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Default How to open bathtub wall, with least amount of damage?

On Sat, 5 Oct 2019 09:02:04 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
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On Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 10:09:43 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 10/5/2019 5:05 AM, micky wrote:


The way I figure, there is no way to tell in advance if it's the hot or
cold that is leaking other than letting it run and going downstairs to
check if the water coming through the ceiling is hot or cold, and I
don't want any more water to come through the ceiling.


Can you be sure it is not the drain?


Excellent point. That should be ruled out.



Since he has a dry wall patch coming anyway it is certainly worth a
look. Maybe I am a little jaded since my wife was in construction and
she thinks drywall patches are trivial but she will take a hammer to a
wall or ceiling in a heartbeat.
It does push back the inspector a little tho ;-)

"You wanna see inside that wall, OK" Wham !