Why You Should Hire a Licensed Plumber for New Construction

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When you’re building the home of your dreams, staying within your budget can be a very real concern. It’s tempting to cut corners wherever you can, opting for less expensive choices when it comes to finishing and the installation of some features.

Most local building ordinances will prevent a non-licensed plumber from performing plumbing work on a new home, but many have loopholes in the building codes that allow homeowners themselves to perform the work, provided that it meets inspection. Properly plumbing your new home isn’t as simple as making a trip to the bookstore or turning to a search engine, however.

Improperly installed plumbing fixtures can cause very real problems in your home, with the least of your worries being a failed inspection. Tearing out the offending plumbing work and replacing it can be more expensive and time-consuming than simply hiring a licensed professional plumber in the first place. When you consider the potential issues stemming from mistakes during the installation of sewer lines or drains, any money you could save up front may simply not be worth it when all is said and done.

If your home will be connected to a septic tank, rather than a municipal sewer system, you’ll also have the possibility of fumes from the septic tank backing up into the bathroom to contend with. Vent pipes and p-traps are designed to prevent these problems, but aren’t likely to be effective if they’re not properly installed by a seasoned professional. Before you take on the major task of plumbing your new home from the ground up, you should consider the many benefits and very few drawbacks of contracting with a licensed plumbing professional in your area.

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