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So I have a upstairs bathroom in my bedroom with a shower. I've owned the house for 2 years.
We noticed water and mold from what we thought at the time was water going under the bathroom door into the carpeting area. I resigned myself to pulling the carpet and replacing it. A pain, but I prefer hardwood floors anyways.
Unfortunately now comes the light fixture as a shower part. We had guests over, and one was using our shower.....and I hear water downstairs. I wander over to the downstairs shower which is below the upstairs shower. And theres water pouring out of the light fixture thats above the downstairs shower.
I'd noticed the downstairs light fixture had rust on it when we moved in, but had assumed it was from a cheap light fixture.....I now suspect I was wrong.
Soo...This is what I am guessing-I need to call someone. While simple plumbing and stuff is no problem, the drywall above the downstairs shower was mushy, so its going to have to be replaced, the plumbing fixed, mold remediation, etc etc etc.
Enough things that I'd prefer a professional. The upstairs shower was remodeled before we bought it 2 years ago, and at a guess....it was done wrong. Water from the drain is coming out, and flowing down the light fixture, and out the downstairs drain.
Any idea how much money people think im looking at?
If there was a remodel job and any problems covered up or not done correctly to code and were not disclosed when you bought the house then you still have time for legal action against the previous owners. You should get a good inspector there to list what needs to be done and if the previous work was faulty. If the previous owners are at fault then they would be required to pay for fixing it.
Water coming out of a light fixture is a big red flag as well as a fire and life danger.
Legal action 2 years after the fact? Are you kidding me? For a leaking shower? Good luck with hat!
Get a contractor out to open up the ceiling and fix the leaking drain pipe, patch the drywall, replace the light fixture. Might be a few hundred, could be more. It happens all the time, and its not that huge of a job.
Legal action 2 years after the fact? Are you kidding me? For a leaking shower? Good luck with hat!
Get a contractor out to open up the ceiling and fix the leaking drain pipe, patch the drywall, replace the light fixture. Might be a few hundred, could be more. It happens all the time, and its not that huge of a job.
Yeah, not going the legal route. At most I'd call the prior owner up and find out who did the work to try and shame them by asking them to come out and give me a quote. LOL
Is this a call a plumber sort of thing, or a call a contractor sort of thing?
Its not a do it yourself thing as I want someone with more experience. Someones done this wrong once already and I suspect they too thought they knew what they were doing.
If there was a remodel job and any problems covered up or not done correctly to code and were not disclosed when you bought the house then you still have time for legal action against the previous owners. You should get a good inspector there to list what needs to be done and if the previous work was faulty. If the previous owners are at fault then they would be required to pay for fixing it.
Water coming out of a light fixture is a big red flag as well as a fire and life danger.
Good luck with that!
Last edited by Ultrarunner; 03-28-2014 at 11:17 AM..
Is this a call a plumber sort of thing, or a call a contractor sort of thing?
A lot of plumbers have drywall contractors on-call/contract for these type of situations. Some may even have a guy on-staff to do minor drywall repairs.
So, I don't think you really need a "contractor" per se.
Depending on the construction of the shower stall, you may also need a tile contractor. When I was in the construction business, I always recommended a shower/tub combination for upstairs showers. Installed properly, I've never seen a combo unit leak.
Depending on what the actual problem is, you may be able to make a claim against the contractors insurance if it wasn't done properly...if it was done by a contractor..
Just call your insurance company, that's what its for.
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