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A Story of Leaking Pipes under my Bathroom
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..to be continued...
standard in an older bathroom
here in the US, if I were looking at it, just from pics alone, I'd say the drain and overflow/trap were leaking over time, they always do, here they are ABS plastic in an older bath, and they have a lifespan on the glue joints
or water was seeping around the lip of the tub, behind the tile
tub bases are nothing but trouble
Of course this must have been leaking over many many years and nobody noticed...
Opening the wall around bath tub:
As the gravel below the concrete base plate was moving down, it took the pipes down with it:
Opening the shower base:
Those pipes are disconnected and about 7cm apart:
The concrete baseplate under the bath tub cracked and sunk about 10-15cm:
One of my antigravity walls. At the time of taking that photo, i was still believing it is just the mortar cracked:
...to be continued...
Was it ever humid in the bathroom? Did it smell?That water had to go somewhere, is your foundation situation on a slope?
It looks like the problem may have started from day 1 construction
You've been undermined.
Thanxs for the reminder.