4 Responses to “Would you buy a house with two sewer manholes in the backyard?”

1. obe231 Says:
   February 21st, 2010 at 1:01 pm

   No way. What if the sewage company have to go in there to do maintenance and you are doing something in the backyard?
   Or: your kids manage to open it up and accidently fall in?

2. lowerbearville Says:
   February 22nd, 2010 at 12:21 pm

   Boy. That’s a tough one. I think I’d look at it very carefully. Is it in a lowlying area? If so, you might find yourself with sewage splashed out into your yard from time to time. The fact that there are two would be a red flag. I’d check with the city to see if they have any records that indicate if there is problems with it. And I’d talk to a home inspector. To me this could be a red flag. But it could also just be nothing. I agree with the previous poster that you may not wish to deal with the city needing access – again, the fact that there are two should be an indicator that something “important” is going on down there where access may be needed.

3. fullofsunshine Says:
   February 23rd, 2010 at 4:42 am

   there is a sewer manhole across the street from my home and I’ve never seen the city ever have to come out to do anything to it.
   If you have trees in the backyard near a sewer manhole, its been known to have trouble with tree roots.

4. Owlwings Says:
   February 25th, 2010 at 9:15 pm

   It’s not a big deal provided you make sure that they are included in the survey report. Don’t go cheapjack – have a full survey done at YOUR expense (not at the expense of the building society or loan company).