# Compact Laundries Require Floor Wastes
### Issue Image:
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## Issue Description:
- Compact Laundries are often installed in living areas of Apartments.
- According to the NCC, these laundries require Floor Wastes and Waterproofing around their base.
- Naturally, they will require a puddle flange too.
## Actions to Prevent this Issue:
- [ ] Architect to check that Laundries in living areas have been provided with Floor wastes.
- [ ] Hydraulic Engineer to check that Laundries in living areas have been provided with floor wastes.
## Source
- MIL356