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My bathroom vanity project turned into a plumbing nightmare on a Tuesday morning
I was replacing an old vanity in our guest bathroom, a job I figured would take maybe four hours. Everything was going fine until I went to disconnect the old P-trap and the whole pipe section just crumbled in my hand, it was that corroded. Water started spraying everywhere before I could get to the main shutoff, soaking the subfloor and the drywall behind it. What should have been a simple swap turned into a full day of emergency plumbing repairs and a $200 trip to the hardware store for new parts. Anyone else have a simple upgrade blow up because of hidden rot?
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the_emma7mo ago
Ugh, doesn't that just figure? I had the exact same thing happen with a kitchen sink drain. So what did you end up doing about the wet drywall and subfloor? I had to cut out a big section of wall and let the studs dry for a couple days with a fan on them. For the floor, I used a dehumidifier and checked for soft spots with a screwdriver before I put anything new down. It's such a mess when you find that hidden rot, right?
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rose_allen607mo ago
Yeah, and that screwdriver test saved my bacon more than once.
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