 3
Survey on site
Our surveyors attend from our Glasgow and Falkirk bases, set out traffic management where needed and survey the network.
- 4
Report and drawings
You receive the report, footage and drawings in formats your team or client can use straight away.
CCTV Drainage Surveys in Edinburgh | Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Do you have an office in Edinburgh?
A: Yes – Ambler Group’s Scottish address is 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh EH2 4AN, and our surveyors work from Falkirk and Glasgow, so Edinburgh and the Lothians are covered day to day.
Q2: Can you survey drainage at listed or conservation-area buildings?
A: Yes. CCTV is a non-intrusive way to understand historic drainage before any opening up, and we plan access and working hours around occupiers, neighbours and city-centre restrictions.
Q3: Do you cover Midlothian and East Lothian?
A: Yes – Loanhead, Straiton, Dalkeith, Musselburgh, Haddington and the wider Lothians are all within our Edinburgh coverage.
Q4: Can you survey drainage and utilities on the same visit?
A: Yes. Because we are a utility surveying company first, we can combine a CCTV drainage survey with a PAS128 utility survey, GPR and a topographical survey, so you get one coordinated set of drawings instead of three contractors on site.
Q5: How much does a commercial CCTV drainage survey cost?
A: Commercial surveys are priced on the extent of the network, access, traffic management and whether jetting is needed. Send us a site plan with the areas marked and we will come back with a fixed quote, usually the same or next working day.
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Email usWhy choose Ambler Group for your drainage surveys in Edinburgh?
Surveyors based in Scotland
Our surveyors work from Glasgow and Falkirk, so your site in Edinburgh gets a local Scottish team who know the area – not a crew driving up from England.
Surveyors, not drain clearers
We survey and report rather than sell repairs, so our findings and recommendations are independent and written for FMs, landlords, designers and contractors.
Everything in one visit
CCTV drainage, PAS128 utility, GPR and topographical surveys from one team, with one set of RAMS and one coordinated set of drawings.
If you’re looking for reliable, professional CCTV drainage surveys in Edinburgh, contact us today!
Other surveys we provide in Edinburgh
Ambler Group is a full surveying company. Book your drainage survey alongside any of these and get one team, one set of RAMS and one coordinated set of drawings.
PAS128 Utility Surveys
Locating and mapping buried services – water, gas, electric, telecoms, drainage – to PAS128 quality levels before you dig.
Find out moreGPR Surveys
Ground-penetrating radar for non-metallic services, voids, and concrete scanning (ferroscanning) of slabs and structures.
Find out moreTopographical Surveys
Measured site surveys of levels, features and boundaries in CAD, ready for design, planning and setting out.
Find out moreDesktop Utility Searches
Statutory record (STATs) searches from asset owners, compiled into a single pack before site works or design.
Find out moreBorehole Clearance
Service clearance of borehole and trial pit positions for site investigation contractors.
Find out moreDrainage Surveys (UK-wide)
Our main drainage survey service page, covering CCTV drainage surveys and drain mapping across the UK.
Find out moreClients Reviews
“I contacted Ambler group for help and advice and they found me the perfect solution saving me money. Such a friendly and professional team I’d highly recommend them to anyone needing to locate underground services.”
Ambler Group client – CCTV and utility survey
Helpful drainage survey guides
Drainage Surveys Before Construction: A Checklist for Contractors
What to survey, what to ask for and when, so existing drainage doesn’t surprise you mid-programme.
Read the guide GuideCCTV Drainage Survey, Drain Mapping or Utility Survey: Which Do You Need?
What each survey tells you, when you need it, and when to combine them.
Read the guide GuideHow to Read a CCTV Drainage Survey Report
What the codes, grades, photos and drawings mean, and which findings to act on first.
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Book a drainage survey in Edinburgh
For a fast, fixed quote, send us:
- The site address or postcode
- A site plan or marked-up aerial image showing the areas to survey
- What the survey is for – purchase, design, handover, maintenance or a defect
- Access notes – working hours, permits, inductions
We usually come back with a fixed quote the same or next working day.
Locations:
5 South Charlotte Street,
Edinburgh EH2 4ANAmbler Group Limited
Springfield House, Springfield Road,
Horsham RH12 2RGCompany registration number: 12568344
Surveyors based in:
Glasgow and Falkirk, covering Glasgow, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Cumbernauld, Stirling, Perth and the rest of Central Scotland.