Bruce Breedlove
02-11-2010, 12:05 AM
I find some of my most interesting finds above acoustic ceilings. I ran across this beauty on an inspection today.
When I popped a ceiling tile in the basement I saw a trough someone had constructed out of cardboard boxes, nailed to the underside of the floor framing and filled with expansive foam. I popped a few more tiles and followed the trough to its starting point where the drain from the master bathroom sinks entered the trough.
What would possess someone to superinsulate a common drainpipe like this?
By the way, I did observe a stain on a ceiling tile below the trough but I saw no evidence of an active leak. Could someone have gone to this much effort to try to hide a plumbing leak?
When I popped a ceiling tile in the basement I saw a trough someone had constructed out of cardboard boxes, nailed to the underside of the floor framing and filled with expansive foam. I popped a few more tiles and followed the trough to its starting point where the drain from the master bathroom sinks entered the trough.
What would possess someone to superinsulate a common drainpipe like this?
By the way, I did observe a stain on a ceiling tile below the trough but I saw no evidence of an active leak. Could someone have gone to this much effort to try to hide a plumbing leak?