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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you people disclosing when you sell your house that you DIYd the plumbing and tile?[/quote]

If the home owners did this, there goes the sale. They'd be better off selling it 'As Is' in a seller's market to avoid litigation for non disclosure.[/quote]

Why would it matter if not moving plumbing? How is it different from installing your own washing machine, something most people do? [/quote]

I know the answer to this one! If you simply place tile on top of existing flooring, you are raising the distance from the bottom of the toilet and the drain pipe. There is a flange and wax ring that seals the toilet drain to the drain pipe. When this distance is too high, you don’t get a seal or you have to use multiple rings / flanges which is a hack that often leaks. Contractors ten cut this corner so they don’t need to deal with the labor of ripping up the existing floor. It’s the perfect corner to cut because the leak will occur over time and run down into the sub floor when contractor is long gone.

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