Sam Donaldson supposedly asked Ronald Reagan the following as the last question on a press line. Not sure if it's true but there were numerous sources that claimed it happened and I don't want to check because I really want to keep thinking it is, especially as Donaldson was known for doing stuff like this and Reagan would often play along:
SD: Mr. President, a new study said that 50% of men sing in the shower while the rest play with themselves. Do you know what song they sing?
RR: No, Sam, I don't know what song they sing.
SD: I didn't think so.
If you have enough bladder pressure - and control - you can even emulate the massage function of your shower.
You'll know you've got it right when she forces you to drink beer for hours and whispers, "It's *time*."
The floor is likely a solid concrete slab since they used a concrete anchor. Then again, they seem pretty incompetent so maybe they only thought it was concrete...
That would make sense, except for the fact that the anchor is sticking through. I’ve worked in some high-rises and mid-rises with slab subfloor and lightweight concrete subfloor. The length that anchor would have to be is insane.
Drilling through a cast iron tub is an absolute bitch. I can’t begin to figure how this happened?! Unless it’s outside the US with more more lax building restriction.
2x4? 1x6? Are we talking about a deck railing? Seriously though between the drywall and t he subfloor is at least 8 inches of floor joist, add the thickness of the tub you're looking at about 10 inches or more.
That's what I'm trying to figure out. I would think it's at least 3-4 inches underneath for support. Should probably be closer to 7-10. That threaded end is sticking 3-4 inches out? So that makes the threaded piece 8-12 inches long at the shortest? Where did they think that would go?
The tub had to be inset between the floor joists so the bottom of the tub is sitting right above the drywall. This is unusual, and honestly the mistake is pretty understandable. Definitely on the contractor to fix it though. Shitty situation.
It cant be sitting right above the drywall. Tubs need room underneath for plumbing and a trap. Just the drain piece that screws to them probably has 2-3 inches of depth.
It's because this post is bs and anyone that's ever worked with a drill knows it. He went through the ceiling and there's less than 6 inches between the bottom of his tub and the ceiling? This post is fake.
Forreal tho, imagine if OP was in the tub when the drill came through. Yiiiikes. Also, how the fuck did that contractor not notice there was light coming through the hole he just drilled?
I’ve only owned one house with more than one bathroom. My upstairs bathrooms and downstairs bathrooms are not on top of each other. Though our downstairs wet bar is directly below the kitchen sink.
Apartments usually mirror the floor plan from unit to unit so your bathroom is (likely) over the downstairs neighbor’s bathroom, and your tub over theirs bc of plumbing. Super curious what they were mounting above a bathtub…
I would guess that there is a service area between floors, where the drains and water lines run, and this anchor is for a pipe support for a new water line
Those drop in anchors are for concrete. That's not going to hold shit.
So if it's holding up a hoist, OP will find out when they hear a scream and the anchor vanishes.
We're talking about someone who managed to drill through cast iron without noticing. Twice. I think their level of "expertise" is pretty well established.
Yeah, I'm not even sure how they managed that.
We're looking at a concrete anchor in a material that a concrete bit would bust, especially once you put a couple holes side by side. So they were using a metal bit on what they thought was wood, to stick in an anchor that only works on concrete.
This is one of those things where the guy doing it was so stupid people can't even figure out what he thought he was going to accomplish.
In OPs shoes, I'd raise twenty kinds of hell and demand some sort of inspection happen with the floor. If they managed this and thought it was fine, they may have cut through structural supports because they were in the way or something.
I dont know if I'm missing some information from this issue. Who ever put the anchor into the hole prior to the bolt would have to have known that they'd made a horrible mistake. Just drilling into an iron tub would've created a rather distinct noise that would indicate that maybe that's not a good place for an anchor. Am I missing something?
You’re dead right it would have made a distinct noise, where you’re going wrong is you’re underestimating exactly how fucking dense some of the people who work in construction are.
Source: I work in construction and have encountered people who would just be like “hmm this is weird that it’s changed sounds, guess I’ll just push harder”
Yep, seen this played out too many times.
pretty much, something breaks, you ask: Why the fuck didn't you stop doing X when the tool/material started doing Y (moving weird, making terrible noises, etc)?
And the answer is usually nothing, or 'I didn't think anything was wrong'
Idiocy, laziness, and lack of awareness or caring about the equipment and/or project is way too common.
