We have a flat which we rent out. It used to be the laundry room for the block - has walkway underneath and no-one above us. It is a concrete construction. When we lived there, we had persistent problem with damp on one of the bedroom walls. We insulated that, put in larger radiator and had a dehumidifier.
We have had various tenants and most are not good at following the rules... open windows, heating on (obviously not at the same time!) and keep dehumidifier on. A couple of months ago we had a leak in the bathroom, well several actually. Had various plumbers round - one said it was the toilet and fixed it, also, the shower screen leaking - fixed that. Dh found a leak under the bath and sorted that out. Water was pouring from our flat on to the walkway beneath - down the side of the wall. This is no longer happening, however the floor of the bathroom is wet - a sheen of water every day and the hall outside. The toilet is on the wall adjoining the hall - have a tide mark on the paintwork in the hall. We are assuming this is from the leaking toilet.
A friend (builder) looked and he said the overflow from the bath was leaking - current tenants have full baths - and he sorted that out. He thinks it is just so wet underneath the bath and will need time to dry out. Does this sound right? What about getting an industrial dehumidifier? Is there anything we can do to speed up drying out?
We had the bathroom gutted and new one installed 4 years ago...i don't think they did a good job as we have so many leaks a few years on.
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Wet bathroom floor due to leak - PigletJohn? (sorry v. long)
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pigsinmud · 04/12/2012 12:30
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