Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Bathroom drain and leaky bathtub

Hi,

I seem to have a leak in a second floor bathtub plumbing. I ran the water (faucet, bot the shower head) and later noticed some water on the dining room table below. Looking at the ceiling I then noticed some water stains around a lighting fixture. I'm not experienced with this sort of thing, but before I called a plumber I thought I'd take a look at what I could and see if I noticed anything. Unfortunately, there's no access to the plumbing or tub (no closet or anything), and all I have access to is the drain, faucet, faucet control, and overflow intake. One thought was to remove the drain and maybe apply some sealant around any accessible joints, but it isn't clear if/how to remove the drain. Apart from that, I'm open to any advice/suggestions about the leak or anything I might be able to do from the other access points before I make the plunge to call a plumber.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Mark

Since you do have access to the drain area, have someone run water while you look to see where the leak comes from. The tub drain is in several pieces, held together via ring nuts and washers with slip couplings. If one of these ring nuts are loose, you could have a leak, so tightening them may stop your problem. Look to see where the problem is and let us know if we can help stop it.

Larry,

Thanks for the prompt reply. I should clarify that I don't have complete access to the drain, but only from inside the tub itself. I guess what I initially wondered was whether the drain could be removed from inside the tub (I thought it might just screw into the tub). Sorry for any confusion. Another mistake in my initial post: Actually, there is access from the other side of the wall, though a hole would have to be cut thru the drywall. With that, any suggestions?

Mark