Saint3ed tenant is repairing the pipe as we speak. It seems to be the seal, and then the pipe moved out of place- something is missing there but i am being creative. Shoe goo and duct tape work wonders. :0
From what you have described, it is most likely the pipe from the bathtub drain to the main waste vertical stack. In older homes,it was made of lead, and wears out often. Any good plumber CAN replace this pipe without a major ripout. Note, however, that it will involve ripping up a small portion of the floor adjacent next to your tub.
I would advise ALL of you old home owners out there to pre-emptively replace this pipe, if it has not already been done. This is one of the most common plumbing problems to occur in old homes. When I bought my old place, this is one of the first things I did. I had this pipe replaced in my upstairs tennant’s apartment, so as to spare me from this problem.
First we had to completely replace the flat roof last summer with EPMD.
Then we replaced the drain/waste pipe from the bathroom sink (which drained out through the same seam in the crown molding, which shows signs of bubbling water damage that going to have to go on the repair or replace list)
The sloped shingled roof on the back porch extension now has a leak by the skylight. We’d already had it re-tarred when we had the flat roof replaced. They told us the shingles looked great it was most likely just the tar seal around the skylight. So, now I’m going to get up there and rip all the shingles off and just redo the whole damned thing myself. It’s just easier than patching.
M4L, repair knowledge is king! I’m no expert, but I like getting my hands dirty fixing and building things. Besides, when I do repairs myself it saves my landlord lots of money and keeps him happy and my rent low. When something goes wrong I just fix it myself, let him know about it, collect the profuse thank-yous and he takes my Home Depot receipts and deducts the $5-10 off my rent for the next month. Everyone ends up smiling in the end.
m4l…Snappy might as well be “Rosy the Riveter” so don’t feel unhandy compared to her. You should feel unhandy when the gay guy can operate a radial arm saw, sweat pipes and weld. 🙂 (and an extra 🙂 to Snappy)
Yeah, we lesbos are pretty handy and known to be good with saws and such! LOL
Saint3ed tenant is repairing the pipe as we speak. It seems to be the seal, and then the pipe moved out of place- something is missing there but i am being creative. Shoe goo and duct tape work wonders. :0
Park Slop? Nevr! [Hold the hating! Kidding, it’s all a BIG maybe at the moment.]
“You should feel unhandy when the gay guy can operate a radial arm saw, sweat pipes and weld. 🙂 (and an extra 🙂 to Snappy)”
Re-write anyone?
THL and all;
From what you have described, it is most likely the pipe from the bathtub drain to the main waste vertical stack. In older homes,it was made of lead, and wears out often. Any good plumber CAN replace this pipe without a major ripout. Note, however, that it will involve ripping up a small portion of the floor adjacent next to your tub.
I would advise ALL of you old home owners out there to pre-emptively replace this pipe, if it has not already been done. This is one of the most common plumbing problems to occur in old homes. When I bought my old place, this is one of the first things I did. I had this pipe replaced in my upstairs tennant’s apartment, so as to spare me from this problem.
“they get good walks though and they get at least 6-7 walks a day.”
Jeez….that’s plenty of walking!
MM I’m so sorry!
Water has not been our friend here either.
First we had to completely replace the flat roof last summer with EPMD.
Then we replaced the drain/waste pipe from the bathroom sink (which drained out through the same seam in the crown molding, which shows signs of bubbling water damage that going to have to go on the repair or replace list)
The sloped shingled roof on the back porch extension now has a leak by the skylight. We’d already had it re-tarred when we had the flat roof replaced. They told us the shingles looked great it was most likely just the tar seal around the skylight. So, now I’m going to get up there and rip all the shingles off and just redo the whole damned thing myself. It’s just easier than patching.
This leak today just infuriated me.
M4L, repair knowledge is king! I’m no expert, but I like getting my hands dirty fixing and building things. Besides, when I do repairs myself it saves my landlord lots of money and keeps him happy and my rent low. When something goes wrong I just fix it myself, let him know about it, collect the profuse thank-yous and he takes my Home Depot receipts and deducts the $5-10 off my rent for the next month. Everyone ends up smiling in the end.
m4l…Snappy might as well be “Rosy the Riveter” so don’t feel unhandy compared to her. You should feel unhandy when the gay guy can operate a radial arm saw, sweat pipes and weld. 🙂 (and an extra 🙂 to Snappy)