@kait.nailartist: Sometimes I get asked… “What’s the wildest thing you’ve ever seen on a home inspection?” Found this fully installed toilet sitting on a platform in the crawlspace of a house in Roseville. Water line. Waste line. The whole setup. Not something you see every day. Have you ever come across anything this unexpected on a job? #HomeInspector #RosevilleCA #HomeInspection
It's called a Pittsburgh toilet. It's not there for use but it does have a purpose
2026-08-15 01:55:09
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Trent Allen :
oh thats a spooky dookie
2026-08-14 23:03:31
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ATX-AWO :
It’s called a Pittsburgh toilet.
2026-08-15 02:33:22
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Jerry Colombo :
There's a toilet
On a platform
In the crawl space
Annie are you ok?
Are you ok?
Are you ok Annie?
2026-08-15 03:14:47
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thekellyjayne :
I’m confused about the uphill sewer line 👀
2026-08-15 03:51:47
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seanhardin110 :
God forbid a man get some peace somewhere
2026-08-14 17:43:19
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jay_claw :
Did you test it out?
2026-08-14 22:31:41
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jotilejotilecom :
The waste line is going uphill, so no way it's flushing correctly, unless it's pumped.
2026-08-14 12:43:02
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Solidspy :
They even have cute pink little toilet paper hanging right there
2026-08-14 23:36:49
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Super Distracted :
When you have toddlers and you just need to poop in peace somewhere
2026-08-14 20:03:32
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𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆 :
maybe they go down there for tornados and someone's got a nervous gut 😂
2026-08-14 18:22:57
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Jadeyn Ficke :
My cousin in Nebraska had something like this. His wasn't for use, it was so that if there was a sewage backup it would catch it before it got into the house. The underground toilet was cheaper and easier than installing a professional sewage overflow trap.
2026-08-16 14:14:51
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Mr Hill Billie :
now can advertise 2 bathrooms in the house
2026-08-14 12:47:40
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Go_Birds!!! :
How do you explain this!?! Does the water flush uphill?
2026-08-16 15:20:18
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Kota :
I looked into this recently, I guess its because they would rather sewage spills from backups caused by poor infrastructure to overflow out in that space rather than anywhere else in the home. Toilets were used because they keep sewer gasses from escaping.
2026-08-15 03:00:10
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DiscoRobotz :
I know the reason and it's stupid. so don't read this if you hate stupid reasons.
More than likely this Pittsburgh toilet is to act as a low-point overflow drain that kept sewage backups out of main living areas. it's unlikely that this toilet was being used for any sort of bowel movement given the lack of room above it. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
2026-08-16 02:35:13
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Noble Soul :
probably from the builder that had ibs🤣
2026-08-14 10:21:58
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nunyabusiness9357 :
No way the waste is going up a 45 degree incline
2026-08-15 02:18:39
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conridrake :
it is there so if the sewer line backs up and starts to overflow it will come out there and not in the actual living areas
2026-08-14 18:30:18
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Drowning Blue :
it's so that if sewage backs up it comes out of that toilet instead of ones further up
2026-08-15 02:28:00
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davidsugg :
I guarantee he just wanted to be left alone and some peace and quiet
2026-08-14 21:34:35
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Røb⁹⁰⁷ :
why does the line go uphill tho
2026-08-14 10:10:23
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Thomas the Tank Engine :
how does the poop go uphill?
2026-08-15 04:05:04
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SSGT Scott 🇺🇸 :
I had to look twice at it and I believe this is a T junction. The pipe from the toilet runs straight and downhill and another pipe joins it. If it did run uphill the crawl space would be filled with methane gas!
2026-08-14 12:50:44
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StupiddadMA :
It’s to keep sewer from backing up upstairs.
2026-08-14 22:10:48
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