What a Plumbing Inspection Covers
A plumbing inspection evaluates the condition of your home’s entire plumbing system. Supply lines, drain and waste piping, shutoff valves, water pressure, water heater condition, visible connections under sinks and behind access panels, hose bibs, and fixture function. The result is a documented assessment you can use for a home purchase, a sale, an insurance claim, or just to know where your system stands.
Our plumbers go through each component systematically. We test water pressure at the main and at individual fixtures using a gauge at the hose bib. Pressure above 80 psi triggers a recommendation for a pressure-reducing valve. We operate shutoff valves to confirm they close. We run drains to check flow rate and look for signs of blockage. We visually inspect exposed piping for corrosion, mineral deposits, and damage, and we identify the pipe material in use (copper, PEX, galvanized, or polybutylene), which matters for older Las Vegas homes. In Las Vegas, hard water buildup is the most common finding. Valves that are frozen from scale, supply fittings that are corroded at the threads, and water heater anode rods that are nearly gone. Those are the kinds of things an inspection catches before they become failures.
