On May 22, 2:26 pm, jJim McLaughlin
wrote:

I've seen a number of similar things around here (Portland, OR).
Folks with zero cold air returns; folks with rooms without any heat / ac
outlets from he ducts.

You see a lot of weird things when the builders are throwing up the
houses as fast as they do here in Phoenix.

About 10 years ago, a friend bought a new house from a national
builder. There were several amusing mistakes that the construction
supervisors didn't catch.

Drywall crews came in and drywalled over the AC return duct for the
downstairs, kinda made for reduced airflow. When he called his builder
to complain about the AC not cooling too well, they came in and went,
"Duh, where's the return?"

They swapped the hot and cold water lines to the upstairs bathroom.
The taps being reversed on the sink didn't bother him too much, but he
didn't much care for the condensation buildup on his backside if he
spent too long on the throne.

Jerry