The Mobile Home Park Lawyer Podcast Ep. 140 | How To Properly Evaluate Sewer Lines
Jamie Simerly has experience in installing sewer and water utilities for new residential and commercial construction. He has been with Homestead Inspection since 2019. Homestead Inspection is a family-owned and operated business with over 30 years of residential building experience and over 24 years in home inspection services.
In this episode, Jamie will deep dive into the common problems investors face with sewer lines such as identifying a previous repair, a tree root clog, and more. He also discusses why Orangeburg pipes still exist today even though they’ve been disallowed by the government. Finally, Jamie shares his typical quotes in service at Homestead inspection so that you can have a baseline in your market or even possibly inquire about his services should you need them for your properties.
Highlights of the episode:
00:32 - Introduction of Jamie Simerly
01:03 - Background of Jamie Simerly
02:42 - How to do sewer surveys
05:53 - Determining an Orangeburg pipe
08:44 - Why you should check your sewer line
09:30 - Other materials you should avoid for your sewer line
12:43 - Failure points of clay pipes
17:21 - Common fixes for clay pipes
18:43 - Different Types of sewer piping problems
18:57 - How to tell if it’s had a previous repair
20:08 - How to tell if it’s a tree root clog
22:16 - Why there shouldn’t be water sitting on the pipe
23:52 - Checking out on the disconnects
24:35 - Pricing for Jamie’s services
27:54 - Knowing if your manhole is connected to the sewer line
30:27 - Talk to people in the community first
33:11 - How to reach Jamie
Notable Quotes
“If you don’t have it properly cleaned out and descalled, then you don’t know what you’re dealing with until it breaks” - Jamie Simerly
“If you don’t have enough room to actually put a 4 inch pipe into a line that’s been reduced down to 2 inches, then you won’t be able to sleeve it at all.” - Jamie Simerly
“We want to give you the most information that we can, possible, out of us going out and doing a sewer survey.” - Jamie Simerly
Connecting with Guest
Phone Number: (816) 883-1090
Website: https://www.homestead-inspection.com/
Connecting with MHP Law:
Website: https://themobilehomelawyer.com/
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