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Posted: 12/10/2013 3:12:06 PM EDT
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Is there a building code for minimum spacing? Serious question. Yes. |
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Posted: 12/10/2013 3:14:06 PM EDT
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In that case, why are you bitching about it? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You didn't have a 'Contingent on inspection' clause in your contract? Fire your agent. I do, I can still walk away if I want. In that case, why are you bitching about it? inspections are not free. if he would have caught that before then he wouldn't have paid the inspector. |
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Posted: 12/10/2013 3:16:07 PM EDT
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Unless your inspector is a licensed engineer or architect or a municipal inspector, he shouldn't be opining on code.
Here's the 2012 IRC diagram for spacing at water closets: 
It's up to you if you want to buy it or not. |
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Posted: 12/10/2013 3:31:11 PM EDT
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I love to find "problems" like this on the inspection!!!
For example, tell the seller that'll you'll need $500.00 (or whatever) to have your handyman put an access door in front of that water heater. Since you're a nice guy, and want the house, you'll split it with them, and you want them to take $250 (or whatever) off the price. Then when the water heater craps out five years from now, you'll know that the seller paid $250 for the water heater AND the drywall. The last house I bought, the inspector found that it needed a furnace. I got the sellers to drop the price by $5000 for a new furnace, and then spent $1500 for a new furnace. I made $3500 by getting the furnace installed myself!! |
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Posted: 12/10/2013 3:34:50 PM EDT
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with houses and building codes, doesn't it also depend on when the house was built?
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Posted: 12/10/2013 3:45:07 PM EDT
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Either walk away, or make a new, LOWER OFFER, based upon the problems found in the inspection report. AND, do either of those problems meet code??? IF THEY DON'T, what are the ramifications??? EXIT CLAUSE......USE IT! "i want five grand extra off the final price." "why?" "i cant wipe my ass on your toilet comfortably!" |
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Posted: 12/10/2013 3:56:06 PM EDT
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So, I take it that you are posting this from the toilet, or you didn't wipe.
 If you are still sitting on the shitter, what do you want us to do about it.  |
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Posted: 12/10/2013 4:07:40 PM EDT
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So, I take it that you are posting this from the toilet, or you didn't wipe.
If you are still sitting on the shitter, what do you want us to do about it. just a discussion dude. don't let your feelings get hurt. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 1:22:12 AM EDT
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Moral of the story: if you are going to buy a house, take a shit in it first!
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Posted: 12/11/2013 10:27:59 AM EDT
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Our brand new house didn't come with a garage door opener.
I didn't look, because who the fuck sells a brand new house in a higher end neighborhood without putting in a 250 dollar garage door opener? FUCK |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 10:37:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Code books are cheap compared to whatr it can potentially cost you to comply. Contractors don't give a shit (poor choice of words?), they just want the check to clear on Fri. I would have to look it up as it has been more than 10 years since I set a panel, but 36" is min IIRC. Don't forget, "Code" is the absolute minimum standard, it is not th gold standard. On final (new construction), anything not code gets fixed before the CO is issued.  |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 10:43:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: with houses and building codes, doesn't it also depend on when the house was built? |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 10:46:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/11/2013 10:54:43 AM EDT
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Quoted: another fun item that I should have noticed on the first walk through ... the water heater is about 20 years old, and when they remodeled the basement, they put in a wall in such a way that you would have to cut out a section of sheetrock and remove some studs in order to be able to replace the water heater. Drain the tank and leave it there. Install a tankless. Problem solved. Don't know what to tell ya bout your shitter... lean the other way? |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 11:07:25 AM EDT
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Lean forward. Isn't that the MSNBC slogan? How appropriate in a poop thread. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 11:10:23 AM EDT
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get a smaller ass
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Posted: 12/11/2013 11:18:27 AM EDT
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Why wipe when there's a perfectly good shower within waddling distance? Wiping is for public restrooms.
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Posted: 12/11/2013 12:05:24 PM EDT
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I had a studio apartment, one foot on the floor, one in the bathtub.
