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Plumbing Inspection

Plumbing trouble tends to hide behind cabinets and walls until a stain appears. A plumbing inspection gets someone to open the cabinets, run the fixtures and look at the valves while the problem is still small. NorTech connects you with vetted local providers who photograph what they find and send a written report; the price is fixed up front.

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Make Plumbing Inspection a habit, not a chore

Choose a pro who runs a plan and pick your frequency right in the booking widget. Before each visit your request goes to the same pro at their price that day, and you are charged only after they accept.

Never book twice

Your standing request goes to your pro before each visit on the schedule you pick, so you do not have to re-book each time.

The same pro each visit

A plan is run by the pro you choose, so your visits stay with them.

Pro-set savings

Many pros take a percent off every visit after the first. You see it before you book.

Charged per visit

No contract and nothing billed for the plan. Each visit is charged like any booking, only after your pro accepts. Pause or cancel anytime.

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Professional plumbing inspection across the Bay Area

Buying in San Jose, renewing coverage on an Oakland rental, or bracing for the first storm of the season: each is a good moment to learn what the pipes are doing. The provider checks supply lines, shutoff valves, fixtures and drains, notes anything that weeps, corrodes or drains slowly, and documents it with photos at a price you approve in advance. It is an assessment, not a repair visit, so any fix is booked separately and only if you want it.

What a NorTech plumbing inspection covers

Starting at the supply side, your provider examines supply lines and shutoff valves for corrosion or weeping, runs every fixture and drain to see how they behave, looks for visible leaks and green or white corrosion at the connections, and spot-checks water pressure. Findings are rated Good, Fair, Poor or N/A with photos on anything flagged, using the common NorTech inspection format. No repair is attempted during the visit; the report is yours to act on whenever you choose.

When to book plumbing inspection

You are buying and want a plumbing-only check from someone outside the main inspection.

A policy renewal or a new insurer wants documentation that the plumbing is in good condition.

You've noticed a slow drain, a running toilet, or a fixture that's started dripping and want an early read on it.

Your home has original plumbing that's never been formally checked.

You are turning a rental and want a dated record of the plumbing before the next tenant arrives.

It has been a year or longer since anyone looked under the sinks, and you would rather find a slow weep now than a burst pipe later.

30-Day Warranty

Backed by your provider’s warranty. If covered work fails, your provider makes it right — free.

Frequently asked

Plumbing Inspection — common questions

Enter your ZIP code and pick a home size to see the price. Two optional extras are a same-day rush on the written report and a video walkthrough recorded for your portal.

No. The visit documents the plumbing and stops there. Repairs are a separate booking that you choose to make, or not, after reading the report; nothing gets touched without your approval.

Yes. Once the visit is done, the written report and its photos are filed in your NorTech portal under Documents. Open it there, download a copy, or forward it to an insurer, an agent or a landlord.

No. It is a focused look at the plumbing and does not replace a licensed real estate home inspection where the law or your lender requires one. Many people add it for a closer opinion on the pipes, and your real estate professional can say what your deal needs.

Most single-family homes take less than 45 minutes; several bathrooms or unusual plumbing can add time, which your provider will mention on arrival.

Yes, the report is covered by an accuracy guarantee of at least 30 days. If an item deserves a second look, your provider comes back and rechecks it at no additional charge.

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