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Alty · Oct 31, 2012, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by speedball1

Great!! Let's hope that was it. See ya around Alty, Cheers Tom

I hope that's it. Every time I flush the toilet I hold my breath hoping that it doesn't start backing up again. But it's been flushing all day, I even got the flush sound back, and I haven't had that in a long time, since the toilet wasn't draining. It is now.

Hubby was very impressed by the way. :)

mygirlsdad77 · Oct 31, 2012, 03:36 PM

Glad to hear things have improved. Hope it stays that way. Did you ever try cleaning the little holes directly under the rim? I have to do mine and the jet about every six months.

Alty · Oct 31, 2012, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by mygirlsdad77

Glad to hear things have improved. Hope it stays that way. Did you ever try cleaning the little holes directly under the rim? I have to do mine and the jet about every six months.

I didn't do that MGD (That's my new nickname for you). I think that this chore will be hubby's responsibility. I've gotten my hands dirty enough. ;)

So far so good though. I have to say, I'm pretty darn proud of myself. I'm actually thinking I could install the new faucet we bought for the kitchen. It's leaking. Badly. Badly enough that I have a huge section of drywall that fell off my ceiling in the basement. Huge section. It's all water damage, and hubby is certain it's due to the kitchen or bathroom faucet.

Like I said, this is a money pit. We have to get out of here.

speedball1 · Nov 1, 2012, 05:57 AM

We're glad your toilet problem's been resolved. What's next? Is there anything else we can help with? Just let us know. Tom

Alty · Nov 1, 2012, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by speedball1

We're glad your toilet problem's been resolved. What's next? Is there anything else we can help with? Just let us know. Tom

If you know anything about patching up a ceiling I'd love to pick your ear. Actually, that part I can handle, it's solving the water damage issues before I patch it that's the issue. Hubby swears the water damage is because of the tap in the tub upstairs, or the tap in the kitchen. I don't see how a leaky tap could do that much damage downstairs. A section of drywall literally fell off the wall, it was that soaked.

hkstroud · Nov 1, 2012, 09:03 PM

What is directly above the damaged drywall, kitchen of bath? Any signs of water damage in the kitchen sink cabinets. With ceiling drywall down you should be able to see where the water is coming from.

Alty · Nov 1, 2012, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by hkstroud

What is directly above the damaged drywall, kitchen of bath? Any signs of water damage in the kitchen sink cabinets. With ceiling drywall down you should be able to see where the water is coming from.

We have a bi-level. Directly above the missing drywall is the kitchen. We did have a major leak a few months ago. Our dishwasher malfunctioned, and I came home to a lake in the kitchen. We had to pull up the laminate floors when that happened. But that's not when the drywall fell.

We replaced the dishwasher and all is fine now with that. I can't see a leak, all I see is yellow insulation and a big silver pipe. The insulation was soaked when the drywall fell. It has now dried out.

At first I thought this leak was because of the dishwasher issue, but sections around the missing drywall are now getting water spots, and another section for the downstairs roof is looking like it may fall. It's wet to the touch. So it must be something else that's still leaking, which could only be in the kitchen, or the bathroom which is only around 5 feet from the kitchen.

hkstroud · Nov 2, 2012, 06:21 AM

another section for the downstairs roof is looking like it may fall

You should remove that so that it doesn't fall on your head and so that you can see where the water is coming from. Any drywall that is that wet will have to be removed eventually anyway. Also remove any wet insulation. Put down a drop cloth and then just pull drywall down with your hands.

Is silver pipe metal, how big, 1" 2"?

speedball1 · Nov 2, 2012, 06:29 AM

Your most important job isn't the drywall. It's getting up in the ceiling and locating the source of the leak.
You're not even sure what room the leak's coming from. The first step in a repair like this is locating the source of the leak. And that's your job. Only then can we come back with a solution. Good luck and let us know, Tom

hkstroud · Nov 2, 2012, 06:31 AM

Was toilet upstairs that was previously backing up in that bath?

Alty · Nov 2, 2012, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by hkstroud

Was toilet upstairs that was previously backing up in that bath?

Yes.

hkstroud · Nov 3, 2012, 05:50 AM

Replace the wax ring under that toilet. No guarantee but that is a likely place for the leak to be occurring.

speedball1 · Nov 3, 2012, 06:30 AM

Have we determined which room the leak's coming from yet? Let me know, tom

mygirlsdad77 · Nov 3, 2012, 02:42 PM

Pretty sure Tom and I are thinking alike. Find the source of the leak first, or at the very least the general area up in the ceiling. If the cause of the toilet upstairs had been a stopped up toilet drain, I would agree that the wax ring may have been ruptured due to excessive pressure while backing up. However, I think you have your toilet problem solve, and it was merely a blockage in the toilet itself? Hard to say for sure. One way to find out would be to remove that sheetrock and insulation and flush the toilet a bunch of times. Just got to do a little detective work for us to help you take the next step, okay?