Sunday, August 07, 2005
We've been having some problems with our tub draining slow lately.Turns out it is draining, but not where it's supposed to. Instead it's going right down the basement wall that divides the laundry room from the lower bathroom.Unfortunately the pipes are 50 years old and most of it will have to be replaced. An added pain is the tight quarters all these pipes are in. You can barely see some of them that are between the first floor.Looks like its time to design an extra deep "plumbing wall" or an access closet of some sort.The arrow shows the source of the leak. It's basically a 6" pipe that is used as a hair trap. If you have one of these in your house be fore warned, they're just a place for rust and corrosion to collect and fuck up your pipes. This looks like it will be fun. Thankfully I have a saws-all!
greasemonkey1320 at 4:05 AM
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at 4:49 AM
Madame D said... Hooray for the saws-all! They are SO the coolest tool ever.
I had similar problems with a bathroom sink once.
I fixed the damn thing myself, too!
You get on with your bad-ass repairing self. I love to see men at work!-
at 6:38 PM
Katy Barzedor said...
Man, I feel your pain with the ancient plumbing. Our house was built early 1940s, and most of the plumbing is that old. We could use a complete replacement ourselves.
Need some side work? Have saws-all, will travel?-
at 2:55 AM
Zombie_Flyboy said...
I fucking can't stand plumbing work. I'm better at it than I used to be, but I hate it still.
Good luck with your project.