Professional Home Inspections in Lombard, Illinois

Which sewer serves the home, and who maintains it?

A combined sewer carries sanitary wastewater and stormwater in the same system. Separate systems use different piping networks for those flows. Lombard's municipal resources describe both arrangements, making the actual property's connection an important buyer question.

The public sewer main and the home's private lateral are also different components. A nearby municipal rehabilitation project may improve the main without replacing the pipe serving the house. Request property-specific records for lateral replacement, sewer-camera surveys and any work intended to reduce basement backups.

Review outdoor drainage separately. A yard swale or drainage easement may carry responsibilities that a sewer project does not address. Ask who maintains each feature and where sump pumps and downspouts discharge. Dunsing evaluates accessible building and site conditions; an optional sewer scope provides a closer look inside accessible piping. Confirm easement and ownership obligations through the appropriate property documents.

• Confirm the sewer arrangement for the exact address.
• Separate public-main records from work on the home's lateral.