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Toilet in the kitchen and other home inspection follies
gregz wrote:
trader_4 wrote:
On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 3:23:11 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:03:38 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:
The urinal and sink in an unfinished basement, they look properly
installed. Probably a code violation to have them in an unfinished
space, not in a bathroom enclosure, I guess.
If that's a code violation, then there are millions of them around the
country. I've seen many basement toilets in private homes that have no
walls around them. Back in the mid 1900's that was a popular thing to
do. The key word is "PRIVATE HOME". In a commercial building, there
would be rules, but for obvious reasons.
Can't say that I've ever seen a toilet in a basement without it being
in a bathroom, ie with walls and a door. Seems mighty strange to me.
Not as strange as the one in the kitchen, but still very strange.
Whether it's a code violation would likely depend on when it was done.
If it was done in the mid 1900s, then it might be OK. The pic though
was of a modern one. I just pulled up NJ code, which like most states
follows IRC, and it says: "Such water closet, lavatory, bathtub shall be
contained in a room or rooms which are separated from all other rooms by
walls, doors or partitions that afford privacy....." nuff said
Beyond that, there are reqts for ventilation or window, electrical
outlet location, etc. I didn't even see an electrical outlet in sight
in the pic of the urinal. So my vote is it's a big fail.
A Pittsburgh toilet in the basement was common for dirty mill and mining
workers to come in and clean up before going upstairs. No walls around
toilet.
Greg
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_toilet
Greg
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