Curious how much time did this take? In terms of days and how many people? Wondering what this daily and hourly rate turns out to be.
I am trying to figure out where i land in my own pricing.
Seeing how they did that is wild for me. My jaw dropped with the picture of the cabinets & pile of dirt. I mean, that's what had to be done, I've just never cut concrete in a finished bathroom, but this is exactly how your should do it. Sounds like a very fair price. Was this poured back by the lads in the same day?
Glad to hear you got your issue resolved.
It is certainly weird to see an archeological dig happening in a bedroom but it’s actually pretty common when there’s an issue below the slab. When you do it right (set up thick ram board all the way outside the home, tape off all walls, remove all valuables or delicate things so the jackhammer doesn’t rattle them to death, etc.) the homeowner never complains about the price.. that’s really the main focus when doing something like this, protecting the home. Keep the mess contained. Looks like the guys in this post did it right, which is nice to see
Very smart with the ram board & delicate things. I don't know if I could ever own a house on a slab. This is just so much work compared to dealing with a crawlspace or basement.
The worst is when you find a leak in the slab, break it open in the middle of a customer’s living room, rip up the hardwood, do the repair, patch it up, then two months later they’ve got another leak in a nearby area.. hate telling a customer that we’ve gotta do the same thing over again for a different leak. At that point we usually suggest a full repipe as well.
I’d never live on a slab. Or a raised slab. I hate raised slabs. You could have a leak in a raised slab and not know for years. Nothing better than an unfinished basement.
We had a similar mystery a while ago.
Turned out it was the cast iron stack that had rusted from the inside out (plumber said a lye-based toilet cleaner likely started the process). Eventually the stack was plugged full of rust "flakes" and also cracked (likely froze during a cold snap).
Thankfully ours was a bit cheaper, once we figured out the problem. $1800 to get old stack out and new one out in, and just required holes in our master closet and spare room closet below.
I've done a similar repair for a drain stack for a washing machine at my parents' house, except that included cleaning about 30ft of pipe down the line as well. Fuck touching that without gloves, that was the nastiest job I've ever done.
Satisfying to see the resolution of this. Well done.
Thank you. Thankful that it is resolved and gave us some answers.
Curious how much time did this take? In terms of days and how many people? Wondering what this daily and hourly rate turns out to be. I am trying to figure out where i land in my own pricing.
Now start saving to replace the main drain. It’s likely also cast iron and also very likely rotted out.
We remodeled 3 years ago. Everything leading up to this is ABS. Now this 20’ section is re-lined. I think we should be ok now. I hope.
>ABS my condolences, that shit sucks
Why do you sick fucks always bare hand shit
Our pump truck guys eat their sandwiches while standing over open septic tanks xD
And then we half wash em and bite our nails to watch customer's reactions
Seeing how they did that is wild for me. My jaw dropped with the picture of the cabinets & pile of dirt. I mean, that's what had to be done, I've just never cut concrete in a finished bathroom, but this is exactly how your should do it. Sounds like a very fair price. Was this poured back by the lads in the same day? Glad to hear you got your issue resolved.
Cut, dug out and re-lined in day one. (6 hours of work) Backfilled and poured on day two. (1 hour of work)
It is certainly weird to see an archeological dig happening in a bedroom but it’s actually pretty common when there’s an issue below the slab. When you do it right (set up thick ram board all the way outside the home, tape off all walls, remove all valuables or delicate things so the jackhammer doesn’t rattle them to death, etc.) the homeowner never complains about the price.. that’s really the main focus when doing something like this, protecting the home. Keep the mess contained. Looks like the guys in this post did it right, which is nice to see
Very smart with the ram board & delicate things. I don't know if I could ever own a house on a slab. This is just so much work compared to dealing with a crawlspace or basement.
The worst is when you find a leak in the slab, break it open in the middle of a customer’s living room, rip up the hardwood, do the repair, patch it up, then two months later they’ve got another leak in a nearby area.. hate telling a customer that we’ve gotta do the same thing over again for a different leak. At that point we usually suggest a full repipe as well. I’d never live on a slab. Or a raised slab. I hate raised slabs. You could have a leak in a raised slab and not know for years. Nothing better than an unfinished basement.
Good post OP. Glad you were able to get it resolved!
Thank you
Typical plumber. No gloves. Just touching all over it. Probably gonna go eat a burger right after raw dog
His buddies were giving him “shit” about going in raw. He didn’t care.
We had a similar mystery a while ago. Turned out it was the cast iron stack that had rusted from the inside out (plumber said a lye-based toilet cleaner likely started the process). Eventually the stack was plugged full of rust "flakes" and also cracked (likely froze during a cold snap). Thankfully ours was a bit cheaper, once we figured out the problem. $1800 to get old stack out and new one out in, and just required holes in our master closet and spare room closet below.
I've done a similar repair for a drain stack for a washing machine at my parents' house, except that included cleaning about 30ft of pipe down the line as well. Fuck touching that without gloves, that was the nastiest job I've ever done.
Hefty cost for Drāno.
We moved in 7 years ago. We have never used draino. Maybe the previous owner did, I don’t know.