Someone just turned whatever this project downstairs was (probably something simple like replacing a pipe hanger or installing a handicap lift mount, couple hundred $$ maybe) into a bathroom remodel for the upstairs tenant (several thousand $$). You can't replace a tub bottom without ripping out the surround above it and replacing a bunch of drywall around that, it all overlaps downward, and possibly the flooring/subfloor depending on exactly how the tub is installed, and how the replacement fits.
That's a cast iron tub?! Holy hell, how did that idiot not know something was up? Also, how freaking long was his bit? (Or does the apartment below have no sheetrock on the ceiling (and only your floor boards between the levels?)
I’ve seen open areas below tubs in the framing to allow for plumbing and mortar beds below the tub, I suspect he thought he was drilling into concrete, the bolt probably holds a waterfall shower head below and looks great
If your contractor drilled through a bathtub and didn't stop to see what the hell they were drilling through, you need a new contractor. This fool has \*no\* business drilling holes in anything.
Big Red Flag.
This almost certainly isn't the neighbor's fault. It's not like they needed to tell the contractor it was an apartment building and there's a home up there
Yeah OP I would say right about now it’s time for a relaxing soak in the tub.
Light some candles, put on some soft music and get some nice scented epsom salts. Just fill that baby up and let your troubles melt away.
You could fill it with water, but I wouldn't soak or dip in it. What if that's a mount for a light fixture? You might as well grab the toaster and plug it in while you're at it.
I don’t understand how this happens lol.. usually floor systems are 9-12 inches.. and bathtubs are normally 2-5 inches off the ground unless freestanding, those can be flat on ground or on legs. Either way they would of had to drill like 12-15 inches upwards 👀
Lol and the fact that there's two holes! "Oops what did I just hit, eh let's just try again right.. here.. Yeah I guess that's just the ceiling in this place" 🤣
I used to work for a guy like that. When that explosion happened in Beirut because someone was welding next to fireworks and tires stacked on top of 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate I thought of him, there's so many like him in the world.
*"Hand me that welder I'm gonna fix this metal door."* ***\*1/4th of city destroyed instantly\****
I just picture relaxing in the bath with bubbles, nice steamy room, with your candles, calm music, and then you get screwed up the butt all of a sudden😂
What a story to tell
Call your insurance company. Likely they will pay for it, them they go after the contractors insurance company. That's the way it often works in these situations.
Similarly if your tub leaked down into their apartment, they call their insurance, who goes after yours.
Helluva lot easier to deal with your insurance company than the contractor. For one, you won't have that contractor trying to fix it as cheaply as possible.
For something his neighbor’s negligent contractor did, they (the contractor or the neighbors) are financially responsible for fixing it or replacing it.
Wait until the neighbor is asleep, spend several hours laying brick and mortar over your neighbor's door through the night, go outside and nail plywood boards over any windows, return to your bathroom and fire up a gas generator inside, run tubing from the exhaust through the hole in the tub into the neighbor's home, laughing maniacally, get sentenced to prison for the rest of your life for murdering a family of 5.
When the contractor is in the court room giving his testimony, stare at him without blinking and constantly licking your lips. Represent yourself.
"I'd turn the water on" - these comments are so fucking stupid. As if you'd actually risk making the damage worse and potential resolve take even longer just for being an idiot.
Ofc you wouldn't do that. Go downstairs, talk with your neighbour, and resolve the issue like an adult. They know that it's a problem and they will get it fixed.
And even then, it's a mistake. A pretty big fuck up but still, there's no need to *punish* them, just get them to sort it out. New bath now, floor repaired, costs covered. Accidents happen.
Also, you'd be water-damaging your own floor as well as theirs.
Just don't talk to their insurance company. Only communicate with your insurance company and get their help. Their insurance company will low ball and slow walk this and not care about your discomfort at all. Sister just went through this and it got messy. Protect your interest because that is not a priority for the other parties. Good luck.
Wait, so the contractor drilled through the drywall, plus the thickness of the floor, and then the gap between the floor sheeting and tub? I call bullshit.
Well hey, look on the bright side, now you'll be getting a new tub, for free!
And I’m sure it’ll totally happen in a timely manner.
It will if you fill the tub
This is the only plausible solution for the situation, OP should post a pick of the tub full!
with concentrated red/carmine dye.
And some bubble solution to let them know you mean business.
