Older Summerlin Villages and Aging Plumbing Systems
Summerlin's development began in the late 1980s, and the community's oldest villages, including The Hills, The Trails, and The Arbors, have homes that are now 25 to 35 years old. Homes built during Summerlin's first decade of development were constructed with copper supply lines that have been exposed to Las Vegas Valley hard water throughout their service life. Hard water mineral corrosion thins copper pipe walls over time, and in homes approaching or past 30 years, this process has been ongoing long enough to create slab leak risk and re-piping candidacy. Caliche and expansive clay soil movement beneath Summerlin's slab foundations adds additional pipe stress, particularly in the older western villages. For homeowners in these original Summerlin communities, a plumbing inspection is a practical step in understanding the current condition of supply lines and water heaters.
