Miser pays twice or why it is not necessary to save on plumbing. The case of repair

Starting repairs in the old housing stock, not even imagine what would have to change everything: the wiring, batteries, sanitary ware, flooring. With that faced the family, buying a "Stalinka." This one remained intact only load-bearing structures. Repairs were expensive, so I save on everything. Later such haste and greed have rendered them a disservice.

How it all began

We bought completely "dead" flat. Water supply require urgent replacement. From neighbors below them came brand new PVC pipes. And in their room and on the floor above were old rusty structures that set, probably more in the construction of the house.

They offered to repair the plumbing upstairs neighbor together, but he refused. As a result, we installed plastic pipes themselves. They docked with the old in the neighboring room above us.

Whence did not wait

When the repair came to an end and the family carried the things that happened, what they warned plumber. Rusty pipe at the neighbors above burst and flooded the bath. All the water gathered in the cup of a stretch ceiling. In this case, lamps continued to burn.

They turned off the light and waited masters - ceiling lamp. Water is recruited quickly.

accident elimination

Upstairs neighbor was not home, so I had to turn off the water at the entrance to all. Was drained from the ceiling. Assembly, which I pulled ceiling lamp unscrewed to drain the water.

But at this point, the edge of a stretch ceiling fell off the fixtures and the entire flow of water poured on the floor. Not in the sink, basin or bath, namely floor tiles.

Water poured in a dirty stream corridor and further into the room. And after a minute in the water and swam mat and soft chairs, pears and boxes of things. But the worst thing was not that. The apartment was still a lot of deficiencies. One of them was open joints between the rooms. They were not sealed and connected to the nut. A salon of wedding dresses was located under the apartment.

Fortunate to have been at home, burst pipe cold water, and the ground floor was not flooded. But if the World Cup was held on water collection from the floor, this family would just won a prize.

The ceiling is dry and well after this looks.

Work on the bugs or whatever the family did differently

But if they started making repairs again, they would have done so, as advised plumbing:

1. We are persuaded neighbors on top of the pipe replacement. After a pipe burst, and time and money on this procedure, they found.

2. would lower the level of the floor in the bathroom. In this case, all the water would have remained within it, rather than poured throughout the apartment.

3. Held to waterproofing the floor in the bathroom, in this case, the water can not damage furniture and bottom neighbors to stay there all day.

4. Sealed joints to equality between "wet" and "dry" rooms.

When installed the wiring in the bathroom, then to the electricians recommendations they listened and found sealed lamps with complete isolation. That is why the lights were on at the time of the accident and continues to serve them after its liquidation. It is a pity that the plumbing has turned out differently.

Do not repeat these mistakes and your, so painstakingly renovated, will delight you for many years.

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