Maybe I Should've Been a Plumber

I enjoyed seeing my plumber so much last week (and paying him $85 to unclog my disposal) that I was delighted to discover a big, moldy wet patch of wallpaper in the hallway outside my bedroom and a bunch of peeling paint on the ceiling. All directly under the rarely used third-floor bathroom. There's no obvious answer as to what caused the leak, so we have to either cut a hole in the ceiling to take a peek or replace the toilet up there. He originally wanted to just lift up the toilet and redo the seal, but when he saw how old it is, he said it would be a waste of money and that we should get a new one instead. And charged me a discounted rate of $55 for that opinion! Now I get to call him back after the holidays to redo all the under-sink plumbing in the kitchen and replace the toilet (and hopefully not more).

Comments

[licensed plumber]

I too did the replacement last week. Regular cleaning prevents clogging to a great extent. All you have to do is to get a packet of drain cleaner from market and use it by following the instructions given on the packet. Go for it.

[plumbing]

Plumbing job really sucks, i should rather stay away from it..