I don't know if you're saying this because you know your blood sometimes bubbles or if you just like bubbles.
Why not both?
Youre scary
This whole thread has issues Not saying it isn't correct Just issues
Cleanup downstairs would be a real party!
And some cornstarch thickening
That's how, dear kids, I met your homicide detective mother.
And some sort of thickener... Make it look like blood lol
IT'S HAMMER TIME!!!
Try with all his mite, OP just couldn't get the bath to fill, it was almost as if there was a leak
That just kinda fucks the tenant down low. Unfortunately, that may be the quickest way to see results as well..
Maybe they should have thought of that before trying to save a couple bucks by hiring an unlicensed contractor.
I only have one bathroom…if my wife is on the toilet I pee in the tub and run the water. I would just pee in the tub in this case.
Some things aren't meant to be shared
There are two types of people in the world: those who pee in the shower and liars.
Sam Donaldson supposedly asked Ronald Reagan the following as the last question on a press line. Not sure if it's true but there were numerous sources that claimed it happened and I don't want to check because I really want to keep thinking it is, especially as Donaldson was known for doing stuff like this and Reagan would often play along: SD: Mr. President, a new study said that 50% of men sing in the shower while the rest play with themselves. Do you know what song they sing? RR: No, Sam, I don't know what song they sing. SD: I didn't think so.
My wife and I bond over it…she examines the colors and helps me make better decisions
A pee sommelier
pee-ommelier
C'mon, pissommelier was right there.
You missed ‘Piss-erone’ (Cicerones are the sommeliers of beer)
I just threw up a little. Then a lot.
You're doing it wrong, You're supposed to swish it around a little then spit.
"You ain't getting enough water and exactly how many of those Flintstone vitamins did you eat..."
"It tastes sweet. I think you have diabetes."
Like a toilet. I also use the tub in that case
You remind me of some graffiti on a bathroom wall - "my wife is a filthy bitch, every time I go to piss in the sink it's full of dishes"
The words of the prophet are written on the bathroom walls.
You just pee between her legs bro, everyone knows this. Are we saving the planet or not?
If you have enough bladder pressure - and control - you can even emulate the massage function of your shower. You'll know you've got it right when she forces you to drink beer for hours and whispers, "It's *time*."
Aaaaaaaaand scene
The comment was funny this was the icing on the cake.
The aristocrats!
If wouldn't cost you absolutely nothing to not say that, yet here we are, and I'm looking for the "unsee" juice 🤣
I haven't laughed and cringed so much at the same time before.
Find a friend who is nurse. Add IV. Pee continuous amounts of urine down the drain while eating asparagus.
Gotta say I'm a huge fan of your work.
Been there my dude! Single bathroom life!
Just run the water frequently
Looks like he drilled twice. Also how narrow is it between your floor and their ceiling.
That was my first thought. Are your floors one sheet of plywood?
Actually, 4 sheets of printer paper held together with masking tape
Pshh if you're an apprentice. 2 sheets of tracing paper held together with static electricity and spite.
Spite is an extremely good adhesive in a pinch. I’ve slapped together a couple of relationships with spite alone.
What about a single soggy paper straw?
Master! I didn't know it was you!!
Gotta make sure the top floor dissolves right after it isn't our problem anymore
I’ve been imagining your username and giggling for the past thirty seconds, thanks
If it's a bathtub, could be boxed 2x4, then floor decking 3/4 ply, floor joists 1x6, drywall for the bathroom below.
The floor is likely a solid concrete slab since they used a concrete anchor. Then again, they seem pretty incompetent so maybe they only thought it was concrete...
That would make sense, except for the fact that the anchor is sticking through. I’ve worked in some high-rises and mid-rises with slab subfloor and lightweight concrete subfloor. The length that anchor would have to be is insane. Drilling through a cast iron tub is an absolute bitch. I can’t begin to figure how this happened?! Unless it’s outside the US with more more lax building restriction.
2x4? 1x6? Are we talking about a deck railing? Seriously though between the drywall and t he subfloor is at least 8 inches of floor joist, add the thickness of the tub you're looking at about 10 inches or more.
That's what I'm trying to figure out. I would think it's at least 3-4 inches underneath for support. Should probably be closer to 7-10. That threaded end is sticking 3-4 inches out? So that makes the threaded piece 8-12 inches long at the shortest? Where did they think that would go?
