On Oct 30, 7:55*pm, (Murriel) wrote:
Few years ago, the basement bathroom tub and "sanitary" tub in the
laundry room were clogged. *I saw the plumber clear the bathroom tub
clog with a snake. *Didn't see how he cleared the laundry tub but he
spent some time on the roof.

Now the basement bathroom sink needs to be unclogged. *I was thinking
about snaking it.

Do I have to get on the roof first, and, if so, what procedures should
be followed? *Thanks again for your help.

"Sometimes" it is easier to access & clear a clog by snaking down
through the roof vent.

However, in 40+ years of heavy DIY'ing I've only had to do the roof
vent snake entry twice.

For a sink, I'd check the pop-up first, then the trap .......if that
didn't fix the problem, next I'd remove the trap and snake through the
wall access.


cheers
Bob