Michael Makovi is a man after my own heart.
"If I ever design a house, there is one specific feature that is critical:
I want all the plumbing fixtures to be arranged in a vertical column. The kitchen sink and every bathroom will all be arranged around this column that extends from basement/foundation through the top floor.
This column will be a human-accessible shaft with a ladder and a French drain at the bottom. So if a plumbing fixture ever bursts or breaks, all the water will flow directly downward, into the drain. And the bathroom and kitchen floors will have drains that feed into this shaft."
"If I ever design a house, there is one specific feature that is critical:
I want all the plumbing fixtures to be arranged in a vertical column. The kitchen sink and every bathroom will all be arranged around this column that extends from basement/foundation through the top floor.
This column will be a human-accessible shaft with a ladder and a French drain at the bottom. So if a plumbing fixture ever bursts or breaks, all the water will flow directly downward, into the drain. And the bathroom and kitchen floors will have drains that feed into this shaft."