My DIY Plumbing Success!

Posted on January 02, 2009 by Her and tagged housing

Our bathroom drain has been clogged for about a year. We have been pouring gallons of Drain-o (and money) down the drain. I tried to remove the drain stopper (the little thingy that goes up and down) but couldn't. Recently, the clog got so bad that it would take hours for the sink to drain. Gross! We figured it was time to call the plumber. But before we spent any more money I decided to go all-out and try to fix it myself. I spent this afternoon reading plumbing websites. Considering my massive New Year's hang-over, it didn't really ruin my day.

I tried several approaches and after a few hours - SUCCESS!!! The drain is clog-free! And it didn't cost us a cent to fix it. Now I just have to clean up the giant mess I made pulling everything out from under the sink. I'm super proud of myself because this wasn't something I initially thought I could do.

Have you ever saved money by DIY'ing a home repair?

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Green Panda | Jan 2, 2009

No, we've had my brother in law do a few minor repairs and saved some money.

Congrats on the plumbing win!

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sipote | Jan 2, 2009

Hello,
About two years ago, I refused to call a plumber for a simply bathroom faucet leak. Just like you I looked up on the net and figured out how to replace the whole thing. It looked easy enough and I did it! It did take a whole afternoon, but it was well worth it. Next, that same sink had the same issue as yours, so I went ahead and did my research and gave it a shot. It was alot faster, as I had purchased the right tools, this time around. Finally, about 6 mos ago, our kitchen disposal gave out and I decided to change it out and while I was at it, why not change the whole porcelain sink to a nice stainless steel one! I did research, even had the laptop in the kitchen as a sort of a safety blanket. The wife love it and I DYI ego took a big leap! Congrats!

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Becca | Jan 5, 2009

Isn't one of the big advantages of being renters that your landlord is responsible for getting this sort of stuff fixed when something goes wrong?

It's great that you were able to fix it yourselves, but I hope you would not have had to pay for a plumber regardless.

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VL | Feb 5, 2009

Great! and congrats!

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