This is related (but different) to some topics that I had started a couple of weeks ago. To give you all some background, my wife and I just purchased a home that was originally built in 1940. The original structure had a full basement. There is a "new" addition (built circa 1965) that has a...

I seem to be having a bit of an issue with my floor drain in my basement. I live in a upper/lower style duplex and my upstairs neighbor has been having some drainage issues as well.. The house is quite old and I don't know when the plumbing was installed, but since the spring thaw, my neighbor...

Hello and help. I am finishing my basement and have built a laundry/sewing room. I wanted to install a floor drain and found that the drain pipe that led from the Kitchen and main floor laundry was easy to access. The basement laundry is right below the main floor laundry. I chiseled out the...

All... I purchased my two family flat about three years ago and at that time had no plumbing issues. About six months back I bought a new clothes washer and all of the sudden the drain couldn't handle the water coming from the washer. Since the connection was basically a direct connection (flex...

My basement floor drain is backed up and there is an awful sewer smell. I've done some research on this forum and it appears the drain needs to be snaked. Now, should I buy a manual snake from the local hardware store or should I rent the electric version? I'm leaning toward buying the manual...