Plumbing Repair - DIY Tunneling Under a Slab Foundation

Plumbing Repair - DIY Tunneling Under a Slab Foundation

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The guest bathtub and toilet plumbing in this house clogged with mud. I tunneled under the house to reach the cast iron pipe and fixed the damage. To back-fill the tunnel I used a technique called "mud balling." Watch the video to see the damaged pipe, the repair, tunnel back-fill and the tools I used to do the job.

This link is an addendum to this video - my neighbors are having similar problems: https://youtu.be/IZ-ZYOPmldU

The bay window shown from time to time in this video needed to be reskinned. Watch this video to see how Jeff did it: https://youtu.be/ns-CEjlm_Jo

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Bathroom Remodel 1: After Demolition & Plumbing Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i0RUjKX8n0&feature=youtu.be

Bathroom Remodel 2: The Wayne-Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0m4Y1_XUiE&t=1s

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