San Diego Pipe Inspection

I was disappointed by San Diego Pipe Inspection’s service. I was buying a house in San Diego while living in a different part of California. It was difficult to reach Bill to coordinate an inspection time and ask questions. He was not eager to answer my questions over the phone.
Once the inspection was done, I had to wait a full week to receive the DVD of the inspection, with a 1-​paragraph write-​up. There was no option to pay electronically or receive the videos electronically. The video offered very little detail. His remarks said that the sewer line was in «ok» condition. What does that mean??? I called Bill to get clarification, and he did not return my phone call.
By the time I received the inspection results, I had already negotiated required fixes with the sellers.
Perhaps his service is better if you are there to speak with him in person, get the DVD, and pay all the same day. I do not recommend using his services if you aren’t present for the inspection.

I honestly wish that I could give more then a 5 star rating. That’s just how amazing Bill and his son Tyler were. As first time home buyers our awesome realtor let us know that while a plumbing inspection was optional that it should be considered. I took to looking online and I came across SD pipe inspection and in comparison to other companies they most definitely stood out. They were so nice and thorough in their inspection and knew so much. We were nervous about how our actual inspection would go but everything went great and they were really amazing about going over everything with us. They pointed out a few things that we should consider doing and they walked us through everything. In addition to that they provided us with a dvd immediately after the inspection. I would most definitely without a doubt refer them to everyone. Especially first time buyers. We are glad that we got the inspection because now we have peace of mind and can comfortably move on with closing on our home. Thanks Bill and Tyler!!!

I used these guys (Father: Bill & Son: Tyler) today to inspect drains of a house that I was planning to purchase in Point Loma and I can NOT say enough good things about this team. They spent about 2 hours with me and inspected all traps that were accessible and one they actually dug up in the front yard that nobody knew about. Bill the 30 years seasoned vet knows San Diego City Pipes inside and out and even told me pretty much what he was going to find BEFORE he started and he was pretty much SPOT ON!
He scoped 4 traps from the complete back of the house to the main sewer line (appox. 120 feet of pipe) and found a blockage in the laundry trap that probably would have gone unnoticed unless you did multiple loads of laundry back to back. Just b/​c I’m a new owner inspecting the house that would flipped and kitchen/​bathrooms plumbing remodeled he also inspected under each sink and identified small but costly problems that needed to be corrected by the seller.
They charged me $ 175 for the job w/​complete write-​up of all the issues plus I got a narrative DVD motion picture I can through up on the big screen for future plumber movie enjoyment!
I would image spending $ 175 on the drain pipe scoping BEFORE buying the house just saved me $ 500-​$ 1K worth of future repairs and headaches!
Thank You Bill & Tyler! –MD
PS — paid w/​personal check

We moved into our new home last summer, and shortly after settling in, we discovered our 40+ year old home came with a plethora of plumbing issues – as expected, especially after buying a foreclosure.
We’ve worked with numerous plumbers, and finally found TOMO’s plumbing who had saved the day many of times. Which brings me to how we met sweet, professional, on time, reliable, honest BILL FROM SD Pipe & Inspection.
Bill and his son Tyler arrived to check out the condition of our clean out, run a camera through the pipes, and provide us with a solution.
Buckle up… This guy was an angel. We were vulnerable, not understanding the problem, eager for a solution. He could have taken us to the cleaners! We didn’t know any better. Not the case! Bill couldn’t have been more honest and care seeking when he took the time to explain where and why the problem lied, and what he suggests to solve it. We were prepared for the financial worst, and $ 150 later, we had peace of mind.
Such a rare form to find this in a professional these days.
Cheers to many more years of prosperity and success for this local grand master plumbing inspection professional and his team! Thanks Bill!

Bill is amazing. He was highly recommended by Jay of Accolade Plumbing (another hero!) to pinpoint a blockage in our main line. Bill returned my call right away and fit me in the next day. He ran a camera down our mainline and burned a DVD of the video w/​his narration. It took him less than 10 minutes to identify with incredible precision where our issue was — he marked the spot in our driveway and indicated the compromise was 30 inches down from that point. Once our plumber repaired the pipe, Bill came back to run his camera from that new clean-​out to the city sewer line to ensure that there were no other issues beyond that point, at no charge. Bill is an expert at what he does, competitively priced and above all — he’s trustworthy. If you ever need someone to validate the integrity of your pipes or pinpoint where and what issues exist — he’s the man to call!

I would highly recommend Bill and San Diego Pipe Inspection.
My plumber recommend that I call Bill to inspect my main sewer line. Bill ran a camera down my pipes and was able to determine that I had a root blockage. He was also able to locate where I had a clean out buried and he was able to mark my lawn to show me where the clean out was buried. Bill burned the inspection to a DVD for later reference (the DVD was cleared and had a distance measured to tell me where the roots were).

Bill is awesome! Fast, thorough — at the recommendation of our realtor, he did a pipe inspection for a home we’re considering buying and was just great. Took the time to educate me on what he saw, made recommendations about moving forward, video, written recommendations. Really great.

Bill is fantastic. He was able to meet me same day for an inspection and provided me with a video DVD of the inspection. He was quick and thorough.
Highly recommended.

I’m amazed to find that I am the first review for Bill of San Diego Pipe Inspection. At the recommendation of our realtor, we had him do the initial plumbing inspection of our recent home purchase and we’re very glad we did. We were told by the seller that they had done their own inspection and everything checked out, but Bill was able to identify a cracked vent pipe, a faulty San-​Tee valve as well as two partial blockages that needed to be snaked out. Even more importantly, he included a DVD of his pipe inspection including audio where he comments on what he finds. But what I like even more about Bill was that he only does inspections. This way there is no conflict of interest in trying to sell you something more. A very stand up kind of guy. We managed to get the problems he found corrected by the sellers before closing.
Addendum: Three months have gone by and it turns out the sellers may not have correctly fixed one of the problem areas (they closed up the wall before they remembered to take after pictures. argh). We asked Bill to come by to take a look and after coming all the way to our house and helping us out in diagnosing the leak, he refused to take any payment. I really can’t emphasize enough how much we appreciated this level of customer service. We’re first time homebuyers and could not have done any better than San Diego Pipe Inspection. A+, First-​class, Number one, whatever other superlatives you care to throw their way!