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Plumbing Inspection in Thompsons Station, TN
About 35% of the people who own a home in Thompsons Station bought it in 2018 or later. On a turnover figure that high, the question is less whether an inspection happened than what it was allowed to look at.
The one-paragraph answer
35% of owner households in Thompsons Station moved in during 2018 or later. On a turnover rate that high the question is rarely whether an inspection happened but what it was allowed to cover, and the buried sewer lateral is excluded by both standards of practice.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25038.
When Thompsons Station moved in
On a turnover figure this high, most owners here bought recently enough that the inspection is within memory. The useful question is what was excluded from it, because that list has not changed and neither has the house.
| Owner households in Thompsons Station | Share of all owners |
|---|---|
| Moved in 2021 or later | 8% |
| Moved in 2018–2020 | 27% |
| Moved in 2010–2017 | 36% |
| Moved in before 2010 | 30% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25038 (tenure by year householder moved into unit), 2023 release. Universe: 5,626 occupied housing units, of which 4,858 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
Gas leak testing is not part of a home inspection. The fuel shut-off gets located and described; the line itself is not tested, and no part of the report should be read as saying it was.
Source: InterNACHI Home Inspection Standards of Practice; ASHI Standard of Practice.
What it is required to cover
InterNACHI requires the location of the main water shut-off and the main fuel shut-off to be described, and whether the supply is public or private. Those are the three lines worth copying out of the report on the day you get it, because nobody looks them up until they are standing in water.
What is actually covered — because silence in a report means one thing about a covered system and something completely different about an excluded one.
What to do about it
Ask a contractor what would have to be opened up to answer the question, rather than asking for a number. A quote given without that step is a guess with a figure attached to it.
The published standards settle most arguments: excluded, covered, and the separate instruction for everything past the building.
Other Tennessee towns we route in
- Williston 17% of owners moved in since 2018
- Lynnville 21% of owners moved in since 2018
- Ethridge 24% of owners moved in since 2018
- Lawrenceburg 23% of owners moved in since 2018
- Orlinda 14% of owners moved in since 2018
Checking a plumber in Tennessee
Checking a credential in Tennessee
Tennessee licenses are issued by the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors, Department of Commerce and Insurance, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins.
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, Thompsons Station reaches a contractor through us.
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