Ten Common Plumbing Mistakes

A building inspector reviews the most frequent violations of the plumbing code
by Redwood Kardon

From unvented traps to inadequate drain slopes, the author picks his top 10 in the world of plumbing done badly in this illustrated guide. It's a helpful checklist that will save trouble down the road.

From Fine Homebuilding 126, pp. 70-74
November 1, 1999

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