vintage plumbing

I live on the top floor of a 15 story 1930s building. On windy days, I often get a sewer smell coming into the bathroom. I replaced the wax seal within the past year and opened up the wall behind the flushometer. A crack in the vent pipe in the attic was also found and repaired. Despite this, I...

Hi there! I have a beautiful vintage tub set up that I would love to preserve as best as possible, however the tub filler is leaking and staining the basin of the tub. I had a plumber out to hopefully solve the problem but he cannot find the correct size “valve sit” for replacement. Does any one...

We have a 100-year old cast iron tub that is still in great shape and we'd like to re-use. However, the external hot/cold controls and waste line have lost their ability to seal completely and are leaking. We are having a hard time figuring out how we either: 1. seal the hole in the porcelain...