u/Airado

Image 1 — Should I hire this plumber again? Concerned about studs.
Image 2 — Should I hire this plumber again? Concerned about studs.

Should I hire this plumber again? Concerned about studs.

The 2 copper line (painted white) and PVC drain line is installed by him.

My main concern is the PVC drain since it is an exterior wall, from the right, the first 2 studs are under a window, 3rd stud is a king stud for that window, forth is a normal exterior stud. Stud is 3 inches by 2 (old house). Drain line is 1.5 inch internal.

The copper supply line looks concerning but is less problematic since these are partition walls. I plan on adding shoes and nail plates.

But I have a bigger project that involves adding a supply line and drain pipe through 3 2x8 floor joist. The plumber recommended copper supply line for that project. Should I hire him again?

2x8 is already weak enough so I'd be concerned if he start notching too much.

u/Airado — 6 days ago

Fixing an S trap by adding a vent after a vertical drop

The previous owner converted every trap in the house into S traps for some reasons.

In order to not open walls, my plumber fixed my kitchen S trap by connecting it to a wet vent in the basement, after the vertical drop. This new connection is circled in red.

I am having trouble visualizing how this helps with the siphoning effect. I thought the vent has to be connect on top of the p trap (where the text "S-trap" is).

Is this design fine, or will this not solve anything?

forgot to mention this replaced an AAV where the text s-trap is. it is below the sink and leveled with the disposal

u/Airado — 6 days ago

Best ways to deal with neighbor's unpermitted driveway

My neighbor turned their entire yard into a parking lot (roughly 50 feet), along the property line (hopefully). There is 0 chance the city would approve this.

The whole project took 7 hours from start to finish, so I highly doubt it's done correctly. The Asphalt is half a foot higher than my yard now, and is only 5 feet away from my foundation. My concern is encroachment and water, not to mention they have nowhere to dump their snow come winter (besides on my yard, which I plan on using for my snow).

What are my options if I don't want this to trace back to me? Well, besides selling the house.

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u/Airado — 10 days ago