Beyond Frustrating

Beyond Frustrating

After many obstacles and issues, I finally have my garage conversion finished and am ready for pictures and to list this area. 

 

Unfortunately, NOW I have a Sewer Smell  issue that we are still trying to figure out.  This smell is very strong in my existing Hallway and existing Guest Bathroom.  This smell started after a guest used my NEW Bathroom, because the other bathroom was occupied.  This has been going on for 2 weeks or so and no one has been able to figure it out.  The first plumber has me on hold in case it is a rodent in the walls, which he says will start smelling less and less.  So for over a week, we have been waiting to no avail.   The second plumber thought he had it figured out, but the smell is still here.  He is coming back later tomorrow to try yet another idea.   I am not sure if a pipe was cracked when the new bathroom was put in or not.   I don't know what the problem is at this time.  The first plumber used smoke to see if he could find a crack.  The second plumber used a camera and says that some of my pipes are not blocked, but they are getting clogged and maybe there isn't enough flow to move things out of the pipes.  He is coming back with a snake in hopes that will fix the problem.

 

What I do know is that not only can I not list the new area, but I have had to block much of November, because of how bad the smell is here.  Lots of doors being left open and Febreze being used.    PLUS so far this little disaster has not only cost me income, but I have had to put out close to $700.00 and still no resolution.

 

Just voicing my frustration over here.  Thanks for reading. 

 

 

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Sarah977
Level 10
Sayulita, Mexico

@Priscilla150  How frustrating. I don't get the rodent thing- a rodent smells like a rodent, which isn't pleasant, but it doesn't smell like sewer. Does sound like you have a cracked pipe or a faulty connection. I've been involved in a lot of construction, and it sometimes happens that a plumber will just stick the pipes together with the connectors to check that it's all going to fit together right, and then actually forgets to glue one of those connections together.

And I assume the toilet in the new bathroom has a vent stack? If the toilet isn't vented, it will always reek.If there isn't enough slope on the pipes, they can clog up. If they use 90 degree elbow connections to go around a corner, those can plug up- they should always use two 45s instead, 

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