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The job is creating a bathroom between two second floor bedrooms. Back to back closets have been eliminated to provide the space for the bathroom.
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The first inspection was for the plumbing.

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Not long into it I noticed that the joist under the missing wall is 5-- 2"x10"s. I couldn't help but wonder why. The contractor was no help......until I asked him to remove an area of drywall from the lid. That's where I found this:

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