Last week when Sweetboy moved the cabinet on the patio to clean the floor (baby shower coming and he's been very sweet and helpful, even more than usual) he discovered some water spots on the stucco which meant there was a leak on the other side...likely the tub. GASP!
We weren't sure where the water was coming from and we had recently had that drain snaked so we called the plumber back to check it out in case he knocked something loose. Now let me set the stage here, Sweetboy and Doug (neighbor extraordinaire) LOVE home improvement projects so they're circling this poor plumber, hovering to see what he says is the problem. After he diagnoses that the drain pipe from the tub has corroded after 50 years and come apart, he walks out to his van to write up an estimate.
In the meantime, Sweetboy and Doug are plotting the fix and by the time the plumber came back to the door with a $3,550 estimate to fix it (mind you, it was like 5 minutes later), Sweetboy had already removed the diswasher, cut a 2' x 2' hole in the plaster wall and was doing his best impersonation of a bonafide plumber, crack and all!

That's actually the offending pipe from the tub on top of the dishwasher. The white part...completely corroded and in pieces, good grief.
The hyper-clean side of me needs to point out that the tub is dirty from the work being done. I keep a spotless tub, ok more accurately, our cleaning lady does - but still!
Voila! Shiny new pipes and no more leaks. I love this man.
So after a couple of trips to Home Depot, 3 six packs of Pacifico and McDonald's for the whole gang, we had a completely replumbed tub and a new p-trap. All on one of the hottest days this summer. I think it was about 87-90 degrees in our kitchen (105 outside). Poor thing. All said - we spent less than $100 for materials and refreshments...way to go Sweetboy!!
Imagine that, hunky & handy...I'm a lucky girl indeed.