OK, I've been renting this older house for about a month now. The faucets in the bathtub have had a steady leak since the first day, SO i replace the gaskets/washers. It fixed the problem, but now I have water leaking from the molding bordering the tub. SHould I rip the molding off and check it out? Can I even find replacement molding? This is an old house with iron pipes. EDIT: ALso, this stain will come back within an hour later. Droplets of water comiing down in about 30 second intervals. Thanks [IMG]http://www.geocities.com/americanmadeford/PCDV0008.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.geocities.com/americanmadeford/PCDV00011.JPG[/IMG]

Hi. Hope someone has a suggestion. This is a septic tank household. There is a septic smell around the base of the toilet, but it is not constant. Sometimes it can be really bad, then it disappears altogether. It can go a week and no smell, then it will smell for a couple days, then stop again. I am thinking the toilet seal is bad, but wouldnt it smell all the time? The exhaust pipe appears to be clear, also. Also, when it smells, there is no smell in the basement , and it doesnt appear to be leaking anywhere, either in the bathroom, or directly under the toilet in the basement. No smell in any of the drains, in any other rooms. Also no smell around the other toilet. The only thing is there were some drain pipes replaced in the basement for the sink in the bathroom, and ajoining laundry tub sink. Thats when the problem started. We would hate to take the toilet off, and repace the seal, unless we know for sure that is what it is. I just think it would smell all the time if it was a bad seal??? Thanks for any suggestions! jt45