On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:52:23 +0000, PoP wrote:

Now, the question is, why on earth have these pipes been taken out of
the floor like this to perform a simple joint???? Is this some sort of
expansion joint, or just a pipe jockey who couldn't be arsed to do the
job properly?

Could the sink (or washer) have been there previously? Maybe the pipe came
up to the sink then was teed off for the bathroom.