Pro tip: a reciprocating saw is a great tool to own so long as there's nothing within a three block radius that you might want to keep in one piece.
Eventually I'm going to get rid of all the plumbing on this wall, including the water heater just off to the right of the picture, and relocate it to the west wall of the garage. This will eliminate the pipes that rather awkwardly cross the stairs leading into the garage, as well as give me an excuse to replace the water heater that's partially blocking the door with a tankless wall-mounted unit, and fix the drain plumbing that's not actually vented outside. Plus I'd really prefer if all the plumbing and gas lines were run inside the wall rather than surface-mounted.
But until I find time to find a plumber and gas fitter it's just gonna stay where it is.
4 comments:
I see you also forget to take "before" photos.
Given it looks like you don't have a basement, I'm guessing the pipes are surface mounted to make them easier to access for repair. You wouldn't want one to spring a leak in an earthquake, and have it gushing until you ripped the wall down. Maybe a false wall to hide them? Or put access doors over most of the concealed plumbing? If the plumbing is going through the garage wall, is it properly sealed to make sure carbon monoxide isn't coming into the house? And check that the wall is properly fire breaked too.
Remembering to take "before" photos is for chumps.
There isn't a good reason for the plumbing to not be in the wall, it was just a bodge job by the previous owner (for example, the drain vent doesn't even vent outside, just into the top of the garage space). If the plumbing springs a leak in an earthquake it's likely that the entire wall will have collapsed.
Lol, good point.
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