FoxHome01
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We've been having a heck of a time trying to locate a water leak that we've been dealing with for a while now. We originally thought that the water we started to see on the ceiling of our kitchen was related to the plumbing from the master bath since it's right on top.
We took down the sheetrock and of course saw nothing. We left it open for 2weeks and still no signs of where the water may be coming from. The visible pipes for the shower and tub seemed fine.
Before we sealed it back up I got my hand up inside one of the holes in the sub floor and took a few shots to see if it was the tub's upper plumbing that we couldn't see. Below is a link to the picture.
Our contractors put up a vapor barrier up against the sub-floor before putting the ceiling back. The thought was that it would buy us some time to save some money before we started ripping out the bathroom and replace the shower and bath.
Since we still aren't sure if it's the plumbing, I thought I'd share the photo for input from experienced plumbers. Is it normal for the pipes to rust like this and for the "green stuff" to run which I understand is the stuff used to meld copper together?
Thanks in advance for your input.
We took down the sheetrock and of course saw nothing. We left it open for 2weeks and still no signs of where the water may be coming from. The visible pipes for the shower and tub seemed fine.
Before we sealed it back up I got my hand up inside one of the holes in the sub floor and took a few shots to see if it was the tub's upper plumbing that we couldn't see. Below is a link to the picture.
Our contractors put up a vapor barrier up against the sub-floor before putting the ceiling back. The thought was that it would buy us some time to save some money before we started ripping out the bathroom and replace the shower and bath.
Since we still aren't sure if it's the plumbing, I thought I'd share the photo for input from experienced plumbers. Is it normal for the pipes to rust like this and for the "green stuff" to run which I understand is the stuff used to meld copper together?
Thanks in advance for your input.
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