Questions to ask
Every question set here shares one property: the answers are things a professional or an authority can actually tell you. There are no questions designed to catch anyone out.
What this page cannot establish
- asking these questions does not establish anything about your property
- these are for understanding, not for challenging a professional
- SewerOwner cannot tell you whether an answer you receive is correct
Question sets
- Contractor questionsAsk the right things while the contractor is here.
- Inspection questionsFind out what my inspection actually covered.
- Proposal questionsAsk the things that make a proposal comparable.
- Municipal questionsGet usable answers from my operating authority.
- Method questionsUnderstand why this method and not another.
What would change the answer
- nothing — these work from a standing start
What to do next
It is the conversation most homeowners have first.
Start with contractor visit questionsIf your situation is different
- You are holding an inspection result: Camera inspection questions
- You are comparing proposals: Proposal questions
Related, and why
- Preparing
The preparation these questions are part of.