For new construction one would think that the seller/builder would want to be showing off his work in the best possible light. Unfortunately if they were off skiing in New Zealand, instead of keeping track of the work being done, you end up with the inspector, the agent, and their buyer at the new condo with conditions like this nice kitchen sink.
The odd thing is that there was absolutely nothing in the unit even remotely close to this color. When I filled the sink and it wouldn't drain I realized that it had backed up into this sink from the neighboring unit that did have pink walls.
Whoops----time for Roto-Rooter!
Charles Buell
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Charles, another fine example in your day where you probably say, "I LOVE THIS JOB!!!"
Gosh, it sorta looks like that sink backed up several time based on the multiple sink grime rings.
Hi Charles, that was an excellent call on the pink sink. Of course the rings around the edge of the sink is always a good indicator of a clogged sink, but the adjoining unit. WOW!!!
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Charles - Haven't you heard? Pink stainless steel is the latest fashion trend from France. All the cool people are getting it.
It looks like some one put pepto bismo in the sink instead of their mouth :)
There you go, making trouble again. You could have cleaned it all up and unplugged the sink.
Charles, I wouldn't find this pink very soothing if I was representing the buyer in this inspection...
Charles, Looks as if the sink has been drinking pepto... Maybe, it had a bad case of heart burn from being fed too many jalapenoes and needed some relief...
Charles, very amazing that you were able to find the source from the neighboring unit. Did you also have access to that unit?
We may have to start calling you "Inspector Clouseau". The pink panther would be impressed too (his favorite color).
My nearest neighbor is 1/4 mile north, I am on my own system. Do I need to worry when the neighbor paints his house? cheryl(it's too early for witty comments)willis
Rut Roh ...... That ain't good. I wonder what some knucklehead put down the drains to clog them?
Sean Allen
Since the walls in the other unit is pink, how in the world did the paint get into the drain?
Gary, I DO love this job----some things just make me chuckle.
Klee, most likely:)
Roy, this was one of the middle units of a 6 unit building.
Erik, I hadn't heard that:)
Mary, that would have been quite the stomach ache:)
Steve, toooo truuuuu
Paul, my buyer took it in pretty good humor considering----there really wasn't too much else very exciting going on with the unit.
Michael, could be
Kevin, while I didn't "officially" have access to the other unit I could see in both ends of the unit because the doors were open and it was being worked on. The kitchens backed up to each other and I could see where the drains were tied together in the crawl space.
Cheryl, if you and your distant neighbors are both on septic systems and your neighbors clean something "pink" in the sink and it backs up into your sink you might want to consider moving:)
Sean, 99% sure it was paint.
Jan Marie, my guess is that the drain for the two kitchen sinks were plugged somewhere before they joined the main building drain. If you filled up either sink it would back up into the other one.
Looks like my sink the last time I found a bottle of expired Pepto Bismol.
Wow, what a way to go through a final inspection. Iwonder how your buyer took it. I hope you managed to save the deal and made the sellers take care of the problem.
I was wondering what that was in the sink. I didn't know that your neighbors stuff could back up into your sink. Weird.
Russel, you don't ever need Pepto Bismol do you?
Freddy, the buyer was fine----not to hard to sell an expectaction of something like this getting fixed:)
Kara, depends on the drainage system design-----but yes, it can happen.