Hinge joints and pee traps

and thanks to Steve for the phone call

The stain appeared slowly. At first, the ceiling looked oddly discolored. We chalked it up to steam from the dishwasher. Sadly, the stain grew.

Dark marks on the ceiling are troubling. With a persistent dark mark appears on a ceiling underneath where a shower drain is located in the bathroom above, I knew I had a problem.

Pushing on the drywall revealed the extend of things. The ceiling was soft, pliable and moist. This wasn’t merely surface moisture from a venting dishwasher. This was drywall impregnated with moisture. I had a mess on my hands.

I started with the shower drain. It was installed poorly. Really poorly. Though the plumber we used was a red seal plumber, this was a terrible job. It would have been difficult to install this shower drain more incorrectly than this. In terms of screw ups, this was red seal quality.

Everything had to go

Places that needed plumbing cement didn’t have it. Places that shouldn’t have had any cement were glued fast. Everything had to go. With the kitch…