In article .com,
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I'm not sure if he's going to leave it like this, or put it more flush
against the floor joists once he puts the duct work in. Does this look
like a common way for finished plumbing to hang? It looks temporary to
me, but all the pipe has a blue supstance on it like it's in the
finishing statges. Let me know what you opinions are.

While it looks technically correct, and it must have passed
inspection to get an occupancy permit, it is a pretty ****ty
way of doing it. There should almost never be any plumbing
hanging down below the floor joists, with the exception of a
few feet of this white drain pipe. Having it run circles
like that shows that that they were just plain lazy.

I would still pay the $400 or so to get a home inspection.
I'd talk to the inspector about the plumbing to see what
can legally be changed, either to burry this stuff in
walls, or to move it.

I'd also be curious to see if everything is vented properly.
I cannot see everything in the photos, but I thought that
the vent paths were supposed to be closer to the drains
that what I see in the photos.

If something can be done to improve this, you would have
wanted to write it in the purchase agreement up front.
It is kind of ugly to come back later in the deal on this.
If something is not done to code, however, then that is
fair to ask to have fixed as part of the inspection.

-john-

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