Drainage Slope Done Wrong Means Costly Rework
Multiple posts detail problems encountered during plumbing and construction work, including drainage issues, leaks, fitting defects, and unexpected obstacles. These highlight challenges in execution and potential for costly rework.
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“It was super slow and I was just sitting on my phone for a minute when I suddenly hear water dripping, I look up and lo and behold, the ceiling is leaking shit water. We're located on the -1 floor and there's bathrooms up top…”
“We bought our house several years ago and noticed that one corner of the roof has very poor drainage off the roof (likely accounting for settling of that corner of the house). The water seemed to be going up the roof and there was rotted plywood under the shingles and fascia. We had it “repaired” in April and it hasn’t rained much until recently when my husband noticed that the issue hasn’t been fixed. The company is giving us a lot of pushback about repairing it properly. I’ve called other comp”
“Not a plumber, but I know drain lines need to be pitched. That drain does not seem to get a deeper notch as it runs the floor. So not only are the joists in need of repair, maybe the drain should be checked?”
“Ceiling leak from the fixture above. Needs to be addressed tell them this & send your pictures.”
“Hi everyone - non plumber here. I live on floor 25 of a 33 floor apartment block. Out bathroom ceiling has been showing photographed cracks for months (left hand photo). Maintenance guys from building have been out and said it’s a leakage from the apartment above. No biggy. I finally look above the ceiling myself and saw this large black disccolouration (right hand photo). Is it mold? Concerned the maintenance guys aren’t sharing the full details, and because my wife is pregnant I want to sort i”
“Thanks. I have pictures but it’s hard to make it out. There’s nothing in the way other than joists but like I said if we tie into the other vent we have a pipe in our faces. The ceiling is 8’ and the trap/vent would need to drop at least 6” into that.”
“Hi - I'm getting rainwater leaking between the gutter and the white trim - looks like my drip edge is not fat enough out? Is there an simple DIY fix? submitted by /u/Weak_Spinach7257 [link] [comments]”
“I'm hoping to get some opinions from builders, tradies or anyone who's dealt with new builds. I've been in my house for about 18 months and every single time it rains, the front entry becomes absolutely saturated. The driveway and the undercover porch seem to fall towards the front door, so water runs right up to the entrance instead of away from it. My front doormat is constantly soaked, and because the porch stays wet, anyone who leaves their shoes on the mat while they're insi”
“I had a leak in my air conditioner that soaked into the drywall ceiling. The AC in the attic near where the water damage happened. I found that the flexible duct was filled with water. There was a visible sag where the water was resting about 4 feet away from where the duct enter the underside of the AC's plenum. I turned off the breaker to the AC and disconnected the duct from that side so I could use a wet vac to pull the water out. I got probably about four gallon out and the interior of”
“This roof downspout currently drains onto our covered patio. I’d like to reroute it somewhere else, but I’m not sure what the cleanest or most practical solution is. I’m open to any ideas—along the fascia, through the patio cover, underground, or something else. What would you do? submitted by /u/SuccotashAlert6954 [link] [comments]”
“It’s a GAF snow country advanced ridge vent. My concern is; 1, water in heavy rain won’t drain out and, 2, pine needles will clog the small drains. Both resulting in rain getting down the slot cut in the sheathing. My concern maybe isn’t that it was installed correctly but is this a shitty design and should I rip it off and go with a better style vent? submitted by /u/wind_dude [link] [comments]”
“Hired a crew to perform exploratory work on a developing sinkhole and this is what they found. What type of fitting am I looking at (besides cheap)? submitted by /u/RoyalFalse [link] [comments]”
“This is in the basement floor of a house I’m looking at buying. Is this a jimmy rig way to do a floor drain in place of a sump?? What would be the best course of action here? Also the French drain piping on the sides that feed into are bone dry. submitted by /u/jsnaker21 [link] [comments]”
“Had some water damage from a plumbing incident that leaked from first floor to basement ceiling, went through drywall and some drop ceiling tiles. I plan to gut the wet drywall, but is it necessary to replace? Not sure why it was there in the first place submitted by /u/IBartman [link] [comments]”
“Hi. I have some leak under my half roof. I finally managed to find where the problem is. Can you guys give me some kind of advice how should i fix this? Should i just fill up the holes with some kind of sealer? I've done some repairs around the house before, but no way im a pro. Thanks. submitted by /u/jampeco [link] [comments]”
“We had a few HEAVY downpours come through central North Carolina recently and one of two skylights started to drip water fairly heavily (half ish gallon of water collected in about 30-45 min). I dont know roofing and how layered shingles are supposed to look/function to disperse water so not sure where to start woth fixing this problem. Id very much prefer fixing it myself and learning the process, as this is the way I go about with pretty much all house repairs. Ive attached pictures from the r”
“Roofer replaced the entire roof after water damage, I’m now getting water in my home only after major weather events. Eg. Big snow, big rain. I sent the drone up to take a look. Is this the source of my water? This is a flat roof. submitted by /u/SuspiciousBlacksmith [link] [comments]”
“new roof installed and noticed this. the vent pipe is 3 inch but the installers cut 4 inch hole thus not having a tight seal and needing to caulk the vent boot ....I assume this is asking for a leak down the road and I should call the team to reinstall this? is 4 inch hole with caulk acceptable for a 3 inch pipe? thnks in advance submitted by /u/lostlost5 [link] [comments]”
