Once in a while I am reminded that even with all the progress we have made in the industry in the past couple of decades, there are still a lot of old systems that should be replaced — even if their current owners will tell you they are working fine!
Recently I received a note from a person on the East Coast who is getting into the onsite inspection business and he ran into a black-colored, misshapen sewer pipe leading from the residence to the septic tank. In addition to not being round, the pipe had a number of roots in
