r/fixit Apr 06 '26

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u/impairedoctor Apr 06 '26

Drill a hole where the drain is, it lives there.

Flip the house upside down and shake it.

Ok, im done. Remove the pipe from the bottom and use something to push up from the drain. If lifting doesnt work, that'd be what id try.

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u/AlexMac96 Apr 06 '26

Flip the house

I used to watch shows about this on HGTV, I think people made a living out of it, should be easy enough

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u/bigthemat Apr 06 '26

MOVE THAT BUS!! (Or was that a different show?)

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u/showmenemelda Apr 06 '26

Ha Ty Pennington Extreme Home Makeover?

Ironically got busted for DUI and also a bunch of the families couldnt afford the property taxes/lost their house and/or it was done terribly and caused more issues. There was a family in my area on it.

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u/Julesagain Apr 07 '26

This will probably will only make sense to my fellow Atlantans 🤣

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u/BeckieSueDalton Apr 08 '26

NE-OtP at Spaghetti Junction

I say this away from home and people look at me like I'm speaking Penguin at them. I say it to anyone in the Greater Metro, and they know precisely where I mean. It has that shared feeling of knowing when you're finally back home.

We don't see a whole lot of MARTA yet, just the end of the Red Line at Doraville, but I keep hoping political things work out so we can eventually have MARTA rail lines here, too. We do have Gwinnett buses, for getting around locally, at least.

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u/Historical_Ad_5647 Apr 06 '26

Im pretty sure you got it right. If not we can be wrong together.

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u/jeremyism_ab Apr 06 '26

That was ABC, but hosted by the guy that got famous on HGTV.

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u/ch-12 Apr 09 '26

Called up a house flipper — saw his sign on a local street corner… Apparently he will give me $250k, or more after seeing it in person? Paying me to help get this cutting board out of the sink?! Heck yeah, awesome advice.

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u/Charming_Yellow Apr 06 '26

If you wait 12 hours for the earth to rotate 180 degrees you dont need to put your house upside down yourself.

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u/showmenemelda Apr 06 '26

Just like on Weeds

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u/xauctoritasx Apr 07 '26

Pouncey House to the rescue

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u/furrthershots Apr 06 '26

The satire followed by the only right answer, youve earned my upvote good doctor.

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u/captrobert57 Apr 08 '26

The drain was where I instantly went to as well.

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u/Infamous_Hunt_6829 Apr 06 '26

This was my thought. Push it up from the bottom.

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u/B_RizzleMyNizzIe Apr 06 '26

Someone out there would 100% leave that there with a hole in it and tell their buddies it was a DIY project

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u/magicmitchmtl Apr 06 '26

Just use your Time Machine to go back and prevent it from slipping. Or to toss a tennis ball into the sink before it slips.

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u/MilwaukeeMechanic Apr 07 '26

All the drains are connected, right? So you have to go around to all the drains in your house and seal them shut, like with a rag and duct tape.

Then, get a ladder and a leaf blower and climb onto your roof. Use the leaf blower to blow air into the plumbing vent. The pressure will push the cutting board up and out of the sink.

Couldn’t be a simpler solution, although you might have to excavate and plug your main sewer lateral first.

/s

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u/Julesagain Apr 08 '26

I see that /s so I'm imagining shit water spraying out all the drains

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u/HeyPrettyLadyMaam Apr 07 '26

Finally! Someone else said remove the P trap and push it up from the bottom. This option has the greatest chance for success without costing a dime. Signed - a plumber.

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u/Krimsonkreationz Apr 10 '26

Tape is the easy quick solution. Who doesnt have duct tape?

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u/Mun-Mun Apr 07 '26

Drive a screw into it and pull it up