“Two weeks ago I had a contractor replace my subfloor and baseboard trim. This went unnoticed until now. There is a leaking pipe right behind the drywall. The installer probably drove a nail through it with his pneumatic nail gun while installing the baseboard trim. It’s a very gradual leak, but it has soaked the two 2x4 supports behind the vapor barrier, as well as the horizontal 2x4 support directly under the pipe, as seen in the video. This is in the crawlspace, and there’s nothing but solid d”
“We have a second floor. This is right below the HVAC unit. Is there too much weight on the second floor? How would one fix this? It is COMPLETELY dry. There is no moisture at all. submitted by /u/Tarnished_Warrior [link] [comments]”
“We live in a split level with two gable roofs. Right now the gutter on the upper roof drains out onto the leak of the lower roof, and I’m fairly certain it contributed to a roof leak we had during a heavy rain a couple of weeks ago, where there was so much water coming out of the gutters that it couldn’t drain down the roof fast enough and some went into the ridge vent on the lower roof. I’d like to throw an end cap on both gutters and re-pitch them in the other direction, adding a downspout tha”
“Two weeks ago I had a contractor replace my subfloor and baseboard trim. This went unnoticed until now. There is a leaking pipe right behind the drywall. The installer probably drove a nail through it with his pneumatic nail gun while installing the baseboard trim. It’s a very gradual leak, but it has soaked the two 2x4 supports behind the vapor barrier, as well as the horizontal 2x4 support directly under the pipe, as seen in the video. This is in the crawlspace, and there’s nothing but solid d”
“Hello lads, I've had water coming through the roof of my shed during hard rainstorms. Luck would have it the neighbours had a carpenter over, who was willing to inspect the roof for free. He told me that the roof itself is new and in good shape (last owners of the house told me that they had had it fixed), but there's a crack in the seal. On his advice I bought a tube of sealant repair, but the instructions on it are rather sparse. In the past when I had to redo the caulk in my bathroom”
“Overflow came up from clog downstairs and blew the wax seal on upstairs toilet. The water leaked into first floor ceiling issue was fixed within 24 hours and was just a one time leak water went through fixtures and ran across first floor ceiling water seems to have dried worried about gray water, causing mold or bacteria growth. Should I be worried? submitted by /u/nickclassified3 [link] [comments]”
“There are two issues I found with the valley between the garage and the house. There are no visible leaks inside in the immediate vicinity. There is a raised spot on and around the valley trapping debris. I looked at the pictures when the roof was replaced in 2014 (first photo) and the bump is appears to be there as well. Not sure why roofers didn't address this since they replaced bad boards. The remedy to this, I imagine, is beyond my typical DIY homeowner capability. The shingles making c”
“Had a contractor do my new flooring. The kitchen and bathroom were higher than the rest of the house. He sloped it instead of leveling the whole thing. Said it will work. Well fuck. It didn’t. He’s been here 3 times to fix this shit. It is getting worse in the hallway. The ends are separating. Is there anyway to fix this besides ripping it all up again. It’s 8mm. It’s hard to see but the ends are lifting because it’s fucking hollow underneath. Doing the same thing in the living room. submi”
“What is the permanent solution? Do I Contact the roofing company that just installed the gutters/downspouts? submitted by /u/foamy2001 [link] [comments]”
“Have any of you ever had to cut the AAV valves off of a plumbing/sewer pipe in an attic and add additional piping and run it out of the roof? A customer has two AAV valves in her house and they are just producing so much condensation that it's dripping out of the top of the valve so much that it's making her insulation get moldy and it's starting to show through the ceiling so she just wants them cut out and ran through the roof with a pipe boot. Just curious if any of you guys have”
“I had some work done by a contractor to add a shower in some dead space that wasn't being used. We'll recently we had a leak from the work performed and I noticed that one of the floor joists is completely notched out. Should I be getting a structural engineer out to look at the work? submitted by /u/mcsoup88 [link] [comments]”
“As u can see from the images (we cleaned up the water so u cant see the water not draining sorry) the water after rain does not drain and even the place where the drain is actually happens to be at the highest point which just shows how badly the work was done, and i checked online what could be solutions for this and have found out maybe reflooring is the only option long term. Does someone know any better methods? Or is it the only option. We will have to pay ourselves and the contractor is kn”
“Found I manhole while investigating a drainage leak (correct manhole was 2 meters away) still I’m intrigued to know what this is submitted by /u/SirAlarmed9628 [link] [comments]”
“We have a leak in our kitchen ceiling that’s close to our skylights, but it’s also below one of our bathrooms. A bathtub, specifically. However, It seems to only leak when it rains, so I’m not sure if I should be calling a roofer or a plumber. Has anyone had a similar leak? If so, what did it end up being? Whenever I first noticed it, I thought it was something older because it seemed kind of like a dry crusty hole developing in my ceiling and when I put my hand up there, it crumbled and it was”
“Hey everyone, I’m desperate for advice on a plumbing nightmare. I live on the 2nd floor of a 12-story building. For the past two years, whenever a neighbor upstairs runs their washing machine or drains their bathtub, wastewater backs up into my bathroom sink (and sometimes my tub). My toilet is fine. The HOA/property manager has sent plumbers out about 15 times. All they do is snake the main stack from my drain, which fixes the issue for maybe a month or two before the buildup returns and it ove”
“How the hell am I supposed to put on a newvalve now? Nothing fits on this thing, and its too damn close to the wall to cut off! submitted by /u/HotSuggestion6895 [link] [comments]”
“Looking up close those fittings appear to have been made by R&G Sloane under the GSR brand name, that company got acquired about 20 years ago so the clear fittings probably have not been made since. If anyone has old stock or an idea of where to get them it would be really appreciated. submitted by /u/LongjumpingStand7891 [link] [comments]”