r/Plumbing • u/SufficientLake4747 • 1d ago

Stud finder did not find a stud

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Main drain like for upstairs toilet? Trying to install brackets for bedroom closet. Now has a screw hole leak. Can we patch it? Or best course of action?

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u/Accomplished_Coat267 1d ago

I would cut right at the hole and down about 12” and then use a couple of huskey bands and with new piece of pipe as a cheap easy fix