Plumbing Inspection in Aurora, CO

When an inspection earns its keep

• You are under contract and want a plumber's opinion before the objection deadline
• The water heater has no install date on it and nobody knows its history
• Faucets and showerheads crust over quickly or the tank pops and rumbles
• A floor drain gurgles or the lowest toilet backs up after laundry day
• There is an irrigation system and you can't find a backflow test record

What matters about Aurora houses

Aurora spans three counties, so a plumber may go from an older home near the original Fletcher townsite in the morning to a new build out past E-470 in the afternoon. The age of the street changes what turns up.

Aurora Water reports average hardness of about 136 ppm as calcium carbonate, which is enough to leave scale in tank water heaters, aerators and valve cartridges over time. A plumber can drain a little from the tank and look at what comes out.

City code puts the service line from the meter pit to the building on the property owner, while Aurora Water owns the main side through the pit. Lead was sometimes used in service lines installed in 1960 or earlier, and the utility publishes a lookup map and runs a replacement program for qualifying Original Aurora homes, so the line material is worth confirming on an older lot.

If the house has a required backflow assembly, Aurora expects it tested every year by an ASSE- or ABPA-certified tester, with proof sent to Aurora Water.

What drives the price

• Size of the house and how many baths and water heaters there are
• Whether a camera run of the sewer line is part of the visit
• Access: an open basement goes faster than a finished one or a tight crawl space
• Whether you want a written report to hand to a seller or lender

After you call

You'll be connected with an independent plumber who works in Aurora. Give the address, roughly when the house was built and any contract dates. Repairs that grow out of the inspection, such as a water heater swap, go through the City of Aurora Public Works Building Division, and the plumber handling the work normally pulls that permit.