johnnycash
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Hi,
Any advise would be appreciated, I have a leak in a pipe running to/from the upstairs bathroom, and the leak has caused a damp stain in the ceiling (just under the upstairs wash hand basin). There is no sign of any leakage or water around the sink unit itself. The piping from the sink runs into the floor, so it looks like the source of the leak is under the floor. I stopped using the sink in the bathroom for a week but the wet stain is still on the ceiling. There is another on-suite bathroom beside this one, but the position of the stain seems to point at this wash hand basin. The house is just 3 years old.
I have a feeling that this could be a big and expensive job to fix, as either the bathroom floor needs to be ripped up (and completely retiled afterwards), or a cut needs to be made in the ceiling.
Has anyone had trouble like this before ? Is there anyway of finding out for sure where the leak is ?
Also should I contact my home insurance company before I get anyone to look at it ?
Thanks a lot for any advise.
JC
Any advise would be appreciated, I have a leak in a pipe running to/from the upstairs bathroom, and the leak has caused a damp stain in the ceiling (just under the upstairs wash hand basin). There is no sign of any leakage or water around the sink unit itself. The piping from the sink runs into the floor, so it looks like the source of the leak is under the floor. I stopped using the sink in the bathroom for a week but the wet stain is still on the ceiling. There is another on-suite bathroom beside this one, but the position of the stain seems to point at this wash hand basin. The house is just 3 years old.
I have a feeling that this could be a big and expensive job to fix, as either the bathroom floor needs to be ripped up (and completely retiled afterwards), or a cut needs to be made in the ceiling.
Has anyone had trouble like this before ? Is there anyway of finding out for sure where the leak is ?
Also should I contact my home insurance company before I get anyone to look at it ?
Thanks a lot for any advise.
JC