Do It Yourself Saving Tips: Fix a Leaking faucet and/or pipe

If you live in a condo, there's a good chance these two things are true: A handyman charges around Php500 (without parts) for whatever he's going to fix under that sink AND those pipes were less-than-great in the first place.

Of course, if you just moved in, you should call the PMO and ask for that handyman. Because it's still probably under warranty and/or it's under their responsibility (like the pipes from the unit upstairs that leaks and is slowly but surely rotting your ceiling).

However, you'll also find that some enterprising field-master will industriously offer to clean that p-trap of yours while recounting some vague horror story about the same pipe of some other unit owner you've never heard of before. And then charge you 300 for something you can do yourself in 5 minutes or less without any tools whatsoever. Except for rubber gloves, because you know... ick...
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