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Old 2/2/07, 9:18 PM
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Hey Guys,

Thought you may like this one from an inspection I did today. Enjoy !
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Check out the height on the shower area. The person wanting to buy this house is 6' 4" tall. Notice the height of the shower head...
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I think the tub should be lowered...


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lol......or a shorter person BUY the house...


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Nice S-trap. I agree with Jae recommend budgeting for tub lowering.
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Ha ha, the ceiling looks sloped even, need even shorter buyer.

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Hey Guys,

Thought you may like this one from an inspection I did today. Enjoy !
It also has a directional tee in the middle which will not work good for the left side. Should have used a HI-line waste.
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Sanitary tee should be a back-to back or a center outlet tee - s trap is not allowed. Where's the vent?


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Ha ha, the ceiling looks sloped even, need even shorter buyer.

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If the ceiling is sloped, the buyer would only need to be shorter on one side...


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no vents in the whole house...


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It appears from the photo anyway that the S trap connects to a smaller drain line.
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I met with the buyer this morning and she started to cry when I went over the report. Man, I have been doing this since 1988 and full time in 1990 and I can tell you I have not had a client cry before.

I went over the things I found and they were desparate to buy this house as they were renting and really need a place to call home.

Man....I feel awful for them. The RE Agent told them if they had gone with the HI they suggested , they would have gotten a CLEAN report and no problems......so SAD !


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Realtor said they would have gotten a "clean" report, yeah and a house full of unknown defects, unknown until they move in! Good example of why my boss says he wants to punch some realtors right in the mouth sometimes!
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