Took ten years to notice the difference a simple drain screen makes

I swapped out a customer's kitchen sink setup last month in an old house near Portland and realized the original drain had zero screen on it. That one $3 part probably saved them from calling me for a clogged garbage disposal every 18 months. Any of you guys ever see a house where a cheap fix like that was totally missing from day one?

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the_emery3d agoTop Commenter

Makes you wonder what other cheap fixes they skipped out on building that place.

the_max2d ago

@adamk95 nailed it, the hidden stuff like bad wiring is always what bites you hardest later.

adamk953d agoMost Upvoted

Yeah but isn't it always the stuff you can't see that ends up being the biggest problem later? I get what you're saying though, it's scary to think what corners got cut when nobody was looking. Stuff like cheap wiring or bad plumbing can cause serious damage down the line and you'd never know until it's too late. Feels like every time I see a new building go up fast I get suspicious. Really hope whoever lives there doesn't end up paying for someone else's shortcuts. That place looks nice on the outside but I'd be worried about what's hiding in the walls.