Eff me. The world is ending.

Eggcelsior

Well crap. I posted in the cold cold cold thread that my pipes to the master toilet had froze and I was crossing my fingers for a good outcome. I put a parabolic heat dish in front of the throne to warm it up in hopes of defrosting everything. About an hour later, I suddenly heard a rushing sound behind the wall and water started running across the tile. I rushed to the basement to shut off the water and found this:


Coming from this:



Up in the bathroom, Tada!



Carpet in front of the bathroom:



And finally, the coup de grace:



I initiated a HOI claim and need to call Servepro in the morning.

Hooray!

R2Egg2Q

Ouch, that sucks. Good luck on the minimal amount of damage and fastest thorough repairs possible.

Eggcelsior

Thanks. I can't see anything further this morning. Just need to open the wall behind the toilet now. Good times.

Loosemoose

Yeah that sucks for sure. Good luck.

JohnInCarolina

So sorry man! That sucks.

travisstrick

That's ****.

Chris_Wang

Sorry man.

SmokinDAWG82

At least you were home and stopped it before it did more damage. Still sux though

shadowcaster

I am in the same boat as you except I was lucky and caught it before it leaked. I shot the water over and have a big tarp in the attic. I will be fixing it this morning. Good luck, hopefully it didn't cause too much damage for you

Mickey

Sorry man

500

And I think it was you that warned us about pipes freezing. Sorry to hear that, Eggs.

SmokeyPitt

That sucks man but at least it is covered by insurance.  All will be well.  

Does the toilet sit on an exterior wall?  

Griffin

That really bites. Hope insurance doesn't give you the run around.

Little Steven

That's why we can't run plumbing thru exterior walls

Eggcelsior

@smokeypitt, yes. It's part of a 3 story bump-out that is 10x10. The master bath takes up the top level and the sunroom is the 1st floor. The lady next door has a bump out but only on the first level. There is basically 2-3 feet of exposed wall where the pipe runs up. I'm royally pissed because I think this is less "it's too cold" and more "the builder did a **** job insulating an exterior wall.

Eggcelsior

Pic of bump out for reference. The toilet is on the left side.

caliking

Oy vay. Sorry man. That looks like a headache.

GATraveller

Dang....that sucks.  Sorry.

Acn

I've been through that with a rental property my parents own in Maine and it is a serious pain in the arse.  Best of luck getting things resolved quickly and with a minimum of fuss and drama.

Fred19Flintstone

I'm sorry buddy. Suddenly, my problems don't seem so bad.

henapple

Little Steven said:

That's why we can't run plumbing thru exterior walls

Ya'll have plumbing? If not in the wall, where?

GATABITES

Damn man, Im sorry to hear about this. I hope all repairs go smoothly. 

Skiddymarker

henapple said:

That's why we can't run plumbing thru exterior walls

Ya'll have plumbing? If not in the wall, where?

 Ever since many of us Canucks started watching Holmes on Homes we realized having an outhouse wasn't cool, it never froze up but it wasn't fashionable. Code does not allow installation of water pipes in outside walls, does limit interior planning but if water supply lines freeze in an inside wall you have much bigger problems to worry about. 

@Eggcelsior - sorry to see the mess you have, hopefully it will all work out without too much hassle. 

RAC

Sorry man!

Browninggold

Sorry for the troubles. Never have heard of a "stick built" house having frozen pipes before. Years ago I was renting a modular and the MB pipes froze...pain in the arse for sure. That is a crappy shituation you have there. Hopefully it will be a quick fix and not too expensive where your just pissing your money away.

sumoconnell

FML - that sucks. Hope it dries out quick and is a 'simple' repair.. whatever that is.

When your plumbing is OK, you don't know where the pipes are.  Once you have an issue, you know exactly where every pipe is!

Fred19Flintstone

Browninggold said:

Sorry for the troubles. Never have heard of a "stick built" house having frozen pipes before. Years ago I was renting a modular and the MB pipes froze...pain in the arse for sure. That is a crappy shituation you have there. Hopefully it will be a quick fix and not too expensive where your just pissing your money away.

Canugghead

Sorry Egg, hope there's no further damage and you don't have a high deductible.

Skiddymarker said:

henapple said:

That's why we can't run plumbing thru exterior walls

Ya'll have plumbing? If not in the wall, where?

 Ever since many of us Canucks started watching Holmes on Homes we realized having an outhouse wasn't cool, it never froze up but it wasn't fashionable. Code does not allow installation of water pipes in outside walls, does limit interior planning but if water supply lines freeze in an inside wall you have much bigger problems to worry about. 

@Eggcelsior - sorry to see the mess you have, hopefully it will all work out without too much hassle. 

Damn, one of our washrooms has bathtub/shower plumbing on an exterior wall ... touch wood, no problem with freezing in >20 years, perhaps facing the neighbour's house (no direct wind) and being the most frequently used shower (no chance for water to stand still) help! 

Eggcelsior

Here is the culprit:



I'm royally pissed off. The pipe was no where near code. Less than 4 inches of baffing insulation and no r-max at all.

Browninggold

Wow! I would be also...did you purchase new? If you did whip some contractor butt.

Canugghead

Can you go after the builder? probably a long shot.

I also wonder if copper pipes would have fared differently, i.e.leaked sooner, later, or not at all  

:-/