Property owner has a newly installed sewer lateral that was back-pitched and holds standing water, and the contractor refuses to fix it properly under warranty.
Existing plumbing contractors either provide shoddy work with no accountability or require costly road excavation to fix, and there is no independent verification or pressure to enforce warranty compliance without legal escalation.
Workarounds Described
- owner scoped the line himself with his own camera
- owner got a second plumber to jet and scope
- owner went back to original contractor multiple times to get explanations and partial dig
Implied Software Gaps
- App that gives property owners a way to independently verify sewer line slope during installation, preventing back-pitch disputes
- Platform to formally document and timestamp installation issues so warranty claims can't be dismissed
SlopeGuard Pro
SlopeGuard Pro is a mobile app that empowers property owners to monitor sewer lateral installation quality in real time. It uses a smartphone's gyroscope and camera to measure slope during installation, logs photos and GPS data, and provides a shareable report that meets plumbing code documentation standards. Contractors get less pushback when they can prove proper slope, and owners get peace of mind.
- Real-time slope measurement using phone sensors during installation
- Automated photo and location logging at key points
- Generates a Shareable Slope Certificate with code compliance data
- Dispute resolution hub: send flagged issues to a neutral third-party inspector
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