Is the cast iron the original plumbing in the house, you think?

I think everything is.

Ok, pulled the sheetrock from behind the oven so he can get to the other bathroom drain line. We were worried about water under the cabinets away from the sink so we exposed that. Found more water and mold.

Basically everything that was sitting on slab was under water. So much.

We'll clean it up as best we can and let it all air out for a couple weeks.

Im hiring the plumber to do this. It's waaay above my comfort level.

I also think we need to replace the incoming copper. It looks pretty bad.

Ugh.

the leak is in copper or isnt it. now you are going from copper to cast iron. for just a repair you can get pex in larger diameter and pex is easiest for a homeowner repair.

or dig it out and have someone solder a new piece in of copper. or patch it there isnt pressure on a drain pipe.

you can buy a rubber sleeve to fit over the leak area or cut it out. your choice.

good luck.

Move to France.

There's quite a bit in total to do, but each element of it will be reasonably easy to fix or repair.

Make a plan, take your time, do it all yourself and save a good deal of money. Most of the work will never be seen again, so neatness doesn't even come into it.

You've got a great support group here, and, even if you have a problem carrying out some part of the fix, Ray will have the solution.

Yeah, I'm thinking about it.

I am absolutely not going to close the walls up without removing the copper waste lines. I realize it only rotted out in one spot but they are 50 years old and I'm just not going to leave them.

So, I need to deal with this.



I'm still googling but I think I'll need to replace that cast iron tee (or whatever it is). I don't think I can simply take the copper out and slip pvc into the connections.

This is the part I don't feel confident about. First of all the pipe that goes up through the roof is more than likely all kinds of heavy.

Then, I'm really not sure exactly what I need to do to replace it.

I told my wife that I'm thinking about tackling it myself. Her initial reaction was "NOOOOO!". But then she thought about all the stuff I've fixed since we've been married and she's ok with it if I want to. Plus, if I get stuck, I'll just call the plumber.

Or, you know, patch up the kitchen and get back in the real estate market. I hear there's a nice house on the water not too far from you. Might have a bit of neighbor issues, though.

Best of luck. You're orders of magnitude more handy and brave than me.

LOL, there are SO many houses in my neighborhood for sale now. Signs everywhere. Not that we would want to leave anyway - we love it here.

I've decided to hire a professional for this one. I just don't feel good about tackling it myself.

Turn the water off. Hacksaw the cross out. Replace with new pushfit cross. Join this -| to that, this |- to that, this _|_ to that, and this T to that. Bob's your uncle. What could go wrong?