r/Wellthatsucks • u/DMAS1638 • 5d ago

Plumbers broke through this foundation to add pipes, compromising the structural support of the home.

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u/brian0066600 5d ago

I’m not a plumber, but that seems like so much more work than going around no? A fucking elbow and some glue?

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u/mb10240 5d ago

They didn’t have the elbows in the truck.

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u/Misanthropyandme 5d ago

They had a sledgehammer

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u/decapods 5d ago

When all you have is a sledgehammer, all problems look like load-bearing cement walls.

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u/Successful-Bed-8375 4d ago

This is an underrated, yet load-bearing comment!

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u/heliumneon 5d ago

I laughed way too hard at this

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u/Airregaithel 5d ago

This needs to be in a T-shirt or something. 😂

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u/GuillotineComeBacks 4d ago

Look, I have no solution for your problem but that wall disturbs me and I'm a sledgehammer person.

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u/TatteredTorn1 5d ago

And a thirst for destruction

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u/veganize-it 5d ago

Hmmm z, yeah that checks out

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u/Not_a-bot-i_swear 4d ago

Can you imagine swinging a sledge in that tight of a space tho? That would suck

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u/CrossP 4d ago

This screams "I just bought a small jackhammer and I'm very excited to use it but didn't watch any videos."

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u/PlantAstronaut 4d ago

It would’ve been hard to swing under a home lol. They actually ended up doing more work this way.