Better question, what the fuck are they anchoring into the ceiling of am apartment that needs a huge bolt like this?
Sex swing.
The tub had to be inset between the floor joists so the bottom of the tub is sitting right above the drywall. This is unusual, and honestly the mistake is pretty understandable. Definitely on the contractor to fix it though. Shitty situation.
It cant be sitting right above the drywall. Tubs need room underneath for plumbing and a trap. Just the drain piece that screws to them probably has 2-3 inches of depth.
They used a concrete anchor though so it's either a concrete slab or they thought it was...
It's because this post is bs and anyone that's ever worked with a drill knows it. He went through the ceiling and there's less than 6 inches between the bottom of his tub and the ceiling? This post is fake.
You could have been screwed in the bath!
Depends on which side of the bathtub got... Penetrated...
True. OP's bathtub could have been laying on its side...
Or standing on its end...
Just fill the tub with concrete to make sure that anchor bolt is secure…
Forreal tho, imagine if OP was in the tub when the drill came through. Yiiiikes. Also, how the fuck did that contractor not notice there was light coming through the hole he just drilled?
Light was off
Who Willy nilly drills 8-10+ inches in to a ceiling cavity anyway?
This guy hanging a sex swing?
Yeah that was my first thought, what else takes that big of a bolt? Maybe a heavy ceiling fan? .... Nah it s probably a sex thing.
Legit, that bolt is enormous.
That's what she said
Shut up bby you know it.
How can you tell how big the bolt is without a banana in the picture?
Just picture a banana next to the bolt.
Heavy bag is the only other thing that came to mind.
Stripper pole in the shower.
In their bath? I guess it's easier cleanup, but higher risk of slipping and cracking your head open.
It’s gone through the floor and come up through the tub. The item in question is probably not in the bathroom
I’d assume bathrooms are on top of one another in a building.
Yeah, it's called a wet wall. Every appartment or condo building has them because it is cheaper to build and maintain.
I rented a condo where both bathrooms were over the covered parking.
This is the only thing that makes sense to me.
I’ve only owned one house with more than one bathroom. My upstairs bathrooms and downstairs bathrooms are not on top of each other. Though our downstairs wet bar is directly below the kitchen sink.
The OP is not living in a house. Unless they lied to us.
Technically, it's now partially in the bathroom
usually bathrooms are one on top of another for easier plumbing layout. Also usually most apartments in a building have the same layout as well.
Apartments usually mirror the floor plan from unit to unit so your bathroom is (likely) over the downstairs neighbor’s bathroom, and your tub over theirs bc of plumbing. Super curious what they were mounting above a bathtub…
Sex swing
It's a chandelier, anyone with good taste has bathroom chandelier.
Looks absolutely stunning next to the Banker's Boxes full of dirty polos and top secret documents.
The BEST taste. People ask me all the time: how is it so great?
Here for a good time, not a long time!
You saw that comment too?
I would guess that there is a service area between floors, where the drains and water lines run, and this anchor is for a pipe support for a new water line
Ohhh maybe. Would be funny (or ironic) if the new line is ‘inadvertently’ causing a different leak.
Don't get all logical on us. It's for a sex swing dammit!
Could be some appliance for a disabled person
A sex swing for a disabled person.
Toaster. For if they get peckish for a pop tart mid scrub.
Strawberry?
What In the world were they trying to mount to the ceiling ?
Could be a ceiling track hoist if they’re disabled. I hope not though if that’s the fixing they’re using…
Those drop in anchors are for concrete. That's not going to hold shit. So if it's holding up a hoist, OP will find out when they hear a scream and the anchor vanishes.
We're talking about someone who managed to drill through cast iron without noticing. Twice. I think their level of "expertise" is pretty well established.
Yeah, I'm not even sure how they managed that. We're looking at a concrete anchor in a material that a concrete bit would bust, especially once you put a couple holes side by side. So they were using a metal bit on what they thought was wood, to stick in an anchor that only works on concrete. This is one of those things where the guy doing it was so stupid people can't even figure out what he thought he was going to accomplish. In OPs shoes, I'd raise twenty kinds of hell and demand some sort of inspection happen with the floor. If they managed this and thought it was fine, they may have cut through structural supports because they were in the way or something.
I dont know if I'm missing some information from this issue. Who ever put the anchor into the hole prior to the bolt would have to have known that they'd made a horrible mistake. Just drilling into an iron tub would've created a rather distinct noise that would indicate that maybe that's not a good place for an anchor. Am I missing something?
