it is a flat, a problematic flat that adheres to sod's law, if it can go wrong it will go wrong. there have been leaky sink, into kitchen, leaky washing machine conection, leaky rroof, leaky gutters leading to a damp patch on the plaster, leaky roof/soil pipe joint and leaky toilet. therer has been blocked kitchen pipe and blocked bathroom pipe that required rerouting by the plumber. we had a crack that required a surveyor and a structural engineer, followed by having plaster removed in the bathroom, and both bedrooms, the same weekend as the tiler came to work on the kitchen and bathoom using the landing to cut tiles all whilst 81/2 months pregnant. we have managed without a kitchen sink for 3 weeks and the kitchen took a year to do, because every surface needed major repairs. (ceiling/floor and all walls and windows/windowsil)
we had it rewired, (black dust everywhere) then the connection in the shared area came loose and overheated, melting and inch of cable and cutting off our electicity supply. we had previously been turning off the lights whilst heating food in the microwave, squatting on the living room floor. we had the fridge in the living room for ages as it leaked rust water and it was not going to go on the new floor. (and just as well because in it's new position, it would have leaked into the flat downstairs. )
the plumber came to fix the leak/replace bathroom whilst I was 7-9 and abit months pregnant. (good job dd was late) everything he removed had problems (the bath was propped up on plaster board, there was an enormous quantity of black mold on a temporay stud wall someone had built and attached the shower to, the hot water systems stop tap broke off in his hand he took the floor boards up to find that they were not supported at one end. we have mystery pipes rrunning through the floor, partially exposed. there was a wire running diagonally and round a corner from a live socket that i discovered when removing tiles in the kitchen.
so now I am sort of running out of patience, but do have a good knowledge of the best, plumbers, electricians, drain unblockers, and heating engineers around here.
the plumbing has been wrapped around with loo paper to see if it will give us a clue to its leaking point. please pray that i can find out as dd goes back to school and I really need to get the bathroom sorted to use the bath without treading in "leakage" of unknown origin. everytime i go to the loo, the bottom of my flipflops have to be sprayed otherwise goodness knows what I am taking around the house.