When you bought your current home, did you request a sewer line examination to check the home’s sewer lateral lines during the inspection process? Are you currently in the midst of house hunting and home buying and realize it has never crossed your mind – or your realtor’s – to request a sewer line inspection?
The Importance of an Underground Sewer Pipe Inspection When Buying a Home Cannot be Overstated
In a recent article written and published by the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), the point is heard loud and clear:
As homes age → so do their pipes
As our Nation’s population grows and new housing developments are constructed and rural households switch from septic systems to public sewers → the pressure on existing centralized systems and treatment plant infrastructures (that ultimately connects all our homes) significantly increases.
As sewer systems and treatment plants age themselves → billions of dollars will be required in repairs and replacements to meet federal regulatory requirements
- To date, according to the EPA, approximately 240 million people (76 percent of the population) rely on the United States’ 14,748 treatment plants for wastewater sanitation. By the year 2032, 56 million more people will connect to centralized treatment plants.
- Here’s the bottom line: The aging and pressure and sewer line issues will just keep mounting – and with the threat of cracked or collapsed pipes, tree roots and water infiltration, an underground sewer pipe inspection when buying or owning a home is vital.
- As a Homeowner, It’s Principal to Know the State of Your Pipes
Buying a home with pipes on the verge of collapsing is an expensive, unrelenting headache waiting to happen. The EPA estimates that at least 23,000 to 75,000 sanitary sewer overflows occur each year. - Currently, in most states, the EPA has mandated that sewer lateral line inspections be part of the home inspection process. They are not yet required in Ohio, however.
If a sewer backup occurs under your ownership, the property damage and expensive repairs are generally not covered by a homeowners’ insurance policy. - A Solution to Aging Northeast Ohio Pipes Connected to Complex and Overloaded Sewer Infrastructures
- Perma-Liner™ – the equipment we use and heavily rely on at Invisible Excavations to conduct our sewer line work – is the leading manufacturer and supplier of trenchless pipeline rehabilitation equipment and materials in North America.
- Throughout the years, Perma-Liner has installed millions of feet of its lateral pipe liner in the ground across the United States.
- As experts with Perma–Liner’s equipment and technology, we are capable of rehabilitating entire underground infrastructure systems from private sewer laterals, city utility mains and the connections between the them.
- If you’re a homeowner, or looking to buy a new home, this short read about the Zero–Dig Solution to Failing Sewer Laterals is essential.
- Learn about Perma-Liner and the trenchless pipe repair we successfully use every day at Invisible Excavations, and find out what you, as a homeowner, should know about your aging sewer pipes.