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What does fixing a busted water pipe entail?
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:07 pm
fricking cold weather
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Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:08 pm to SwayzeBalla
Uh oh
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:10 pm to Hardy_Har
Is it messy
ETA: Asking for my landlord
ETA: Asking for my landlord
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:11 pm to SwayzeBalla
Where is it?
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:13 pm to Mizzeaux
My roommate said he thinks it's the pipe leading to my shower head.
I haven't been to our house in Oxford for a couple of weeks so I'm just going off what he said.
I haven't been to our house in Oxford for a couple of weeks so I'm just going off what he said.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:16 pm to SwayzeBalla
Depends on where it is.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:17 pm to SwayzeBalla
Ah, if it's inside the house that's a real bitch.
Probably some remediation and mold avoidance is necessary. I see you called the landlord, don't let him just fix it and walk out, that black mold shite can frick you up.
If they to it right, it will involve fixing the pipe and either removing all the wet drywall and carpets or drilling into the walls and forcing air through for a couple of days to completely dry it out.
Inside water pipes are definitely a homeowners insurance issue.
Probably some remediation and mold avoidance is necessary. I see you called the landlord, don't let him just fix it and walk out, that black mold shite can frick you up.
If they to it right, it will involve fixing the pipe and either removing all the wet drywall and carpets or drilling into the walls and forcing air through for a couple of days to completely dry it out.
Inside water pipes are definitely a homeowners insurance issue.
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:22 pm to Mizzeaux
Yeah, I was afraid it would be a hassle with the dry wall and such. I was worried about the mold and mildew.
Is it something they could fix in a couple of days?
Is it something they could fix in a couple of days?
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:27 pm to SwayzeBalla
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Is it something they could fix in a couple of days?
If the insurance gets involved, yeah. There are companies whose entire job is to get in and do that shite in a few days. They'll come out with actual detectors to find where the water is and get rid of it, eliminate the mold potential, and be sure it's gone. I figure four days tops.
If your landlord is cheap as frick he'll hire a dude that will fix the pipe and replace the wet drywall he sees and it will take weeks and probably not be done right.
I'm not a big fan of insurance companies, but this is one of those cases in which they're usually on point.
Insist he uses his homeowners insurance to get it taken care of.
ETA: The remediation dudes can probably take care of it without replacing the drywall.
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:31 pm to Mizzeaux
Had it happen numerous times in my old house (I still live here, it's just old. )
Inside are tough. Is it's running to the shower head hopefully you can get to it from the non tile/tub side and just have to replace drywall. If not you may be busting tile.
The pipe itself can be tricky. If it's copper them you're going to have to get a coupler and solder it on after you blow torch out the busted section.
Plastic pipes are easy enough. Just get a section cut to length and glue on.
Lead and clay pipes are a lot tougher. Those are the only ones I can't do myself. Last time they got this new extactaube stuff to connect removed the busted part
Inside are tough. Is it's running to the shower head hopefully you can get to it from the non tile/tub side and just have to replace drywall. If not you may be busting tile.
The pipe itself can be tricky. If it's copper them you're going to have to get a coupler and solder it on after you blow torch out the busted section.
Plastic pipes are easy enough. Just get a section cut to length and glue on.
Lead and clay pipes are a lot tougher. Those are the only ones I can't do myself. Last time they got this new extactaube stuff to connect removed the busted part
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 8:33 pm
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:32 pm to Mizzeaux
I'm a little worried about how he'll go about it. He seems like a good guy but I know he's busy.
Legally, is there anything required of the landlord?
ETA: I'm in pharmacy school and don't have time to deal with this shite
Legally, is there anything required of the landlord?
ETA: I'm in pharmacy school and don't have time to deal with this shite
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:36 pm to 3nOut
There's no tile, just tub and dry wall. I'm hoping the pipes are plastic now for his sake.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:39 pm to SwayzeBalla
I'm guessing it's a new enough place. If it's old, it's hard.
Like I said, just insist he uses the Homeowner's Insurance. They'll require a post remediation inspection to assure it's done.
If he does it himself, insist on the post inspection for mold. It doesn't cost much, but he'll probably get nervous enough to pay his $1000 deducible and make sure it's done right.
Like I said, just insist he uses the Homeowner's Insurance. They'll require a post remediation inspection to assure it's done.
If he does it himself, insist on the post inspection for mold. It doesn't cost much, but he'll probably get nervous enough to pay his $1000 deducible and make sure it's done right.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 8:44 pm to Mizzeaux
Thanks for the info.
Hopefully he'll get it taken care of soon.
Hopefully he'll get it taken care of soon.
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:05 pm to SwayzeBalla
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he thinks it's the pipe leading to my shower head.
If it's an interior wall inside the house, it's not related to the cold weather.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:11 pm to Evolved Simian
What would cause it?
ETA: The wall is opposite of the attic and it's been 5-15 degrees for 2 days.
ETA: The wall is opposite of the attic and it's been 5-15 degrees for 2 days.
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:20 pm to SwayzeBalla
Gotta leave some water running in low insulated homes, or where pipes are exposed to sustained below freezing. Hopefully he turned the main water off and it's just one small area that can be easily replaced. If he did turn the water off, make sure he's bled the lines dry, so any still trapped in the lines don't freeze and burst somewhere else.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:30 pm to Alahunter
I guess I don't understand the concept of living in a low insulated home.
I'm so cheap I don't want to pay the pricks at the gas company a cent more than I need to. Wouldn't any home that you owned that was "low insulated" make a lot more sense to spend a few hundred bucks and insulate it better?
Or is it a matter of pulling out walls and shite when it's an old place? I've never lived in anything older than a 50 year old house.
I'm so cheap I don't want to pay the pricks at the gas company a cent more than I need to. Wouldn't any home that you owned that was "low insulated" make a lot more sense to spend a few hundred bucks and insulate it better?
Or is it a matter of pulling out walls and shite when it's an old place? I've never lived in anything older than a 50 year old house.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:32 pm to Alahunter
Yeah, it had been a few weeks since my roommates and I were last in Oxford. It's unfortunate, but I would have never expected it to get this cold.
He stopped the water in the affected bathroom. The rest of the house is fine. He mentioned replacing the dry wall and the pipe to my roommate.
He stopped the water in the affected bathroom. The rest of the house is fine. He mentioned replacing the dry wall and the pipe to my roommate.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 9:36 pm to SwayzeBalla
Make sure he runs water constant in other areas until this is below freezing is done to be safe. Doesn't have to be full on open, but a small stream will be sufficient.
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 9:37 pm
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