On Sun, 15 May 2005 02:36:19 GMT, frank1492
wrote:

Some friends have recently acquired a new house in a modular
community. I was surprised to find that the only way to shut off the
water supply to the house is from the street! All the houses on the
street are set up the same way!
My question is this: Is this common practice? And, if so, is the
only reason it is done is to save 10 bucks on a valve?
Help much appreciated.
Frank

if a home owner got a chance to sit down with the builder and the
plumber before they built his house they would definitely agree that a
cut off valve needs to be installed in the line just inside the house
where the water line comes in...if you buy your house from a huge
house construction corporation...taking bids from plumbers to work for
them they cut out the little "frills" like cut off valves inside the
house...you can go to the street and open the meter box and turn the
valve off...in zero degree weather or pouring down rain...

It's very bad to remain an ignorant person while dealing with
contractors...

Bill