Bathroom odor?

[mridgeelk]

This tub had its rubber stopper in place. I didn't think much of it until I went into the crawlspace.

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[Erby]

Somethings you just don't need to say anything, but I did't want you to feel ignored.

[Bob White]

I'm currently having my basement finished so's my elderly parents can get out of their crime-ridden neighborhood and move in with us.

One of the jobs that need to be done is to "push" all the DWV piping up to allow adequate headroom down there.

I'll show this photo to the plumbing contractor --- horizontal traps are certainly space savers!

[johnmcda]

Originally posted by mridgeelk

This tub had its rubber stopper in place. I didn't think much of it until I went into the crawlspace.

I also like the insulation with the vapor barrier on the wrong side.

[hausdok]

Hi,

Not to get off on a tangent, but what's up with that sill; or is that a sill? I blew it up and it looks like it's just a stringer nailed to the underside of the joists. I can even see a butt end between two separate pieces of lumber. Where's the rim joist? The end of that joist is pretty dark too - as if it's soaking up moisture. Are those joists resting in pockets in the walls - what's up wid dat?

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[ozofprev]

I was wondering about that too, Mike.

Also, I'm curious... does the plumbing code state that a p-trap must be installed vertically???

But your honor, I followed the code.

[mridgeelk]

The exterior walls are cement blocks and the joists rest on them. It is not a sill. I think it was a board nailed to the joists to hold them as the blocks were laid.

Originally posted by hausdok

Hi,

Not to get off on a tangent, but what's up with that sill; or is that a sill? I blew it up and it looks like it's just a stringer nailed to the underside of the joists. I can even see a butt end between two separate pieces of lumber. Where's the rim joist? The end of that joist is pretty dark too - as if it's soaking up moisture. Are those joists resting in pockets in the walls - what's up wid dat?

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[hausdok]

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[Bill Kibbel]

Originally posted by hausdok

[?]

He means that the joists enter into pockets in the block wall.

[mridgeelk]

Your suspicions are correct. Oddly enough just that one joist with deterioration. As far as the trap/code issue I think they are like boots, no need to print directions on the heel to empty the boot of water, it is a given.

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Originally posted by ozofprev

I was wondering about that too, Mike.

Also, I'm curious... does the plumbing code state that a p-trap must be installed vertically???

But your honor, I followed the code.

[ozofprev]

Originally posted by mridgeelk

Your suspicions are correct. Oddly enough just that one joist with deterioration. As far as the trap/code issue I think they are like boots, no need to print directions on the heel to empty the boot of water, it is a given.

I agree, Ed, but I know people who would get a straw to drain that boot! And I know lawyers who would love to defend them after ingesting a parasite. (Hmm, that last sentence reminds me of Katen's kitchen sink write-up.)

Have you seen all those stickers on ladders? Some people only understand cartoon physics.

I won't fall if I don't look down.

[Jim Katen]

Originally posted by ozofprev

I was wondering about that too, Mike.

Also, I'm curious... does the plumbing code state that a p-trap must be installed vertically???

But your honor, I followed the code.

P3205.1 . . . Traps shall be set true with respect to their water seals . . .

- Jim Katen, Oregon

[ozofprev]

Thanks Jim, I figured they had it covered somewhere.