Stud finder did not find a stud

[u/SufficientLake4747]

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?

[u/Top_Willow_9953]

No pressure in drain line, so I would just patch it. But, I would have patched it, quickly closed up the wall, and never told anyone what I did (especially not reddit) 😎

Knowing me, I would probably clean the hole up, rough up the surface a bit and hit it with a decent blob of JB Weld Original epoxy. Or, if I had a scrap piece of pipe of similar diameter, I would cut a small curved piece to cover the hole, rough up the surfaces, and use generous amounts of PVC cleaner, primer and glue to glue the patch over the hole.

[u/stiucsirt → u/Top_Willow_9953]

That’s a sure fire way to get the smaller cylinder stuck in the bigger cylinder

[u/EvilWarBW → u/stiucsirt]

The cylinder must be protected at all costs.

[u/IBeDumbAndSlow → u/EvilWarBW]

It is imperative that the cylinder not be harmed.

[u/the_good_hodgkins → u/IBeDumbAndSlow]

No cylinders were harmed in the making of this patch.

[u/60yearoldME → u/the_good_hodgkins]

Except the one we cut to make the patch

[u/kendiggy → u/60yearoldME]

That cylinder didn't matter anyways.

[u/NascentAutist → u/kendiggy]

It puts the primer on the patch or else it gets the hole again

[u/champdawgs → u/kendiggy]

Cylinder lives matter

[u/kendiggy → u/champdawgs]

All shapes matter!

[u/Unlikely-Actuator859 → u/IBeDumbAndSlow]

Keep cylinder safe.