Showerthought: a ceiling job in a Denver condo building changed how I check for pipes

I was cutting a hole for a new light in a kitchen, and my blade hit a water line I didn't know was there because it was run outside the normal stud bay. The whole unit below got soaked, and the fix cost over two grand. What's the weirdest place you've found a pipe or wire that the plans didn't show?

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john_singh10d ago

Yikes. That's rough. Actually, the fix for a cut line is usually way less than two grand if you catch it fast. A few hundred for a plumber to solder in a coupling, maybe some drywall repair. Two grand sounds like they had to open up a bunch of walls to find it, or there was a ton of water damage. Still a huge pain though.

linda_ward10d ago

Adds up fast if they're chasing leaks behind drywall.