well, thanks so far.

I can't get to the underside of the tub without ripping out the ceiling of
my downstairs bathroom. So, I guess the gas tank putty is out.

I have asked my builder they sent the go-between company out to investigate
and then said no dice.

I hate lawyers and they make my skin crawl but maybe I need one here. But
should I put my 2k in fixing the tub or put 2k into a lawyer and make them
fix the tub. How do you know the lawyer isn't bought off behind the deal
anyway. Is there a way to get a honest lawyer?

After rereading David's advice I may go to my home owner insurance company
and have them advise me. Surely, they have a lawyer in their pocket.

Thanks again, Bill


"Bill Reece" wrote in message
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I have a 3 yr old home and it appears when the "plumbers" installed my tub
they used a prybar in the drain to position it and cracked it. They then
hired a professional to repair it. Well, it started leaking from the
upstairs to my bathroom downstairs. I couldn't find it so I replaced the
qauter round and re caulked it. The put in a shower door. I'm thinking
the whole time that my teenagers are just being sloppy and it's leaking
around the tub because I couldn't see it in the tub. And when I
disassembled the faucet/shower I couldn't find a leak. I kept looking and
decided to re putty the drain. It still leaked. That's when I finally
noticed the hairline border around the repaired crack! arrgghh. Of course
I contacted the builder and they had a good laugh I'm sure.

anyway, the crack appears to be about 2" long on the floor of the tub and
about 1/2" wide in the center. I have to assume it goes down the drain as
well because the leakage slowed considerably when I reputtied it.

For now I just want to stop the leak with some adhesive. The tub is you
basic molded plastic/fiberglass(?) shower/tub combo. I imagine in the
future I will have to rip it out and put in a completely different type of
tub, unless I decide to take the dorr out to fit a molded one back in.

Any and all suggestions are appreciated and welcome.

thanks, Bill