What's That? Should I be Concerned About It?
So you have been looking at houses and every once in a while you see a big white plastic pipe hiding in the bushes.
What is that? Should I be concerned about it?
Actually that big white pipe is a good thing. It's a sewer drain clean out.
But it looks so new and this is an old house, what's up with that?
Again, it's a good thing. It means that the home owner once had sewer problems but they have dealt with it properly.
It means that most likely the homes sewer main has been completely replaced from the home to the street. That alone is generally a several thousand dollar repair. A repair that you most likely won't ever have to deal with again or at least for a very long time.
It also means that if there is a plugged line in the future Roto-Rooter won't drag that filthy ugly machine through your house and down to the basement because they can do it right there, outside the house.
Seeing that big white pipe in the bushes is a good thing. If you buy the house you can be proud to have that pipe hiding out there and even brag about it to your friends.
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