mezz64
New Member
Hello,
Long time lurker, first time poster. To make a long story short, part of my basement slab had to be removed to allow enough room for the p-trap to be installed on the already roughed in bathtub drain. I wasn't fond of the chance for error so I ended up hiring a plumber to install the tub as well as run some pex to other places in the basement.
Turns out the plumber broke a hole into a overflow drain line that ran along the foundation into the sump pump while breaking out the slab for the p-trap. He decided not to tell anyone and just left it as-is. Fast-forward a couple weeks, I leak test the tub and find the hole.
At the moment the plumber is refusing to take responsibility. So my question is how complicated is this going to be to fix? I assume I need to break out more of the slab around the broken pipe in order to replace the section? Is there another correct fix that can be performed without breaking out more of the concrete?
Thanks for your help.
Long time lurker, first time poster. To make a long story short, part of my basement slab had to be removed to allow enough room for the p-trap to be installed on the already roughed in bathtub drain. I wasn't fond of the chance for error so I ended up hiring a plumber to install the tub as well as run some pex to other places in the basement.
Turns out the plumber broke a hole into a overflow drain line that ran along the foundation into the sump pump while breaking out the slab for the p-trap. He decided not to tell anyone and just left it as-is. Fast-forward a couple weeks, I leak test the tub and find the hole.
At the moment the plumber is refusing to take responsibility. So my question is how complicated is this going to be to fix? I assume I need to break out more of the slab around the broken pipe in order to replace the section? Is there another correct fix that can be performed without breaking out more of the concrete?
Thanks for your help.