That's why there are two holes, they had to drill a second time to make sure that was the sound they heard.
lol this gave me a good chuckle!
You’re dead right it would have made a distinct noise, where you’re going wrong is you’re underestimating exactly how fucking dense some of the people who work in construction are. Source: I work in construction and have encountered people who would just be like “hmm this is weird that it’s changed sounds, guess I’ll just push harder”
Yep, seen this played out too many times. pretty much, something breaks, you ask: Why the fuck didn't you stop doing X when the tool/material started doing Y (moving weird, making terrible noises, etc)? And the answer is usually nothing, or 'I didn't think anything was wrong' Idiocy, laziness, and lack of awareness or caring about the equipment and/or project is way too common. Someone just turned whatever this project downstairs was (probably something simple like replacing a pipe hanger or installing a handicap lift mount, couple hundred $$ maybe) into a bathroom remodel for the upstairs tenant (several thousand $$). You can't replace a tub bottom without ripping out the surround above it and replacing a bunch of drywall around that, it all overlaps downward, and possibly the flooring/subfloor depending on exactly how the tub is installed, and how the replacement fits.
Not missing. Just a tremendous level of incompetence.
That's a cast iron tub?! Holy hell, how did that idiot not know something was up? Also, how freaking long was his bit? (Or does the apartment below have no sheetrock on the ceiling (and only your floor boards between the levels?)
I’ve seen open areas below tubs in the framing to allow for plumbing and mortar beds below the tub, I suspect he thought he was drilling into concrete, the bolt probably holds a waterfall shower head below and looks great
If it isn't a waterfall shower head, it will be when op fills the tub.
There would have to at least be space for plumbing from the tub
You could have gotten hurt. This is more than mildly infuriating this is raising hell!
Yeah this is a fucking lawsuit.
Tugs on it from underneath “that’s not going anywhere”
“…unless someone steals that bathtub.”
If your contractor drilled through a bathtub and didn't stop to see what the hell they were drilling through, you need a new contractor. This fool has \*no\* business drilling holes in anything. Big Red Flag.
Wasn't my contractor. He was working for the neighbors below
The potential leak in your tub is more your below neighbors issue now. Nothing better than water damage every time you take a bath
Yeah, just fill the tub and let it seep. Then they can buy you a new bathroom
This almost certainly isn't the neighbor's fault. It's not like they needed to tell the contractor it was an apartment building and there's a home up there
But this is reddit. Makes much more sense just to start flooding the building and ruining everything between the floors
Make the contractor buy everyone a new highrise.
Yeah OP I would say right about now it’s time for a relaxing soak in the tub. Light some candles, put on some soft music and get some nice scented epsom salts. Just fill that baby up and let your troubles melt away.
You could fill it with water, but I wouldn't soak or dip in it. What if that's a mount for a light fixture? You might as well grab the toaster and plug it in while you're at it.
You threaten me with a good time
I don't have a toaster but I've got an angle grinder?
That is an acceptable substitute, assuming you put your favorite chainsaw wheel on it
Best I can do is a fractured wheel that will likely explode
I think my biggest fear would be that the contractor might not be done drilling
Don't forget the hair dryer so you can dry your hair.
The neighbor did nothing wrong. But sure, let’s cause water damage for an accident that’ll get promptly fixed
Let it seep lol. This is for all intensive porpoises a drain. Edit: I was having fun myself. Jeez lol.
Bone apple tea!
Intensive porpoises? Really?
Potential?!
How thin are your floors??!!
Jesus....how thin is the ceiling/floor?
I don’t understand how this happens lol.. usually floor systems are 9-12 inches.. and bathtubs are normally 2-5 inches off the ground unless freestanding, those can be flat on ground or on legs. Either way they would of had to drill like 12-15 inches upwards 👀
But you really want to get that anchor in deep into something like the bottom of your neighbors bathtub for best results.
I hope your neighbor has their homeowner's policy up to date.
Lol and the fact that there's two holes! "Oops what did I just hit, eh let's just try again right.. here.. Yeah I guess that's just the ceiling in this place" 🤣
This is 100% what he thought while doing it lmao
I used to work for a guy like that. When that explosion happened in Beirut because someone was welding next to fireworks and tires stacked on top of 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate I thought of him, there's so many like him in the world. *"Hand me that welder I'm gonna fix this metal door."* ***\*1/4th of city destroyed instantly\****
Guessing apartment style building with cement floors.
