Waste Pipe cut too short!

[fionab1385]

Hi

I noticed damp patches on my sitting room ceiling a few months ago. I sealed all around the bath, showers and sinks upstairs with silicone but still the damp patches got bigger!

EVENTUALLY ! I found the root cause of my problem - very proud of myself seeing as I'm a girl and haven't a clue about this type of stuff! Anyway obviously when I bought the house 3 years ago the guy who installed the sink in my ensuite cut the waste pipe for the sink too short. As a result the connector between the waste pipe and the sink just sits on top of the waste pipe instead of being secured. Is there any way to fix this?? I have put a load of silicone at the end of the waste pipe in the hope of stopping the water going into the rafters and just staying on the bathroom tiles!

 

[Bahco]

Forget the silicone.

Buy a new piece of pipe and cut it to the correct size and fit.

 

[fionab1385]

Hi Bahco

Yeah I did that but it is too big - the DIY store gave me the smallest diameter pipe in stock

 

[Bahco]

the connector between the waste pipe and the sink just sits on top of the waste pipe

What is this connector?, is it a coupler?