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Sewer lines are one of the few systems in a house that can fail catastrophically without giving you much warning. No drips.No stains.No slow clues inside the house. Everything can look fine… right up until sewage comes back the wrong direction. That’s why sewer scoping is one of the first
This is one of those components nobody thinks about until it’s missing — and then it’s a problem you can’t unsee. Anti-siphon valves aren’t flashy. They don’t make noise. They don’t leak when they fail. Most of the time, they just quietly do their job. When they’re not there, though,
PEX has been around long enough now that the hype phase is over. We’re past the brochures. Past the “future of plumbing” marketing. Past the early adopter excitement. At this point, we get to deal with reality — what actually holds up, what doesn’t, and where the shortcuts showed themselves.
Most water heaters don’t die of old age. They die because nobody ever checked the one part that’s designed to be sacrificed. That part is the anode rod — and it’s quietly doing the ugliest job in your house. What an Anode Rod Actually Does Inside your water heater tank
This is one of those things that looks fine… until it really, really isn’t. Gas water heaters don’t complain loudly when something’s wrong. They don’t leak right away. They don’t trip breakers. They just keep burning — and if the exhaust isn’t leaving the house the way it should, that’s
The Short Answer (Here’s the Reality) If a home in Midtown Memphis or Historic Germantown still has its original cast-iron sewer line, it’s not a question of if it will fail — it’s a question of when.In many cases, that pipe is already past its expected lifespan. You just don’t
Commercial sewer systems tend to get attention only after something goes wrong. A backup. A closure. A tenant complaint that can’t be ignored. By the time those symptoms appear, the underlying problem has usually been developing for years. At Upchurch Inspection, sewer scopes for commercial properties across Memphis and West
Water quality lab reports are designed to present technical data, not to explain what that data means for a specific home. For homeowners and buyers, this can make lab results feel confusing or even concerning at first glance. Understanding how to read these reports clearly—and in context—helps turn raw data
When water testing is recommended during a home inspection, the results often include references to bacteria, nitrates, and metals. These terms can sound technical or alarming at first, but each tells a different story about water quality, the source of the water, and the systems delivering it. Across the Mid-South,
Water testing is often thought of strictly as a health-related service, but the results can also reveal a great deal about a home’s plumbing system. In many cases, water quality issues are closely tied to the condition, age, and materials of the plumbing itself. During inspections across the Mid-South, water
Water quality is something many homeowners take for granted—until there is a reason not to. During a home inspection, water testing is not always required, but there are situations where testing provides valuable insight that cannot be obtained through visual inspection alone. Based on inspections performed throughout the Mid-South, including
A home’s sewer line is one of its most critical—and least visible—components. Unlike roofs, HVAC systems, or plumbing fixtures, sewer lines are buried underground and cannot be evaluated through a standard visual inspection. A sewer scope inspection provides a direct look inside the line, revealing conditions that would otherwise remain
