Gardaí are not treating treating the man's death as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the Coroner.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out today on the body of a man that was found in Waterford city yesterday.
Gardaí investigating the discovery have said they will wait until they get the results of the examination before declaring if the death is suspicious.
The remains of the man, who was in his 30s, were found at lunchtime yesterday at a house in Appian Close, in the Ardkeen area of the city.
The discovery was made shortly before 1.30pm and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Office of the State Pathologist was notified of the death and requested to attend the preserved scene.
The local coroner has also been notified.
The investigation is ongoing and updates will follow.