Skill level: Beginner Project cost: $50 to $200 Removing a bathtub drain is usually a fairly simple task for any DIYer. The most important step is figuring out what type of drain stopper is in the ...

If all of this sounds like too much work, just buy a flip-it. It’s a universal tub-drain stopper that is sold in the plumbing department of home centers and costs about $14.

We provided him with the BAAM! High-Pressure Drain Blaster and asked him to clear a common type of clog in this bathtub drain. “I do believe it’s clogged up with hair,” said Armstrong.

I have definitely ruled out the overlay-type tubs that fit over the existing tub — I have been told there is a problem with mold. A: I don’t agree completely with your plumber.