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No slope to floor drain, 2nd story.
This was a warranty inspection on a one year old home. The laundry room is upstairs and this drain was installed in the center of the laundry room floor. Too bad the floor is not sloped towards the drain or it might (or might not) do a bit of good if the washing machine leaked. As it is now, it appears to be worthless because the floor is nice and level.
I didn't find out until a couple of weeks later why this was done instead of a pan and drain (see photo). The client said that the drain pan the builder provided would not fit his standard sized machine (I guess due to the size of the room). Evidently the builder does not think this will be a problem.
Does any one know of a requirement for sloping of floor to drains or other requirement that might apply here?
I have searched pretty extensively and cannot find a requirement (other than common sense!).
Thanks,
Eric
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