mrg80
New Member
Hi, I've recently renovated a 110 year old 3 unit home back to livable conditions. One of the few things I was able to retain was an old 1st floor bathtub with marble tile surround. The tub appeared to be ok, but we're having a lot of drain issues now. The tenants (girls with long hair) have been using a hair screen and I've cleaned the trap a few times from the basement, but the water flow is now terrible no matter what we do. I can't seem to even get a snake through that part of the drain from above or below.
My GC has been a lot of help for quite a few things, but he's a little skeptical that they can replace the old drain, which is solid metal, and they've been pretty unresponsive about this issue. I'm wondering if there's any way to get parts to convert a 1.5 inch drain to a 2 inch drain. I'm guessing that the diameter of the drain in the bottom of the tub would be smaller. I wish I had gutted this part as well, but it's a little difficult with tenants living there now.
Any ideas on where to get the parts to convert or anything else to try would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to do a lot of the work on my own, but it's a big change dealing with 100+ year east coast old homes instead of 10 year old homes out west.
Thanks.
My GC has been a lot of help for quite a few things, but he's a little skeptical that they can replace the old drain, which is solid metal, and they've been pretty unresponsive about this issue. I'm wondering if there's any way to get parts to convert a 1.5 inch drain to a 2 inch drain. I'm guessing that the diameter of the drain in the bottom of the tub would be smaller. I wish I had gutted this part as well, but it's a little difficult with tenants living there now.
Any ideas on where to get the parts to convert or anything else to try would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to do a lot of the work on my own, but it's a big change dealing with 100+ year east coast old homes instead of 10 year old homes out west.
Thanks.