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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 805<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1467747,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369086,"identifier":"54.1-517.2:1","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/2\/54.1-517.2_1","url":"\/54.1-517.2_1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-517.2_1\/","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/2\/54.1-517.2_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Home inspection; required statement related to the presence of yellow shaded corrugated stainless steel tubing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-517.2:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Bonding<\/span>” means connecting metallic systems to establish electrical continuity and conductivity.

\t\t\t“Corrugated stainless steel tubing<\/span>” or “CSST<\/span>” means a flexible stainless steel pipe used to supply natural gas or propane in residential, commercial, and industrial structures.

\t\t\t“Grounding<\/span>” means connecting to the ground or to a conductive body that extends to ground connection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a home inspector<\/span> observes the presence of any shade of yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing<\/span> during a home inspection<\/span> in a home that was built prior to the adoption of the 2006 Virginia Construction Code, effective May 1, 2008, he shall include that observation in the report along with the following statement: “Manufacturers believe that this product is safer if properly bonded and grounded as required by the manufacturer’s installation instructions. Proper bonding<\/span> and grounding<\/span> of the product should be determined by a contractor licensed to perform the work in the Commonwealth of Virginia.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOME INSPECTION; REQUIRED STATEMENT RELATED TO THE PRESENCE OF YELLOW SHADED\nCORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (\u00a7 54.1-517.2:1)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Bonding” means connecting metallic systems to establish\nelectrical continuity and conductivity.\t\t\t“Corrugated stainless steel\ntubing” or “CSST” means a flexible stainless steel pipe used\nto supply natural gas or propane in residential, commercial, and industrial\nstructures.\t\t\t“Grounding” means connecting to the ground or to a\nconductive body that extends to ground connection.\n\nB. If a home inspector observes the presence of any shade of yellow corrugated\nstainless steel tubing during a home inspection in a home that was built prior\nto the adoption of the 2006 Virginia Construction Code, effective May 1, 2008,\nhe shall include that observation in the report along with the following\nstatement: “Manufacturers believe that this product is safer if properly\nbonded and grounded as required by the manufacturer’s installation\ninstructions. Proper bonding and grounding of the product should be determined\nby a contractor licensed to perform the work in the Commonwealth of\nVirginia.”\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 805.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}