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December 13, 2005
Plumber's special
Noun. Colloquial.
Definition: Floor joists (or other structural members of buildings), which no longer can be construed to be of structural value, that have been savaged via sharp implements such that plumbing (most typical) or other pipe, conduit, or wire can be routed with the least amount of difficulty (on the part of the installer) from one point to another.
For a case in point, see Figure 1, which depicts a true 2" x 12" floor joist, underneath a bathtub, which is mysteriously missing an entire 16" long section. The remnants of plumbing discovered in the cistern (to be documented in a later post), indicate that this was done in the course of plumbing the drain for the main floor bathroom. The result, after an unknown length of time, is that there is a 2-1/2" difference in height between the two ends (not to mention the rather alarming slope to and spring of the floor of the bathroom in question).
Figure 1
Posted by plainstext at December 13, 2005 07:06 PM
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