A backup from the floor drain or an overflowing plumbing fixture is always a sign that thesanitary lateralis partially or fully blocked. The blockage may be a physical blockage such as roots, grease, tangled items such as wet wipes, or the worst case, a pipe collapse. The “blockage” may...
There are two ways that the traps in your basement’s floor drain could cause a foul smell in your basement. First, they could still contain sewage or solid waste that was missed during clean-up. Second, with a shop vacuum, all of the water in the floor trap could have been sucked ou...
The walls were secured (along with the non-pressurized plate) in front of the space for the french drain (floating floor). What is your recommendation? There is a lot of drywall, so I would rather not have to redo, if possible. Thanks for your anticipated response. Reply Todd says: ...
There are two ways that the traps in your basement’s floor drain could cause a foul smell in your basement. First, they could still contain sewage or solid waste that was missed during clean-up. Second, with a shop vacuum, all of the water in the floor trap could have been sucked ou...