The pipes behind the walls decide whether you face a quiet repipe or a sudden flood, and some materials are now insurance and health issues. Know the material before you buy.
Type the year the house was built and I will tell you what else tends to be true at that age, what it costs, and what to ask. One number, ten seconds.
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Grey plastic pipe that can fail without warning, and that insurers increasingly refuse.
The pipe bringing water into older homes that may be lead, and how to test it.
Pre-1960 steel pipe that corrodes shut like a clogged artery.
An 8 to 12 year part most buyers never check the age of, read it off the label.
Pre-1975 drains corrode from the inside, scope them before you commit.
Orange-and-blue pipe that can fail, a repipe and insurance issue to check before you buy.
A failing septic is a five-figure surprise. Get a dedicated inspection before you buy.
The cheap half to maintain, the costly half to ignore. What pumping and replacing a tank costs.
Septic's expensive failure. The lawn tells that reveal a dying drain field before you buy.
Your home inspector does not cover septic. The separate check to make a condition of your offer.
Conventional, holding tank, or aerobic. The type sets the running cost. How to tell which you're buying.
The buried pipe no photo shows. Scope it before you buy an older home.
No municipal water hookup: here's what testing a private well actually costs.
On demand hot water trades the anode rod for a new maintenance job: descaling.
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