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Leak in the upstairs bathroom!

July 6th, 2006 at 05:46 pm

There is a leak in the upstairs bathroom shower. Now I have to find it. So the upstairs bathroom save for the toilet and sink is out of commission.

I just finished fixing the upstairs toilet! The darn problems never end! Hopefully the issue is something I can resolve myself without spending too much money.

Posted in Disasters of the Financial Kind | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “Leak in the upstairs bathroom!”

  1. StressLess Says:
    July 6th, 2006 at 06:47 pm 1152211632
    1152211632

    I admire you for being so handy!

  2. boomeyers Says:
    July 7th, 2006 at 12:02 am 1152230538
    1152230538

    Good luck Paul! Nobody wants to feed the "pit" (ie.. house). Do you have any of those Time/Life fix it books or are you handy this way?

  3. mjrube94 Says:
    July 7th, 2006 at 02:52 am 1152240778
    1152240778

    When we had a leaky toilet, hubby went to the local hardware store in town, rather than the Home Depot. Might have cost him a few more in parts, but the personal service he received was great! The guy knew just what the problem was, and explained exactly how to fix it. Good luck with your problem...

  4. PRICEPLUS Says:
    July 7th, 2006 at 03:19 am 1152242399
    1152242399

    Fixing the toilet was easy. It was just a matter of replacing the flush valve inside as well as the flapper. The only problem is the tight area I had to work in.

    The shower has to be regrouted. I need to seal around the base and I have to check the drain. Once grouted I need to seal the grout. I will be doing this after I return from vacation. I also need to change the washers on the valves. It is not hard to do it is just time consuming.

    If the plumbing or electrical is complex I leave it to the professionals who are licensed and insured. I don't have the Time/Life books but I do have some books on repairs.

  5. flash Says:
    July 25th, 2006 at 12:21 am 1153786865
    1153786865

    Well, Home Depot has online instructions for quite a few things...don't need to purchase there to go online.

  6. PRICEPLUS Says:
    December 29th, 2006 at 07:22 pm 1167420159
    1167420159

    Thankfully I was able to re-grout and seal the shower myself. Not the greatest job ever byt decent enoujgh. There is no leak but now I have to change the washers in the shower!Wink

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