Home inspectors—may your homeowners and buyers be warned: Having a damaged sewer line can really stink. Unnoticed sewage exposure from broken or blocked lines can expose home dwellers to health hazards like bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections. Compromised sewage lines can also wreak havoc on homes, causing flooding, sinkholes, mold, and foundation cracks and shifts. Such problems, once manifested, can cost thousands of dollars to mitigate and repair. Fortunately, there is a way to detect potential problems with a property’s sewage line: a sewer scope inspection. Why Inspectors ...
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