Plumbing problems in the hallway bathroom. Been meaning to redo the shower liner for a while and replace the old corroded fixtures - but while attempting to remove the old chrome ring around the tub drain, I discovered that the drain pipes were disconnected. Dang.
This meant cutting a hole in the master bedroom closet to access the backside of the tub to get to the drain fixture. Then it meant some hacksaw work to get the corroded brass fixtures off the tub. Ugh.
Once that was done, I rebuilt a PVC version of the original brass pipes and attached it to the tub. Voila.
Now instead of repatching the wall in the master closet, I’ll make an access panel to the back of the tub. Just in case.
BONUS: This tub has drained slowly since we got the house. The culprit was a plastic shampoo bottle lid wedged inside the brass drain pipes. Now it drains much quicker.
