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Plumbing Inspection in New London, NH
Roughly 21% of the people who own in New London bought since 2018. A normal rate for a town this size, and normal is where the gaps in a standard inspection do their quiet work.
The one-paragraph answer
Turnover in New London sits near the middle, with 21% of owner households arriving in 2018 or later. The figure that actually matters is in the standards of practice: a home inspection covers what is visible and operable, and the buried sewer lateral is not.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25038.
When New London moved in
With turnover near the middle, roughly one owner in five or six arrived recently. For everyone else the last time the plumbing was examined by a third party was whenever they bought.
| Owner households in New London | Share of all owners |
|---|---|
| Moved in 2021 or later | 8% |
| Moved in 2018–2020 | 13% |
| Moved in 2010–2017 | 30% |
| Moved in before 2010 | 49% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25038 (tenure by year householder moved into unit), 2023 release. Universe: 1,628 occupied housing units, of which 1,412 are owner-occupied. This counts when the CURRENT occupant moved in, so it measures recent moves as a share of the housing stock — not a rate of sales per year.
What the inspection will not cover
Both standards state that an inspection is not technically exhaustive and covers readily accessible, visually observable systems. That sentence is not a disclaimer at the end of the report. It is the definition of what was bought.
Source: InterNACHI Home Inspection Standards of Practice; ASHI Standard of Practice.
What it is required to cover
Both standards cover the interior drain, waste and vent system, and ASHI asks for the predominant material of the service, distribution and DWV pipes to be described. A report naming one material is describing the majority of the house, not every run in it.
The full covered list, and why the distinction between the two lists is the whole of reading a report properly.
What to do about it
Write down where the main water shut-off and the main fuel shut-off are. InterNACHI requires both locations to be described, and they are the two most useful lines in the document.
The published standards settle most arguments: excluded, covered, and the separate instruction for everything past the building.
Other New Hampshire towns we route in
- Alton 23% of owners moved in since 2018
- Pelham 17% of owners moved in since 2018
- Walpole 14% of owners moved in since 2018
- Portsmouth 22% of owners moved in since 2018
- Temple 17% of owners moved in since 2018
Checking a plumber in New Hampshire
Checking a credential in New Hampshire
The authority is the New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, Mechanical Safety and Licensing Board. New Hampshire licenses plumbers but publishes no online licensee search, so verification means contacting the office directly.
Inspection report in front of you?Read us the plumbing lines and nothing else — we do not want the document. We will route you to a contractor covering your area who can quote the items on it, and you are never charged by us. Report or no report, New London reaches a contractor through us.
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