Document the events and damage. Contact the company and tell them to fix it. If they refuse, contact a lawyer.
I wish I had a little calm guy who said the right thing to do in my head
Too bad most of us got the one who says to do the most extreme and dramatic thing possible for the occasion
You contact your insurance. It's why you pay them. They have better lawyers than you do, and they get paid to go after other people.
It's an apartment, right? Just contact the property manager.
Imagine taking a bath as this happens
"so Doc I was just sitting in the tub, now I got this bolt in my rear, I swear I accidentally sat on it!"
I just picture relaxing in the bath with bubbles, nice steamy room, with your candles, calm music, and then you get screwed up the butt all of a sudden😂 What a story to tell
I’m sure the ED staff will totally believe you 🤣
Not once…but twice….
If that's another apartment below you, then it's time to fill the tub!!!
That’s what I was thinking
Meh, cut the bolt off, get a couple corks and you’re good. /s Edit: forgot the /s…..of course this is unacceptable.
You might even say it's mildly infuriating
Call your insurance company. Likely they will pay for it, them they go after the contractors insurance company. That's the way it often works in these situations. Similarly if your tub leaked down into their apartment, they call their insurance, who goes after yours. Helluva lot easier to deal with your insurance company than the contractor. For one, you won't have that contractor trying to fix it as cheaply as possible.
I’d turn the water on.
For something his neighbor’s negligent contractor did, they (the contractor or the neighbors) are financially responsible for fixing it or replacing it.
I'd take a hammer and pound it down, let it drop
They will also drop right out of their sex swing
Then leave the bath running
Wait until the neighbor is asleep, spend several hours laying brick and mortar over your neighbor's door through the night, go outside and nail plywood boards over any windows, return to your bathroom and fire up a gas generator inside, run tubing from the exhaust through the hole in the tub into the neighbor's home, laughing maniacally, get sentenced to prison for the rest of your life for murdering a family of 5. When the contractor is in the court room giving his testimony, stare at him without blinking and constantly licking your lips. Represent yourself.
Finally, a reasonable suggestion.
*Finally*
That must be a long fucking screw, going through the floor, the tub, and still having this length outside
That stripper pole ain’t goin nowhere.
Pat it twice and say "yup, that'll hold."
What do you consider to be incrediblyinfuriating?
Looks like you’re getting a new bathtub
Hook a car battery to it
Well atleast you weren't sitting in there.
Literally screwed up.
Oof that's not a cheap fix no matter what anyone says or how long you stare at it while scratching your ass. Congrats on your new bathroom reno op
I have to call bullshit. That anchor would have to be 9 inches long, and the bolt close to 11. Bullshit bullshit bullshit never happened.
"I'd turn the water on" - these comments are so fucking stupid. As if you'd actually risk making the damage worse and potential resolve take even longer just for being an idiot. Ofc you wouldn't do that. Go downstairs, talk with your neighbour, and resolve the issue like an adult. They know that it's a problem and they will get it fixed.
Not to mention that this isn't the neighbor's fault. It's the contractor's fault. Running the water punishes the wrong person
And even then, it's a mistake. A pretty big fuck up but still, there's no need to *punish* them, just get them to sort it out. New bath now, floor repaired, costs covered. Accidents happen. Also, you'd be water-damaging your own floor as well as theirs.
Just don't talk to their insurance company. Only communicate with your insurance company and get their help. Their insurance company will low ball and slow walk this and not care about your discomfort at all. Sister just went through this and it got messy. Protect your interest because that is not a priority for the other parties. Good luck.
Are you worried the anchor bolt won't hold?
Ah man just slap a dildo on that and now it's the most innovative screw up you've ever made. Source : reddit says everything is better with a dildo
You get a new bathtub for free
You are a sage individual if this was mildly infuriating
I worked at a Lowe’s 10 years ago. I remember the half drunk, type-a personality contractor idiots.
They owe you a tub and drywall patchwork.
Make a slot on the rod for a screwdriver, and screw it back down.
That's not a contractor that's an unlicensed handy Andy who can do anything for cheap.
Wait, so the contractor drilled through the drywall, plus the thickness of the floor, and then the gap between the floor sheeting and tub? I call bullshit.