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August 25, 2008
Plumbing roughing
Can anyone tell me what "roughing" is in relation to plumbing? My house, which I purchased last year, has an open permit on it from 2003 which I am trying to resolve. The DOB site says (under the plumbing inspection info) "first floor rear roughing OK, basement roughin OK" but I don't understand what this means. Any adive would be appreciated.
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It means that a plumber came in and did all the unseen, rough, plumbing work that is in the walls and floors for a bathroom or kitchen.
Posted by: coltrane at August 25, 2008 5:12 PM
Right, coltrane, btw do you play an instrument? lol. To further elaborate, there are two kinds of plumbing according to the DOB, 'rough' and 'finish'. Roughing is the basic piping bringing up water (and gas) and returning waste, etc. 'Finish' plumbing is the stuff under the sink. AFAIK there are supposed to be an inspection for roughing, then a final inspection for finish. Sounds like they approved the roughing (which means the plumber can close up the walls, ceiling, etc.) but they didn't get the 'finish' inspection.
Posted by: denton at August 25, 2008 5:30 PM
Thank you! That makes perfect sense to me now. I was worried that we would have to rip open the walls, so this will save on that expense.
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Posted by: reuven tenam at August 30, 2008 7:48 AM
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