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Approved, stamped, and six inches too narrow

Approved, stamped, and six inches too narrow

A real plan review, a door nobody flagged, and the best catch in the whole set was not a problem at all.

Framing

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Seventy one of you had an opinion about a faucet

Seventy one of you had an opinion about a faucet

Two groups who will never agree on pot fillers, and the dog bowl nobody saw coming.

Plumbing

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$1,000 to get under your own driveway

$1,000 to get under your own driveway

Two sleeves under the driveway, one under the slab, one beside the gutter drain. All of them cheap while the trench is still open.

Concrete

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Nothing now. A jackhammer later.

Nothing now. A jackhammer later.

A curbless shower costs nothing on pour day. It costs a jackhammer after.

Concrete

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$10,200, and your laundry floor has nowhere to send it

$10,200, and your laundry floor has nowhere to send it

Nobody puts a drain in the laundry room unless you ask. On a slab, you have to ask before the pour.

Laundry

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$150 now, or $600 once the soffit is closed

$150 now, or $600 once the soffit is closed

The outlet nobody asks for, and the switch that makes it worth having.

Electrical

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