Tub Drain Removal Safety Precautions: What You Need to Know
The slow gurgle of water refusing to leave the tub was the first clue. Then came the faint, sour whiff—like wet cardboard left in a basement. I’d already r…
The slow gurgle of water refusing to leave the tub was the first clue. Then came the faint, sour whiff—like wet cardboard left in a basement. I’d already r…
“Mate, it’s just a glorified screw,” I muttered while staring at the cross-threaded brass drain in a 1938 Cliftonville flat. The letting agent had sworn it…
The silence after a bath should be peaceful, not punctuated by the glug-glug of a half-drained tub. I once stayed at a rental where the clawfoot sat like a…
The first sign of trouble was the smell—musty, metallic, like old pennies soaked in pond water. I’d just finished resealing a walk-in shower in Leeds when …
The smell hit me first—like damp cardboard left in a garage all winter. My client had chalked it up to “old house charm” until the ceiling below the ensuit…
The smell hit me before I saw the problem—an acrid, sweet-sour pong that made the client’s upstairs landing smell like a butcher’s bin in July. I lifted th…
The slow, insistent drip isn’t always from the tap. Sometimes it’s the quiet betrayal of a tub drain you thought was fine—until you notice the faint, dark …
The first time I heard it, I thought it was the wind rattling the siding. Then I noticed the damp patch on the ceiling below the bathroom—slow, steady, lik…
The slow, stubborn gurgle of water refusing to leave a bathtub isn’t just annoying—it’s a quiet betrayal. You’ve plunged, you’ve poured chemicals, you’ve e…
The gurgle from my niece’s bathtub wasn’t the usual post-drain sigh—it was a wet, sucking groan that made me pause mid-step. I’d been helping her refresh t…