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Posted: 12/11/2013 12:08:24 PM EDT
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That's your buyers-remorse kicking in. Don't get too caught up on the minor inconveniences that you can fix. Worry about the big shit, like the roof, AC, foundation, termites, neighborhood, etc.
It would be stupid to walk away from a house because of a toilet. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 12:13:07 PM EDT
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]Except that we have to go by the very same code book and passing an inspection is often a requirement for payment[/red].
That would mean you pulled a permit. Any bets on if a building permit was pulled on this work? You know the answer. 
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Posted: 12/11/2013 12:42:51 PM EDT
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Sounds like you just want an excuse to...
DESIGN YOUR DREAM BATHROOM |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:33:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Drain the tank and leave it there. Install a tankless. Problem solved. Don't know what to tell ya bout your shitter... lean the other way? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: another fun item that I should have noticed on the first walk through ... the water heater is about 20 years old, and when they remodeled the basement, they put in a wall in such a way that you would have to cut out a section of sheetrock and remove some studs in order to be able to replace the water heater. Drain the tank and leave it there. Install a tankless. Problem solved. Don't know what to tell ya bout your shitter... lean the other way? Tankless may be easier said than done depending on the specific circumstances. At my last house my panel was already pretty much at max capacity and there was no (cost effective code approved way) to drop in an electrical tankless. Due to the location of the water and gas lines, there was no way to do a tankless gas and (cost effectively in a code approved way) provide the required two way venting. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:53:08 PM EDT
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You didn't have a 'Contingent on inspection' clause in your contract?
Fire your agent. I do, I can still walk away if I want. In that case, why are you bitching about it? Toilet to close to sink There is a minimum distance required by building code, believe it or not. Check the distance, not up to code, make them change it or walk. Unless you don't ever shit at home.
There were a couple of things that weren't in line with building code. I need to get some education on this fairly quickly so I understand the implications of ignoring them. Some are things that wouldn't bother me. E.g. the breaker panel in the wall is close to the laundry machines to where you can't stand directly in front of the breaker panel. The inspector mentioned that current code requires enough space that you can walk up to it and stand in front of it. Doesn't bother me, but will it cause legal or reselling problems down the road? I'm not sure how changing code impacts existing houses that were built before those codes came into effect. Out of Code issues found in the inspection are valid for walking away. Little cosmetic issues that ARE IN CODE are not. Blame the walkaway on the valid code issues and keep yer yap shut about the shitter issues. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:57:38 PM EDT
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Move the toilet,pretty easy to do
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:03:48 PM EDT
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Toilet too close to sink.
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:09:09 PM EDT
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Hell with a toilet that pees back at you if something goes wrong. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Install bidet. Problem solved. Problem staying solved. http://brondell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FreshSpa-Installed-with-Wash-Spray.jpg Hell with a toilet that pees back at you if something goes wrong. I tried one of those in France. I'm here to tell ya, the ten seconds it takes for the hot water to come up when you're standing outside the shower is about seven weeks when the initial blast of ice cold water is hitting you in the balloon knot. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:10:46 PM EDT
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I don't shit in the master bathroom. I shit in the guest bathroom or go in the basement. I use the guest bathroom, but only because it's a pre ban thunderdumper of greatness. Ba-wooooooosh. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:12:20 PM EDT
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Install bidet. Problem solved. Problem staying solved. http://brondell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FreshSpa-Installed-with-Wash-Spray.jpg Question..... How in the hell do you know this actually works when you make teh poop? Some poop is more sticky then the next.... Do they have butthole inspectors to make sure the poo-diddleys washed off? |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:12:21 PM EDT
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In that case, why are you bitching about it? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You didn't have a 'Contingent on inspection' clause in your contract? Fire your agent. I do, I can still walk away if I want. In that case, why are you bitching about it? Yea...
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:49:15 PM EDT
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just remove the toilet and replace it with squat toilet.
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:59:04 PM EDT
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First place I rented back in the 80's was a studio. Had to step over the toilet to get into the shower. You had to spread your knees to take a dump, but you could rest your head on the wall if you wanted...
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