Apartment bath leak to floor below

Yillan

I have had a blocked bath drain for a few weeks. Today I decided to sort it out. I put a coat hanger down to try to dislodge some of the scum and hair and then got my plunger and cleared it of the rest. Not long after, I got a knock on my door from my downstairs neighbours who now have a leak in their ceiling. I'm guessing I have damaged the pipe bringing my bath water away. I called the management company and they're sending out a man. I'm just wondering what is going to happen next. I own the apartment. There is damage to the downstairs neighbour's apartment from a broken pipe and I'm also going to have to pay to have the pipe fixed. How much is all this going to cost me and is there any part of it I could do myself?

I'm guessing a tile or two will have to be pulled up to replace the broken pipe under the bath drain. Would I be better off just redoing the entire bathroom? I'm afraid this is going to cost me thousands. Hundreds I suppose I could handle. Lesson learned. Leave the coat hanger in the closet, although there were so many internet how to's encouraging coat hanger solutions.

Thanks

agusta

If the bath side panel can be removed ,its an easy fix,probably a new waste trap.10 euro part. There couldnt be much damage in ceiling in appartment below,These things happen,it shouldnt cost much to sort