hbl1104
New Member
Hi! Brand new to the forum.
My wife and I recently bought a house and after a few weeks we noticed a smell coming from the basement bathroom. After some investigation we found the sewage basin under a cabinet in the bathroom. We had a guy come by and check it out, he was recommended by a friend. He ended up doing more damage than help. The basin and top are now cracked and cannot be resealed as they were designed. He tried caulking it, but the smell is still coming through.
From what I can find, this is not a normal shape for a basin, so to replace it all would require some excavation. Is that really the only option to truly fix the issue? Or are there rectangular basins out there?
Any help/guidance would be greatly appreciated. This has been nightmare and before anyone says it…..I have definitely learned my lesson to not trust someone that says they are “kind of a plumber.” Not one of my finer moments, hahaha!
My wife and I recently bought a house and after a few weeks we noticed a smell coming from the basement bathroom. After some investigation we found the sewage basin under a cabinet in the bathroom. We had a guy come by and check it out, he was recommended by a friend. He ended up doing more damage than help. The basin and top are now cracked and cannot be resealed as they were designed. He tried caulking it, but the smell is still coming through.
From what I can find, this is not a normal shape for a basin, so to replace it all would require some excavation. Is that really the only option to truly fix the issue? Or are there rectangular basins out there?
Any help/guidance would be greatly appreciated. This has been nightmare and before anyone says it…..I have definitely learned my lesson to not trust someone that says they are “kind of a plumber.” Not one of my finer moments, hahaha!