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    Jun 4, 2006, 07:04 PM
    Smell in bathroom rough-in
    Hi - I have a bathroom on the ground floor. For the past week it has had an oder of a skunk! We use that bathroom for storage of boxes, we are assured nothing is dead in there, we cleaned everything out and it still stinks. The pipes in the ground don't seem loose. Can this smell be coming from the capped off pipes? We have no other smells or pluming issues in the house that we know of.

    We are not on a septic system, we are in a townhouse, the neighbor smells it too, but it's confirmed that it's strongest in our bathroom rough-in.

    Can a natural gas be coming up from the ground? Or do you think this is a
    Problem with our pipes in our rough-in? We are at a loss on what to do.

    PLEASE HELP. Thanks so much!:eek:
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    Jun 5, 2006, 06:28 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by cvogel
    Hi - I have a bathroom on the ground floor. For the past week it has had an oder of a skunk! we use that bathroom for storage of boxes, we are assured nothing is dead in there, we cleaned everything out and it still stinks. the pipes in the ground don't seem loose. can this smell be coming from the capped off pipes? we have no other smells or pluming issues in the house that we know of.

    we are not on a septic system, we are in a townhouse, the neighbor smells it too, but it's confirmed that it's strongest in our bathroom rough-in.

    can a natural gas be coming up from the ground? or do you think this is a
    problem with our pipes in our rough-in? we are at a loss on what to do.

    PLEASE HELP. Thanks so much!:eek:
    Are you saying that there's nothing in the bathroom except capped off pipes?
    No fixtures just a rough in? If that's the case one pipe should have more odor then the others. If there are fixtures, a toilet, lavatory or tub/shower then the trap seals might have evaporated allowing sewer gas to escape.
    Let me know, Tom
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