Ouch, RM1,640 For Fixes & Repairs For The Vacant House In Ipoh!

I almost fainted when I heard the quote for the 2 leaking toilets in my vacant house in Ipoh. It’s RM800! Oh, God!

Initially hubby and I thought the leaking toilets would cost RM300 the most. Little did we know the leaking problem was so extensive that there was a must to have the 2nd floor’s toilet bowl torn apart and the waste pipe leading to the basement toilet replaced with a new one.

The plumber showed us some cracks on the old waste pipe that had caused the leaking problem. It’s an iron waste toilet pipe that had rotten away.

Well, what to do? They had to be fixed so that the tenants could move in this week.

Just as I thought everything would be fine after the plumber replaced the toilet bowl and waste pipe with new ones, the plumber said we had another problem.

Oh, no! Another problem? So far, we had forked out a total of RM1,390 for the fixes and repairs.

What’s the problem? The waste pipe of the basement toilet leading to the manhole was clogged. The plumber lifted the manhole cover and then asked me to turn on the sink faucet and flush a few times. True enough, there was no water flowing out!

The plumber said we needed an expert to have the toilet and drain pipe unblocked. Another expert? Okay, okay, so how much? RM250!

According to my tenants who were there cleaning the house, it took the guy more than 4 hours to unblock the toilet and pipe. Apparently, it’s the rusty, broken pieces of the waste pipe that brought about the blockage.

So, a total of RM1,640 had been spent on the repairs for the vacant house in Ipoh. Thank God that I have some savings to help pay the fixes and repairs.

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