Aleaking shower drain pipedrips dirty water onto surrounding materials, like flooring, framing, and drywall. The water itself may smell bad, but so can bacteria and mold that thrives in the dampened materials. A large crack in a pipe, however, could let sewer gas enter the home, bringing i...
My suspicion is the leak was coming from either the shower water supply or drain plumbing. The problem is that I had no access to the shower plumbing because it was concealed behind the drywall – many times there will be a plumbing access panel, but there was none here. I would have t...