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Warning: my old house's plumbing taught me a hard lesson about cast iron
Last week, I was under the sink fixing a slow drain and found the trap was totally rusted through. That got me thinking about last month, when the main stack started leaking in the basement and I had to call in a pro. It all goes back to about 3 years ago, right after we bought this 1950s place in Toledo. The home inspector pointed at the cast iron pipes and said 'those have maybe 5 years left'. I figured he was just being careful, you know? I didn't do anything about it. Now I'm looking at a full repipe job because I waited, and the quote came in at over $8,000. It's one of those things you just hope will last forever, but it never does. Anyone else put off a big pipe warning and lived to regret it?
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hannah_west6mo ago
Maybe 5 years left" is the home inspector's way of saying "start saving now.
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oscar7126mo ago
Remember my buddy's inspector said his furnace had "a good five years left." Thing blew two months later, lol. He was not ready at all.
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joseph_adams666mo ago
My inspector said that about my roof last year. My savings account is still laughing at me. It's like they give you a polite heads up for a financial gut punch. Guess I'll be eating ramen when those shingles finally fly off.
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