When having plumbing issues, we often see homeowners trying to save money by doing the work themselves. If the work is not done correctly, the costs of repair or replacement can get very expensive, very quickly. Not only would you have to pay for the cost of the original repair you tried to do at home, but then you would have to pay the cost of hiring a professional plumber to fix it and any costs having to cover any repair or replacement caused by the failure of an improper repair.