A plumbing inspection in Fairfax Station is a plumber's check of the service line where it enters, the main shutoff, supply and drain piping, fixtures, water heater, gas connections and any irrigation backflow device, with a camera run available. Long service lines on larger lots are worth special attention. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Fairfax Station.
When it makes sense in Fairfax Station
- A purchase contract with an inspection deadline
- A water bill that climbed without a visible leak
- Low or uneven pressure at the far end of the house
- A water heater or well tank with no service history
- A lawn irrigation system nobody has tested
Local conditions
Fairfax Station is a mostly residential, car-dependent community in southern Fairfax County, along Ox Road and the Fairfax County Parkway near Burke Lake Park. It began as an 1851 railroad stop, and the median home today dates to about 1982. Larger lots mean longer buried service lines, and that's where a plumber pays extra attention.
Fairfax Water supplies homes on public water, from the Occoquan Reservoir and the Potomac River. It owns the meter and its setting; the homeowner owns everything from there, including the line out to the street meter, so a leak on a long run across the yard is the owner's to find and fix. The water is moderately hard to hard, so expect sediment in an older tank. In spring, Fairfax Water switches from chloramine to free chlorine for a while, which can change the taste.
Where public sewer is available, Fairfax County Wastewater Management owns the mains and the owner maintains the private lateral. Ask the seller to confirm how the house is served before the visit. Fairfax Water's cross-connection program requires backflow assemblies on underground lawn irrigation to be tested when installed, every year after, and after repair or replacement; its cross-connection office is at 571-722-7653.
What drives the price
- Home size and the number of bathrooms
- Length and accessibility of the service line
- Adding a sewer camera run
- Irrigation, pool or outbuilding water lines
After you call
You'll be connected with an independent local plumber who covers Fairfax Station. Give them the address, build year and any deadline, and say how the house gets its water and where its wastewater goes. If repairs follow, Fairfax County Land Development Services issues the permits through PLUS; gas water heater and furnace replacements need one even when they're like-for-like. Washington Gas serves the area: if you smell gas, leave first, then call 911 and 844-WASHGAS (844-927-4427), option 1.
Plumbing Inspection questions in Fairfax Station
Who is responsible for the water line between the meter and the house?
What changes when the house has a private well or isn't on municipal sewer?
Does the inspection include gas piping, and what if I smell gas?
Is an inspection worth it on a newer house?
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