Solid Geometry - Area Of A Cabinet = Pi Times Plumbing Squared

For some reason, when I took solid geometry in school, one day the formulas for figuring out the area of an object just clicked.

And it has helped me!  When doing energy audits, one of the things I have to do is figure out the area of all the rooms so I can calculate the area of the house needing to be environmentally controlled.

Wow, you mean high school math has helped me?  Yes!

Who knew that would ever happen?

So, imagine my joy when it came to determining if this cabinet is large enough for the plumbing?

Or was it determining if the plumbing fit the cabinet?

I can't remember which it is, but at least I know the formula:

Area of a Cabinet = Pi x Plumbing Squared

My geometry teacher would be proud.

What you don't realize is this - taken all together, the cabinet, plumbing, placement of the stuff inside, length of tubing, etc., is another proof for the Pythagorean Theorem.

Look carefully and you can actually see that A squared + B squared = C squared.  The pretty colors might help you.

If you don't, well, think about it.  Or trust me.  Really.  It's there...  (the twinkle in my eye at this moment cannot convey here, but it's a' twinklin'!)

This was an incredibly fun inspection!  There was so much homeowner plumbing in this house it truly made it fun. 

There is so much wrong with this picture it is not funny, to go with the popular idiom!  And beside that, there are two plumbing clean out ports in this house.  The other one is here.  This one is behind this wall and cabinet and totally inaccessible unless you rip the cabinet out.  You can actually see this one by peeking inside a closet fifteen feet away where there is a small gap between the framing and foundation wall.

My recommendation:  this inspection was for a renter who was considering buying the house.  I figured between $80 and $90K to make this house right.  And I could be way low!  The house has been rented for some time and "fixed up" piece by piece by the homeowner.  IF YOU HAVE A CLIENT RENTING AND CONSIDERING BUYING THE HOUSE, GET A HOME INSPECTION!  If you don't you might be the square.