Replacing toilet drain

[Jdiaz]

Hello,
My toilet drain Needs to be replaced but I'm worried about my tile work. It's going to be hard to find The same tile or something that matches. The bathroom is on the second floor. Is it possible for the plumber to go through the first floor ceiling?

 

[Reach4]

Hello,
My toilet drain Needs to be replaced but I'm worried about my tile work. It's going to be hard to find The same tile or something that matches. The bathroom is on the second floor. Is it possible for the plumber to go through the first floor ceiling?

Yes, but what will the people on the first floor say?

Why are you replacing the drain? Leak?

 

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[Jdiaz]

Yes, but what will the people on the first floor say?

Why are you replacing the drain? Leak?

Yes it's the drain, my husband used a snake camera he was and saw holes in the pipe. My sister in law lives below me. She won't mind I think.

 

[Reach4]

Yes it's the drain, my husband used a snake camera he was and saw holes in the pipe. My sister in law lives below me. She won't mind I think.

Yeah, she will be cheering the work, I think.

 

[Jdiaz]

Yeah, she will be cheering the work, I think.

Lol

Would anyone know what it would run me just to put the drain in? Just a ball park figure so I have some sort of idea what to expect. And anyone know of a good plumber in the Bronx area?

 

[Reach4]

I think it will involve

1. open the ceiling
2. see what needs doing.
3. do it.
4. close the ceiling back up
5. patch and repaint

Would you want to contract out the whole thing, or do you think you could do some of those things? If you ask somebody to do a firm quote before step 1, that contractor will have to plan for worst case.

I am not a pro. I am just suggesting some things to consider. Also, during step 5, maybe you want to get some other things painted at the same time. Incidentally, the paint commonly used to paint ceilings is "ceiling paint". I am not kidding.

 

[Jdiaz]

I think it will involve

1. open the ceiling
2. see what needs doing.
3. do it.
4. close the ceiling back up
5. patch and repaint

Would you want to contract out the whole thing, or do you think you could do some of those things? If you ask somebody to do a firm quote before step 1, that contractor will have to plan for worst case.

I am not a pro. I am just suggesting some things to consider. Also, during step 5, maybe you want to get some other things painted at the same time. Incidentally, the paint commonly used to paint ceilings is "ceiling paint". I am not kidding.

My husband can probably do everything but the plumbing. He's pretty handy. He's not so confident when it comes to plumbing though. He'd have everything open for the plumber. Plumber would just have to install the new pipes and stuff...