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Plumbing when you buy or sell a house

What the inspector checks, what only a plumber can, and what the seller has to disclose.

A house’s plumbing is the part of the purchase you cannot see and the part most likely to cost you after closing. These guides cover what a home inspection does and does not check, when a sewer camera is worth ordering, what the seller’s disclosure has to say about plumbing, and what to do about the drains under an older slab.

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In this section

3 guides to plumbing when you buy a house.

What to check before closing, from the sewer line to the drains under the slab.

Cast iron drains under a Texas slab: buying, selling, replacing

Cast iron drain line under a concrete slab is the plumbing problem that costs the most and shows the least.

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Plumbing when you buy a Texas house: inspector vs plumber vs disclosure

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Sewer scope before you close

A standard Texas home inspection does not look inside the drain line, and the rule that governs the inspection says so in as many words.

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